Best products from r/Crostini

We found 9 comments on r/Crostini discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 4 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.

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u/furyoshonen · 2 pointsr/Crostini

The Samsung Chromebook Plus v2 is on sale for 400$ (originally 600$). https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Chromebook-Plus-Camera-Chrome/dp/B07J1SY5QQ That is the one that I am typing on now, and is going to be one of the best value computers. It has a really nice screen, and I rather like the travel and the clickiness of the keyboard. Also, the processor is snappy enough to run Crostini well. Getting a Chromebook with an intel i5 or i7 will be snappier with 8gb of ram, like the Lenova Yoda c630 or the Acer Spin 13 but your going to be paying a premium 700$ for either of those unless you get refirbished (at least 650$). There is the Acer C771T also, which can be found for around 550$ or so. But you may want to drop by your local best buy to see thr screens and keyboards yourself, as the quality of the midrange screens can vary quite a bit. The Samsung v2 has one of the better quality screens and I can vouch for that one. Of course, if you want the best, you could just grab a pixelbook 2, However that is going to cost a cool 1,100$, and seems way too expensive, seeing as you could get the Lenova and the Samsung for the same amount.

u/nongaussian · 3 pointsr/Crostini

It is quite impossible to answer that question properly, but I'll try anyway. I am not an expert, really, and I don't know your preferences.

Personally, I had my eyes on Acer Aspire 5, the AMD version. It seems to be, based on Amazon reviews and some Youtube reviews by reputable reviewers, lot of computer for the money. If you expand the RAM and add another SSD you can have a fairly decent computer for about $400. The build quality seems to be decent, but don't expect a Thinkpad or Macbook Pro for a $300 base price.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Display-Graphics-Keyboard-A515-43-R19L/dp/B07RF1XD36/ref=asc_df_B07RF1XD36/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366315397608&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16022148327369810509&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1020268&hvtargid=pla-774382930249&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=74356900537&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366315397608&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16022148327369810509&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1020268&hvtargid=pla-774382930249

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There are some other models that have popped up on Amazon's best-selling laptop list that I found interesting too. E.g, Lenovo Flex 14, but I can't say anything about. Just check the expandability, reviews and especially the screen specs before buying. I would not go below FHD for 14inch or bigger screens. For smaller screens a lower resolution can be fine.

If you went to r/linuxhardware you would get a lot of people to tell you to get a used Thinkpad of eBay. That is an interesting idea, but it depends on how much of a project you want. The all-inclusive price of a used computer is little uncertain since you don't know what you end up replacing beforehand, but I could certainly see something like T450s or T460s making a decent budget computer for sub $400.

If you are into Chromebooks I think HP X360 can be occasionally had for a ridiculously good price from Best Buy here in the US. Including the student discount, you can get the 8GB/64GB often for $399.

u/Trafiggles · 1 pointr/Crostini

I would say Asus chromebook flip c434. I got mine on sale for 560, but there is also it's little brother without any touch and it has a matte screen, but not as bright and is more plastic, but it seems like it is still a good choice https://www.amazon.com/Chromebook-Clamshell-NanoEdge-Processor-C425TA-DH384/dp/B07VT254P6/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=asus+chromebook&qid=1569378027&s=gateway&sr=8-4

u/jjborcean · 2 pointsr/Crostini

I've been using this adapter from Anker $16.

It works plug and play with my Samsung Chromebook Plus (Linux kernel v4.4). Across both Chrome OS, Android apps, and Crostini.

It's using the Realtek 8153 chipset. Support for which is included in kernel versions 3.18+


EDIT: I just reread your post, you were looking for WiFi not ethernet... my bad 🙈