
Canada Computer is blowing out a netbook. It is currently (until January 3) only $200. After that it might go back to $300 or $250 (the previous selling price). <https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_367&item_id=117289> <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/canada-computers-canada-computers-200-13-3-ips-fhd-1920x1080-fanless-n3450-4gb-ram-32gb-ssd-m-2-12-9mm-metal-chassis-poormans-xps-13-2247404/> Points to consider o 13.3" o Celeron N3450 processor (Atom / Apollo Lake family). Low power in two senses: battery consumption and computing power. + no fan + 1920x1080 IPS matte display. A bit dim but OK. + very solid-feeling aluminum body. Thin. + I like the keyboard. US, not the Bilingual Canadian layout. + 4G of RAM. Not wonderful, but enough for most casual use - 32G eMMC "disk". This is too small for Windows and not generous for Linux. Trying to fit both would be difficult. + an unoccupied full-sized m2.SATA socket. Behind an access panel. - likely no support - firmware is a little slap-dash (why must CSM be enabled to boot from something other than the eMMC?) - the touchpad seems OK but not great. Someone thinks there will be improvements in touchpad handling with the just-released kernel, 4.20. - There is a fingerprint reader in the corner of the touchpad. I don't use fingerprint readers so I consider this a lose. I've got one. I installed a 128G m.2 SATA SSD and installed Fedora 29 on it. It seems to work well. There were a few adventures in installing it. A 512G m.2 SATA could be had for $88 this week. Prices for SSD seem to be trending down.