The lowest budget devices are still very capable for web browsing and web apps, although it will depend on how many browser tabs you plan to have open simultaneously. They will also handle Android apps; just don’t expect to run several at the same time. As far as using Linux apps? I...
From this page, the information under “Firmware” is what we are looking for. In the following example, Google_Nocturne is the make and model of this device. System information from Pixel Slate Chrome OS tablet Nocturne is the internal code name of Pixel Slate. Your Device (Software) Google...
This should change in the months to come though, keep an eye on this Reddit topic for updates. With Linux properly implemented, you could also run Windows apps on a Chromebook with Wine. I wasn’t able to install Wine on this sample, but I could run some basic Windows apps with Cross...