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[Discuss] Litebook - cheap Linux laptop
- Subject: [Discuss] Litebook - cheap Linux laptop
- From: tmcallaghan at gmail.com (Tim Callaghan)
- Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 20:27:52 -0500
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The galago is a look-alike, if you squint hard enough. No discrete GPU and likely yet another terrible trackpad. -Tim On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) < greg at freephile.com> wrote: > Now that the Google Pixel laptop is dead, there is a new entrant on the > high-end Linux laptop from System 76. Basically a MacBook Pro look-alike > called Galago https://system76.com/laptops/galago > > Greg Rundlett > https://eQuality-Tech.com > https://freephile.org > > On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > hardware - quad core Atom Celeron...high end > > > http://www.zdnet.com/article/litebook-launches-249-linux-laptop/ > > > > Ok, that's still a little less $ than a Refurb Lenova T420/430 > > (business outtakes, $300-350; of the last gen done to IBM drawings > > post-split), but is it enough less to be compelling? This one is a lot > > lighter and with a really thin unconvincing keyboard, all of which may > > be a feature for some uses. I'll bet the T420 has more horsepower and > > has more upgrade possible, but if tablet with keyboard is goal for a > > netbook light / faux chromebook, good that there are Linux native > > options. > > > > -- > > Bill Ricker > > bill.n1vux at gmail.com > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at blu.org > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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- [Discuss] Litebook - cheap Linux laptop
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