Chrome book onboard?As relevant as the chocolate teapot for navigating?

[Mrnotming]

Hi all
In view of the low price of these Chromebooks,has anybody figured out a way to run an ECS or ECIS on one?
Google Earth springs to mind,but a recent YBW article on the subject was heavy going,fair dues to the author/navigator wh managed this feat.I think it was on Windows alas.
Any thoughts?

 

[DFL1010]

Chrome OS is quite web-reliant, hence why the secondary memory is quite low compared to a 'proper' laptop (32Gb eMMC seems a fairly popular setup).

However, 32Gb is more than sufficient for a full OS (I'm currently running a full Linux install off a 32Gb USB drive, for reasons too boring to go into right now).

A Chromebook that's had Chrome OS wiped and replaced with Linux should be more than sufficient to run OpenCPN (for charting), and routing software if that's your bag, as well as the usual stuff of web browsing, iPlayer, films etc etc.

It seems that some chromebooks are easier to install Linux on than others, so a little bit of research on specific models might be required.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Windows 10 Tabs and convertibles run off a 32GB ssd/eMMC with ease, and leave room for the updates as they come

 

[Mrnotming]

Thanks for the interesting replies.
Is dual boot a runner,chrome OS and some form of stable Linux?
I have presently an ASUS 900 with a solid state drive running win Xp.
I expect that in replacing this item I would want to retain a IP direct socket,as that feature is what solves most of the wi-Fi stick issues in Marinas.
I think I'll need to go back and do a schematic as otherwise I'm going to wind up with many screens to watch simultaneously.
I've not been on the boat recently due to a long illness so all this reading up is being done at home unfortunately.
However I hope to get to Marseilles this week to revive the poor beastie!