On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 03:38:56PM -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > I see an attractive deal on a laptop that is shipped with Windows 11 in > S-mode > (link below). > > I assume (I know), but am not sure that I will be able to load Linux on that > laptop -- can anyone tell me for sure? > > PS: I'd also want to expand the RAM and I have to find out if I can do that. > > cc'ing me would be helpful, I subscribe to the list but can't keep up with > reading it anymore -- I will try to pay attention for the next week or so for > any responses. > > * [[https://www.newegg.com/asus-l510ka-nb21-15-6-intel-pentium-silver- > n6000-4gb-intel-uhd-graphics-64-gb/p/N82E16834236521?Item=N82E16834236521] > [ASUS 15.6" Vivobook Go Laptop, FHD, Intel Pentium N6000 Quad Core, 4GB RAM, > 64GB SSD, Windows 11 in S Mode, Star Black, L510KA-NB21]] >
These are very much like a Chromebook-style cheap machine. Windows 11 S mode is Windows 11 locked down to secure apps from the Microsoft Store. Be _especially_ careful on the disk size: this may be a flash disk or whatever and not upgradeable. A bit small. A great machine for a primary school student whose school runs Windows. Not so great for real use in my biased opinion - I have had Debian running in 4GB and 32G of flash disk but it was painfully slow. Cheap machine at cheap price but your level of hardship may be commensurate. > Thank you! > You're welcome. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater (amaca...@debian.org) > Rh Kramer > > -- > rhk > > | Sorry about the sig -- some people think it is too long -- it is my soapbox. > > (sig revised 20240703 -- new first paragraph (above)) > (sig revised 20241111 -- new penultimate paragraph) > > No entity has permission to use this email to train an AI. > > If you reply: snip, snip, and snip again; leave attributions; avoid HTML; > avoid top posting; and keep it "on list". (Oxford comma (and semi-colon) > included at no charge.) If you revise the topic, change the Subject: line. > If you change the topic, start a new thread. > > Writing is often meant for others to read and understand (legal documents > excepted?). Make it easier for your reader by various means, including > liberal use of whitespace (short paragraphs, separated by whitespace / blank > lines) and minimal use of (obscure?) jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, and > references. > > If someone has already responded to a question, decide whether any response > you add will be helpful or not ... > > A picture is worth a thousand words. A video (or "audio"): not so much -- > divide by 10 for each minute of video (or audio) or create a transcript and > edit it to 10% of the original. (Remember Cicero who did not have enough > time > to write a short missive.) > > A speaker who uses ahhs, ums, or such may have a real physical or mental > disability, or may be showing disrespect for his listeners by not properly > preparing in advance and thinking before speaking. (That speaker might have > been "trained" to do this by being interrupted often if he pauses.) > > A radio (or TV) station which broadcasts speakers with high pitched voices > (or > very low pitched / gravelly voices) (which older people might not be able to > hear properly) disrespects its listeners. Likewise if it broadcasts > extraneous or disturbing sounds (like gunfire or crying), or broadcasts > speakers using their native language (with or without an overdubbed > translation). > > | A news broadcast or snippet thereof which ends with the correspondent's > name > instead of a recap of at least some key point(s) of the story does a > disservice to its (casual) listeners. > > A person who writes a sig this long probably has issues and disrespects (and > offends) a large number of readers. ;-) >
