[Linux-aus] ARM laptops

[Bob Hepple]

Interesting but I'm in Qld, so can we have the link so we can order them
ourselves? Or is there a minimum qty required to get that price?

Cheers

Bob

On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 at 22:55, Russell Coker via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> I could get some cheap ARM laptops from China if there is interest.  $120
> each
> for laptops with FullHD screen and the same SoC as the PinePhonePro.  It
> should be a quite OK laptop for low end use (web browsing, terminal, word
> processing, etc) and it's also a good development platform for work
> targetting
> the PinePhone series of devices and similar systems.
>
> If we do this then once we get them to Australia you can collect them from
> me
> in Melbourne or Canberra, otherwise there will be local postage costs on
> top
> which might bring it to $140 per unit.
>
> The devices in question will not be new but they will not have had much if
> any
> use.  Apparently they are part of a bundled deal in China where most
> customers
> want the other parts of the bundle and just sell the laptops cheaply.
>
> I think that they are already running Linux but you would want to wipe
> them
> before use.  The installation instructions for the PinePhonePro should
> work.
>
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