XDA Developers on MSN

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 around.
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.
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 ...
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

Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC

But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for ...
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 ...
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 ...