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  • Google's Chrome OS Flex is now available for old PCs and Macs

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 14 20:07:15 2022
    Google's Chrome OS Flex is now available for old PCs and Macs

    Businesses and schools can now install Chrome OS on existing hardware

    Google is releasing Chrome OS Flex today, a new version of Chrome OS
    that's designed for businesses and schools to install and run on old
    PCs and Macs. Google first started testing Chrome OS Flex earlier this
    year in an early access preview, and the company has now resolved 600
    bugs to roll out Flex to businesses and schools today.

    Chrome OS Flex is designed primarily for businesses running old
    Windows PCs, as Google has been testing and verifying devices from
    Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Toshiba, and many more OEMs. Flex
    will even run on some old Macs, including some 10-year-old MacBooks.

    The support of old hardware is the big selling point of Chrome OS
    Flex, as businesses don't have to ditch existing hardware to get the
    latest modern operating system. More than 400 devices are certified to
    work, and installation is as easy as using a USB drive to install
    Chrome OS Flex.

    <https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23215019/google-chrome-os-flex-operating-system-pc-mac-available>

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Jul 15 11:10:37 2022
    On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:07:15 -0600
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    Google's Chrome OS Flex is now available for old PCs and Macs

    Businesses and schools can now install Chrome OS on existing hardware

    Google is releasing Chrome OS Flex today, a new version of Chrome OS
    that's designed for businesses and schools to install and run on old
    PCs and Macs. Google first started testing Chrome OS Flex earlier this
    year in an early access preview, and the company has now resolved 600
    bugs to roll out Flex to businesses and schools today.

    Chrome OS Flex is designed primarily for businesses running old
    Windows PCs, as Google has been testing and verifying devices from
    Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Toshiba, and many more OEMs. Flex
    will even run on some old Macs, including some 10-year-old MacBooks.

    The support of old hardware is the big selling point of Chrome OS
    Flex, as businesses don't have to ditch existing hardware to get the
    latest modern operating system. More than 400 devices are certified to
    work, and installation is as easy as using a USB drive to install
    Chrome OS Flex.

    <https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23215019/google-chrome-os-flex-operating-system-pc-mac-available>


    Min spec seems to be 4Gb mem, 16Gb HD, processor from after 2007 (but
    prefer after 2010 components)

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to admin@127.0.0.1 on Fri Jul 15 04:52:21 2022
    On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:10:37 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
    <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:

    Min spec seems to be 4Gb mem, 16Gb HD, processor from after 2007 (but
    prefer after 2010 components)

    Notice "End of Support" dates

    Certified models list
    Last updated on: July 14, 2022 https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11513094?hl=en

    It was indicated they were updating this list....

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