Asus CX1101CM - Suitable for FreeBSD?

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Michael_l

Hi all!

I'm totally new to the BSD community. I have some experience from Linux (manly Debian and Mint). I've read about FreeBSD for some time now and get facinated about the culture around it. The fact that its a functiuonal OS "out of the box" compared to all the numerous of distros of different GNU/Linux types.

I'm in the process of making a go at installing FreeBSD and I'm thinking about if my Chromebook could be used (and if there are experienceses regarding this type of notebooks).

As of now I use the ChromeOS and also the Debian-look-alike system shell within. But in my view it lacks quite alot.

Is there a way to completely remove ChromeOS and instead install FreeBSD?

If not, I'm thinking of buying a refurbished laptop for this purpose instead.

Lots of thanks in advance!
 
Michael_l said:
The fact that its a functiuonal OS "out of the box" compared to all the numerous of distros of different GNU/Linux types.
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Actually FreeBSD is rather less "out of the box" than most Linux distributions. It is more something like Arch Linux, you can do a lot of things with it, but you'll need to install software yourself and configure the system to your liking.
 
There was another discussion with updated information on Chromebooks and supported audio. I no longer use the Chromebook I had posted about. But you never know how it will work until you try it.
 
Michael_l said:
Is there a way to completely remove ChromeOS and instead install FreeBSD?

If not, I'm thinking of buying a refurbished laptop for this purpose instead.
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Some of the cheap chromebooks do have processors that are supported under FreeBSD. You might want to make sure that they also come with an Intel-branded wifi card - no matter what you buy.

I recommend buying a Lenovo laptop. cracauer@ mentioned Thinkpad, but Thinkbooks (and anything else by Lenovo) also work well with FreeBSD. And FreeBSD works well with newer Ryzen processors. I personally would recommend buying something with at least a Ryzen 5000 series. Anything older, and the hardware will get sluggish sooner after the purchase, esp. if you keep the software up-to-date (as is usually recommended) ;)
 
LibreQuest said:
But you never know how it will work until you try it.
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Good advice. Install it. See in practice what and how it happens. If the Chromebook is just a gift second-hand item and no money was paid for it, then I would disassemble it and look at what's in the guts, in the hardware. If you don't have extra money and it's not important, then I recommend assembling your own PC (mini-ITX). If you can't do without a laptop, then you'll have to fork out, as astyle wrote.
The processor is also from the 5000 series: when you update the OS from the source code, you won't be too disappointed. Save today - in 3-4 years you will feel this saving on your time. In short, it all depends on the thickness of your wallet.
 
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