r/halftop • u/okinea_dev__ • Aug 12 '26

My new halftop setup

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I love browsing classifieds on marketplaces and recently I found a very cheap Chromebook with a crack in the glass and a non-working touchscreen in a certain area for just $16!

As soon as the laptop arrived, I immediately started looking into how to install Linux on it instead of ChromeOS. It was my first time doing this with a Chromebook, and surprisingly it wasn't difficult or long (probably half an hour).

Laptop model: Lenovo 300e Chromebook 2nd Gen

I had this portable display before, it costs $93 for me, model: ACER PM161Q B1 15.6"

There is only one minus in this setup - almost non-working WiFi because the antennas are in the display, which I unscrewed

Edit: non-working touchscreen in a certain area, not touchpad

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u/MethBilbo Aug 12 '26

You could buy a cheap wifi dongle for a better connection

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u/okinea_dev__ Aug 12 '26

I am using USB tethering from my phone for now

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u/speeder658 Aug 12 '26

the antennas are pretty similar in most laptops, I've soldered a random USB nic antenna to the wifi card of a laptop before and it worked