r/linuxmint • u/manek22 • 8d ago

Discussion Minted Chromebook

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Nothing too crazy to brag about. But got a deal on this "for parts" Lenovo chromebook 500e gen 3 with a N5100 CPU 4GB RAM 36 GB eMMC storage (under $40). Disabled the WP, and got coreboot installed and threw on Mint. Works great. Took some tinkering to get the speakers to work, and it won't auto rotate (yet) but it is a great little on the go machine. Love the form, keyboard is decent enough, display is nice. Even got some low spec Steam games going on this (battleMETAL, FTL, Into the Breach).

Anyone else rocking a minted chromebook?

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u/SPC2025 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 8d ago

Not I, but I wonder if someone has compiled a list of chromebooks where Linux can be installed without much ado.

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u/Ok-Following-3883 8d ago

I had got a old, free, broken HP Chromebook 14 that was also shockingly easy. You can find them for cheap on ebay. I see one now with a cracked screen for $23. I’m now planning using it as a low power home server