Hi @ludovic
yes i was surprised too. And it works quite well for the low specs. To mention a few things.
- It has 4GB ram thats kind of ok
- You could upgrade the m2 sata ssd 2242 to 120GB (i guess it could use up to 1TB)
- It works fine with Coreboot (since its a chromebook no surprise)
- Intel Management Engine can be cleaned since google disables them on all chromebooks.
Due to the low hardware it has an awesome battery life even with qubes. Use it only for surfing, crypto wallets, keepass backup thing. But you can also use it with disposable sys-net and sys-usb.
I dont understand why chrome devices didn’t get more attention. For example, you can buy a LG Chromebase 22" All-In-One. It takes up to 8GB ram (replacable) and a normal Sata SSD 2.5. paired with coreboot i guess for most people its a good secure option. Or those chromeboxes for example Chromebox CN60 from Asus. You can replace the wificard with atheros one, coreboot, up to 16GB ram and m2 SSDs. And they are pretty cheap on ebay.
I have found some really nice modern Chromebooks with 16GB ram , i7 and up to 512GB ssds, ready to use coreboot. 