On 7 March 2014 17:59, Trent W. Buck <[email protected]> wrote: > Toby Corkindale wrote: >> On 7 March 2014 17:53, Trent W. Buck <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Toby Corkindale <[email protected]> writes: >> > >> >> Still stinging from losing a few hundred dollars on the dud ultrabook, >> >> I bought a $199 new C720 chromebook -- but one of the Haswell-based >> >> ones, not ARM. >> >> After entering into developer mode on the chromebook, one can enable a >> >> legacy BIOS boot mode, at which point it's trivial to install a >> >> regular Linux distro via bootable USB stick. >> > >> > I had a look at these, and all the datasheets and reviews say SSD, >> > but I don't believe them -- an eMMC would be more likely, >> > and would still be marketed as "solid state". >> > >> > Can you confirm the onboard storage really is an SSD? >> > Is it soldered to the mainboard? >> >> I haven't actually opened the case to check, but here's a blog post >> from someone else who has: >> http://www.androidcentral.com/how-upgrade-ssd-your-acer-c720-chromebook >> >> Sounds like it's quite do-able. >> >> The RAM, however, is soldered on, I gather. > > Cheers. Did you find the 4GB unit anywhere? Wikipedia's chromebook > page says they exist, but Australian retailers don't mention them.
I didn't see any. I bought mine from Amazon, so maybe try there for a wider range? _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
