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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 CrINgeTRO
1:45 The Laptops
3:05 How we tested
4:04 How slow are they?
5:25 Installing Chrome OS Flex
6:34 BIG CAVEAT
7:49 Chrome OS Flex Results
10:39 Can you run it?
11:53 Chrome OS Flex limitations
13:17 Alternatives
14:32 Outro