Ask HN: Cheapest computer to run linux?

http://www.cygwin.com/

No need to use a virtual machine or install Linux. Just install Cygwin for a Linux command line environment.

I heard that Microsoft is adding an Ubuntu environment to Windows 10 in the future. But you can use Cygwin right now.

The 'Ubuntu' environment has been around on Windows Insider Preview builds for a while now ;)

I was going to mention CHIP for $9 https://getchip.com/ but in the time it took me to login somebody posted the Pi zero for $5 so I probably needn't mention it. I will anyway.

None of those are really available to the public though

It's a pain, the CHIP looks like it's going to be really cool

I think you can run most distros of Linux from a Live CD or USB and never actually install it. I could be completely wrong, though.

Raspberry Pi

Pi zero is only $5

Chromebook?