<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Sorry, I actually meant getting a Chromebook and loading a regular Linux distro on it. That's what Linus is doing with the Pixel. The hardware seems pretty nice for the price and you're not paying Microsoft. I haven't heard what, if anything, Google is charging the hardware manufacturers for (open source) ChromeOS though.<div><br></div><div>That said, I don't know why you couldn't do something like Blender on ChromeOS. I believe they have a native interface that gives you OpenGL access. True, the $200 Chromebook probably doesn't have the juice, but the the Pixel certainly would. I also saw a fairly impressive 3D human anatomy Chrome OpenGL demo a while back.<br><br>Scott<br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com><br><b>To: </b>"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale@ale.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 26, 2013 2:21:18 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly<br><br>This is just my uninformed opinion - zero research - but I don't think chrome os or firefox os or "browser" os would give me the features and flexibility I expect from a computer, particularly as it relates to owning apps, running them off line, and manipulating lots of files on a hdd.<br><br>(Diagram THAT sentence.) (Never mind, bad memories from pre college English.)<br><br>For example, I doubt you'd ever see Blender (3d graphics design) running on a "browser" os.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Ron<br><br><br><br>Scott Plante <splante@insightsys.com> wrote:<br><br>>Yeah, our Linux desktop purchases have come from GIM for that very<br>>reason over the last few years. Dell servers, though, are not priced<br>>that way. Actually, our most recent Windows purchase came from GIM as<br>>well, since Dell only sells Win 8 (with very limited exceptions). GIM<br>>builds their own desktops so it's easy to leave off a Windows license.<br>>I guess it's not so easy to build a laptop from parts, and they say all<br>>the laptop suppliers they deal with include Windows as part of the<br>>package. <br>><br>><br>>Tom, you might also consider a Chromebook. There are ones available at<br>>several price points. I read Linus himself has been working on ensuring<br>>kernel support and is using the high-end one as his main laptop. <br>><br>><br>>Scott <br>><br>><br>><br>>----- Original Message -----<br>><br>>From: "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney@gmail.com> <br>>To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale@ale.org> <br>>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 12:26:54 PM <br>>Subject: Re: [ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly <br>><br>><br>>When I was looking at the Linux offerings on Dell, the hardware combo<br>>for Linux was always a bit more than the lowest Winders version. So<br>>there was ALWAYS a winders systems that cost less. and there was no<br>>apple-to-apples comparison as they never offered the same hardware<br>>combo for both OS's. <br>><br>><br>><br>><br>>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>Ale mailing list<br>>Ale@ale.org<br>>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale<br>>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo<br><br><br>--<br><br>Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.<br>Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen.<br><br>(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to<br>call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy<br>mailing lists and such. I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)<br><br>Ron Frazier<br>770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.<br>linuxdude AT techstarship.com<br>Litecoin: LZzAJu9rZEWzALxDhAHnWLRvybVAVgwTh3<br>Bitcoin: 15s3aLVsxm8EuQvT8gUDw3RWqvuY9hPGUU<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale<br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo<br></div><br></div></div></body></html>