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I just came across this $100 laptop but it's mainly for programmers to fuck around with and are easily hackable out of the box. Anybody know anything about these devices?

I just came across this $100 laptop but it's mainly for programmers to fuck around with and are easily hackable out of the box. Anybody know anything about these devices?

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I presume that by hackable they mean that you need to install an OS. Just install a secure Linux distro. They have images available. The problem with this low cost device is the 16-GB eMMC storage they provide, which would need to be upgraded to make it more usable with better performance than a micro SD card would provide. With only 2-GB of DDR3 you pretty much get what you pay for at $99.

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Thanks, very helpful. Can the linux distro be installed from the internet?

Follow the instructions in their online user manual. They have links to images for several distros. Try a few out.