It would appear that the Linux distributions for this chrombook are far less mature than even the Raspberry Pi (which I have found infinitely more fun), and the poor build quality is starting show... The screen is already loose and the case creaks when it is moved.
The track pad is horrible, sometimes (and at random) misinterpreting multifinger gestures as move events!?!?
Battery life is bearable, but nothing compared to what I expect from a mobile device.
I really can't recommend this device to anyone, save up, pay more, get a proper laptop. 11" MacBook Air is back at the top of my shopping list 
This is a simple way to run a proper Linux on it.
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
