Old thinkpads are usually pretty good.<p>If you're looking at a chromebook I suggest doing research on the specific model first. Esp. by looking here... <a href="https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/supported-devices.html" rel="nofollow">https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/supported-devices.html</a><p>Old MS Surface tablets are also decent options IMHO... <a href="https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supported-Devices-and-Features#feature-matrix" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supporte...</a><p>I'm presently writing on a Surface 3 w/ x7-Z8700 atom that's running Ubuntu Noble and vanilla 6.8 kernel. They're about $50. Everything works rather well (including gfx/audio/sleep/hibernate), except the camera, which I haven't bothered with. I'm quite happy w/ it tbh.<p>One thing to note w/ this model is you'll need the OEM keyboard to install linux since there's only one usb port; which will be required by the install media. Once you've installed though you can use any bluetooth or usb keyboard you want. Another thing is any micro-usb charger should work but I wouldn't rely on just 1amp, go w/ a 3amp.<p>Anyway, happy hunting!

An older ThinkPad is a great choice. Sometimes when a company goes out of business or upgrade, they dump a bunch of laptops and you can get used ThinkPads on the cheap.

Used n4120 hp stream 11 maybe, should be sub-$100 and more than 8 hours battery. I don't know how sleep/wake works from a text mode TTY machine if that's what you mean.