[sf-lug] Quick question on Chromebooks

[John Strazzarino]

Aaron,

Ac Adapters are included with the Chromebooks.  Forgot to mention it.

John 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 4, 2025, at 12:58 PM, aaronco36 at sdf.org wrote:
> 
> John Strazzarino < jstrazzarino at gmail.com > wrote at
> http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2025q4/016169.html
> 
>> Today, my son Harley and my friend Roy visited  Straycap
>> Makerspace in Hayward and met up with Les and Bill.
>> Together we loaded lubuntu 25.10 onto 40 (!) Dell 3180 Chromebooks.
>> These are the chromebooks which  already had ChromeOS removed and
>> booted to the bunny prompt.  Guided by my three USB sticks, Roy’s
>> two USB sticks  and a bunch of sticks from Les/Bill, we accomplished
>> this feat in just under three hours.
>> 
>> I brought home 13 Chromebooks with adapters and Roy took one for
>> himself. I am currently looking for a home for these Chromebooks.
>> 
>> Thought i’d do a bit of bragging.
> 
> 
> Hey John and others,
> 
> That's great that you and others prepped a dozen or so Chromebooks with
> Linux on em \o/
> Not out to Rain on your "bit of bragging" Parade, but just a quick
> question here: Are you, the other fine folks at Straycap Makerspace in
> Hayward, and/or other SF-LUG readers also making available for _free_
> (zero cost free as in Free Beer) or even at negligible-cost AC adapters
> for takers of the prepped Chromebooks??
> The least-expensive 65W charger adapters I myself could find are available
> at Amazon.com for $11.98 (not including taxes and S & H) ;
> https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Adapter-Chromebook-Latitude-LA65NS2-01/dp/B0DWMJPLF1/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?hvqmt=e
> 
> Asking the above b/c could easily imagine a case whereby one or two
> persons potentially interested in the free Chromebooks will lose interest
> if they have to shell out extra cash to purchase the necessary 65W charger
> adapters or working facsimiles :-\
> Anyone else reading this... please feel free to chime in.
> 
> -A
> 
>