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You could always install Linux:
How to Install Linux on Your Chromebook | PCMag
How to Install Linux on Your Chromebook | PCMag
Chromebooks have an Auto-Update Expiration (AUE) date.
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As previously mentioned, you may be able to install a proper Linux distro instead of Chrome OS and continue recieving updates that way.
That said, I'm assuming you are not tech savvy and need nothing more out of a computer than just browsing the web, if you're using a Chromebook in the first place. So maybe that would be a waste of time and energy for you.
You got 7 years out of that, so maybe plopping down another $200 on a fresh one wouldn't be too crazy. You could go with another Chromebook, or go back to a Windows laptop, there are some dirt cheap ones in similar price ranges to Chromebooks. Either way, 7 years out of a cheap computer is good.
Sure, you can get a longer life of a computer, especially higher-end ones - for example, my aunt and mother both use laptops with 3rd-gen i5 CPUs. So 2012-2013 era. Both of those had RAM upgrades, the HDDs replaced with SSDs, and Windows 10 installed, and continue to survive for basic web browsing needs. But next year when Win10 officially reaches end of support I think it'll be time to replace both of them and I'll take them laptop shopping together.
That said, I'm assuming you are not tech savvy and need nothing more out of a computer than just browsing the web, if you're using a Chromebook in the first place. So maybe that would be a waste of time and energy for you.
You got 7 years out of that, so maybe plopping down another $200 on a fresh one wouldn't be too crazy. You could go with another Chromebook, or go back to a Windows laptop, there are some dirt cheap ones in similar price ranges to Chromebooks. Either way, 7 years out of a cheap computer is good.
Sure, you can get a longer life of a computer, especially higher-end ones - for example, my aunt and mother both use laptops with 3rd-gen i5 CPUs. So 2012-2013 era. Both of those had RAM upgrades, the HDDs replaced with SSDs, and Windows 10 installed, and continue to survive for basic web browsing needs. But next year when Win10 officially reaches end of support I think it'll be time to replace both of them and I'll take them laptop shopping together.
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This is good to know I have a chrome book purchased in 2020. as I understood the machine will get 8 yrs of os updates. I would have thought at yr 7 you have a yr of updates remaining
Oooh, interesting.... So the "auto" update quits working but can you manually force an update ? Sounds like the answer is still no though. I admit I missed the Chromebook reference, just saw "7 year old" and "Acer".
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Given its age, I'd go the "scorched earth" route for a Linux install and completely replace ChromeOS (bottom option in the article I linked).
Unfortunately, installing Linux on a Chromebook is not the least bit straightforward. Lots of caveats beforehand and shortcomings afterward.
Powerwash that thing and move it along to the next user.
I will once it starts to act up....It runs fine and does what I need it to do...
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If you lived closer, I'd do it for you (install Linux).
Have you considered Installing chrome flex os?
ChromeOS Flex is for installing on traditional PC hardware, which a Chromebook isn't.
I’m not 100% but I do believe you can install over a dated chrome os
How to install ChromeOS Flex on a Chromebook
It's possible to install ChromeOS Flex on a Chromebook. But is it worth it?
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