News How To Turn Your Old PC Into a New Chromebook with Chrome OS Flex

[Admin]

Google’s Chrome OS Flex is a lightweight, alternative, web-based operating system designed for older hardware

How To Turn Your Old PC Into a New Chromebook with Chrome OS Flex : Read more

 

[octavecode]

Looks cool but I'd stay with a light linux distro.

 

[ScotHypnotist]

23 July 2022
Seems like the non-linux gang
is finally figuring out a better way
do something with the older
systems. We'll it's about time!
Namaste
Scot

 

[Randolph Todgier]

Wonder if this will install on an old Chromebook part updates?
That would give it a new lease of life!

 

[jazzisjazz]

Please gather enough useful information to say more than, this is what I did, answer the question of how much processor power, memory speed and amount, graphics capability, and storage speed/amount it's going to take to run smoothly no matter what Google's specs say. The machine you chose is still very capable of basic computing with Win 10 so what are the true hardware cutoff points?

 

[lmccat]

I normally take an old PC and convert it into a Linux Mint machine. However, I have an older MacBook pro that's collecting dust. It has an Intel core i5 64 bit chip. I wonder if I could convert that to a Chromebook. Apple stopped all OS updates on my MacBook and it's running like a slug!

 

[Mpablo87]

Chrome is the best Choice
I like my old pc

I think it is the Best!!!!

 

[royphotog]

I just installed Chrome OS Flex on an Acer Aspire one from 2012. It works great, much faster than the windows seven that was on it. (I had not used it in several years after its end of life,) I had installed Zorin Linux on it but that was also painfully slow.

I had tried Chrome OS Flex on it when it was in beta earlier in the year, and it didn't want to run, but I thought I would give it another try now that it's out in the wild; I'm glad I did.

 

[cryoburner]

Looks cool but I'd stay with a light linux distro.

Yeah, I can't say I really see the draw in converting a PC to run an OS from one of the largest data-harvesting and advertising companies. If you're going to go through all the trouble of installing a new OS on an old machine, It would probably be better to just go with Linux.

 

[Cloy]

23 July 2022
Seems like the non-linux gang
is finally figuring out a better way
do something with the older
systems. We'll it's about time!
Namaste
Scot

I'm sorry Scot, but we still have a lot of other options like GHOST SPECTRE builds of Windows 11, 10 and even Windows 8(.1) and 7!
I have tried them all and can tell they aren't a scam of any kind. Should try these!

Best regards
Morgan