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Q&A: Can I convert an old Windows laptop into a Chromebook?

Posted on June 9, 2022

Question from Karla:  Hi, Rick. I hope you can give me some advice about “reviving” an old laptop.

What I have is an older laptop that had Windows on it before the hard drive died.

I bought a new Windows 10 machine but I’d like to replace the bad hard drive in the old laptop and experiment with a different operating system.

I read your post about installing Linux in place of Windows but I’ve been reading a lot about Chromebooks lately. I stopped by Best Buy yesterday and tried one out, and I really like it.

My question is can I install Chrome OS on my laptop and use it as a Chromebook?

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