HP 2xx is the entry level stuff with very plastic-y feel
Is very true, but then I was looking for an almost disposable laptop for friends who kept trashing their own both logically (viruses, etc) and physically ("Oh, the screen is broken after I stood on it. Last two times I stood on it the screen was OK"). So a low cost model and Linux was one route. The other being a Chromebook but then you are ALWAYS slurped by Google.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
