[plug] buying a laptop in Perth

[Benjamin]

Chromebooks are certainly an interesting option. I've got one that my mum
uses quite effectively, and one that I use personally. Initially I had
unlocked it and set up GalliumOS in a dual-boot-ish configuration, after
dabbling with Crouton...

I can no longer recommend GalliumOS or Crouton, however, as in my mind it's
better to keep the security of the Chromebook intact. There's a great guide
on how to get a fully functional Linux install without unlocking here
<https://blog.lessonslearned.org/building-a-more-secure-development-chromebook/>
.

On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:35 AM, Onno Benschop <onno at itmaze.com.au> wrote:

> One family of devices I did not see mentioned in this thread is a
> Chromebook.
>
>    - https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/SearchDisplay?
>    searchTerm=chromebook
>    - https://www.jbhifi.com.au/?q=chromebook
>
>
> On 3 February 2018 at 08:17, Marco Dorfliger <choppus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Thanks for all of the insightful advice. After some painstaking
>> deliberation (geez, these decisions are really hard) I bit the bullet
>> and paid Microsoft their monopoly tax. Meh. Now just to wait for my new toy
>> to arrive.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Marco
>>
>> On 31 January 2018 at 21:58, byron ester <byronester at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok. So I'm late to the conversation. Whoops :)
>>> I was just reading the Ubuntu homepage and noticed this.
>>>
>>> https://partners.ubuntu.com/programmes/retail
>>>
>>> from my Nexus 7 Tablet
>>>
>>> On 26 Jan 2018 2:56 PM, "Marco Dorfliger" <choppus at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm a recent arrival to Perth, and I'm looking to buy a linux laptop
>>>> (without the windows-tax). Where do you guys source your hardware?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Marco
>>>>
>>>> (P.S. sorry if this has been asked before - the archives are all
>>>> gzipped, and the search doesn't work it)
>>>>
>>>> (P.P.S happy Australia day!)
>>>>
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