UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square301fedilinkarrow-up1794arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1794arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agomessage-square301fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square🐝🇭🇪🅻🅻🇪🇧🅴🆁🇹🐝@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up18·11 months agoI’m currently in the market for something like a Chromebook but I’m not buying one because of stuff like this.
minus-squareconstantokra@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·11 months agoLenovo yoga 11e, with linux. They’re like 250 bucks and a great value. Tablet mode too. I prefer mine to my better laptops, honestly, because I don’t have to worry about it at all.
minus-squareyessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoIf you want a fancy Chromebook, there’s the Framework Chromebook (or you could just get the regular Framework laptops)
minus-squareknokelmaat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoI am very happy using a surface go with Linux (used arch with GNOME for a while, now trying out KDE Neon for a change).
I’m currently in the market for something like a Chromebook but I’m not buying one because of stuff like this.
Lenovo yoga 11e, with linux. They’re like 250 bucks and a great value. Tablet mode too. I prefer mine to my better laptops, honestly, because I don’t have to worry about it at all.
If you want a fancy Chromebook, there’s the Framework Chromebook (or you could just get the regular Framework laptops)
I am very happy using a surface go with Linux (used arch with GNOME for a while, now trying out KDE Neon for a change).