Action Retro | Installing Haiku on a Cheap $79 Laptop @ActionRetro | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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So I found a brand new laptop that retails for under a hundred bucks at some retailers. That is wildly cheap, so the only question is... will it run Haiku?

Also let's see what other shenanigans can be had with it.

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🍎 Microcenter listing for the laptop (NOT SPONSORED!): microcenter.com/product/646649/evolve-iii-maestro-116-laptop-computer-dark-grey
🍎 The SSD I used in it: amzn.to/3Ow3kls
🍎 Haiku: haiku-os.org

(Amazon links are affiliated links)

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