@Difegue @mcc it's SUPER easy, just turn on "developer mode" from the menu and reboot, it'll boot from usb or SD card like any laptop after that, you can install a new OS or just run from the card.

They're pretty much guaranteed to run linux well too since the default software is literally linux booting into chrome fullscreen....

While I don't like google this whole thing sounds like someone in Oakland just wants an excuse to buy new laptops (software "expired"???wut..it's a browser..)