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* Pop!_OS - 20Gb mini drive storage requirement (which is greater than chromebooks 16Gb), but runs audio OK from a live USB | * Pop!_OS - 20Gb mini drive storage requirement (which is greater than chromebooks 16Gb), but runs audio OK from a live USB | ||
* Void Linux with XFCE - no speaker audio | * Void Linux with XFCE - no speaker audio | ||
=== Links to more info on the chromebooks === | |||
* USPIRG’s petition to extend the life of Chromebooks: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-QGoW0UzE0t0oUsKzM6Xsxft1kHM-d6boyLS0UAGvwagUWA/viewform | |||
* For more background see “Chromebook Churn”: https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/chromebook-churn-report-highlights-problems-of-short-lived-laptops-in-schools/ | |||
* And Fixit Clinic's efforts to keep already AUEed Chrombooks in service as general purpose computing devices:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JSbGXhJFJeABWVOn1wO4M6bPT-gPBLV4oQ85xMyvYtM/edit | |||
* Background info on chromebook donations - https://fixitclinic.blogspot.com/2023/03/lets-keep-our-chomebooks.html | |||
== Dell Latitudes E6420 == | == Dell Latitudes E6420 == | ||
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Some of these laptops are sticky to touch near the keyboard/trackpad, because of the failing manufacturing coating in that area. Soaps/isopropyl only make the problem worse. The best solution is to completely remove the coating (tedious), or make a "skin" to put over it. There is a laser cutting file to create a vinyl sticker cover for the to cover the palm wrest, that lives on the laser computer (TODO, move here). | Some of these laptops are sticky to touch near the keyboard/trackpad, because of the failing manufacturing coating in that area. Soaps/isopropyl only make the problem worse. The best solution is to completely remove the coating (tedious), or make a "skin" to put over it. There is a laser cutting file to create a vinyl sticker cover for the to cover the palm wrest, that lives on the laser computer (TODO, move here). | ||