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Installing ChromeOS Flex? 5 things you need to do first to avoid headaches

Google's lightweight, free OS is an excellent way to extend the life of an old PC or Mac. But you'll need to do some prep work before installation if you want things to go smoothly.

My ZDNET colleague Jason Perlow raved about his success reviving three ancient computers with ChromeOS Flex, and after testing it I agree that, for some use cases, it's an excellent (and free!) Screenshot by Ed Bott/ZDNETOn devices where you can detach the keyboard, ChromeOS Flex does a pretty nifty job of switching into a touch-first tablet mode. Under the section, it points out that "Mac devices with Touch Bar, T2 security chip, or M1 processor are unsupported and likely to have major bugs even if they work."

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