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		80386 on Sept 1, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: $600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for M... My roommate (about average technical literacy) tried getting a $100 laptop and putting Lubuntu on it, and ended up selling it because he couldn't figure out Linux and couldn't get any good games on it.

anoncoward111 on Sept 1, 2018 [–]

Like TF2? Yeah, a lot of games have been bloated. But there's always Nexuiz and Xonotic which have cool little communities.

Linux takes time. Life is finicky. But for the average Thai person or Vietnamese living on $300 a month, a $100 investment is more palatable than $600

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