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The best cheap Linux-based desktop you can buy was never designed to run Linux

The M1 Mac mini wasn’t designed to be a Linux desktop, but Asahi Linux has turned it into one of the best cheap machines ...
Ars Technica

What I learned when I replaced my cheap Pi 5 PC with a no-name Amazon mini desktop

I recently tried to use a Raspberry Pi 5 as a regular desktop PC. The experiment wasn’t a failure—I was able to use a Pi to get most of my work done for a few days. But the device’s performance, and ...
MUO on MSN

Raspberry Pi is still cheap, but it's no longer the smartest choice for a first Linux project

Raspberry Pi isn’t the no-brainer it used to be.
Liliputing

This cheap Acer laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c chip can run mainline Linux software (mostly)

The Acer Aspire 1 (A114-61) is a cheap laptop with a 14 inch full HD display, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 1 processor, it launched in 2021 as a budget ...
Network World

For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer

Gumstix, a company that has been selling small system boards – about the size of a “gum stick” – for years, is now offering crowdfunding for hardware that users can design themselves. (Stick with me ...
Liliputing

This handheld Linux PC is made from an old Android phone, a thumb keyboard and a 3D printed case

The HaPlay Go Zero is a handheld computer with a 4.7 inch 720p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, a thumb keyboard, and a Linux-based operating system. Designed and built by an Indonesian ...
LinuxInsider

Kubuntu Focus Iridium Laptops Set New Built-for-Linux Standard

The pre-built Linux Kubuntu Focus Iridium laptop line is an unexpectedly good alternative to running any Linux operating system on converted Windows PCs. Born almost five years ago, Focus Computers ...