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Who pays $1,199 for a Chromebook?
Those that value what the Chromebook offers over what a regular laptop with Linux does. For many also $1099 is spare change -- at least when considering what computer they can buy.
Who pays $1,199 for a Chromebook?
Those that value what the Chromebook offers over what a regular laptop with Linux does. For many also $1099 is spare change -- at least when considering what computer they can buy.
Who pays $1,199 for a Chromebook?
I also don't get it, for that price I can get a nice general purpose laptop, with most likely a much better CPU/GPU combo.
Would it run an actual Linux OS?
Who pays $1,199 for a Chromebook?
It runs a mainline kernel with full hardware support. It's the best for me.
Rumor has it, this new "Pixelbook" has a dev friendly keyboard (and checked the leaked shot... You can clearly tell it's not a standard Chromebook keyboard).
edit: I'd echo the comments about build quality. My average laptop life span is 12-18 months, yet I've been running this since it was released. This thing has put up with a lot, and looks like it could've come out of the box a week ago (save for a bright blemish in the screen from a foreign object in my bag, and the rubber strip being slightly ajar after adjusting the write protect screw).
Anyway, I'm not a fan of convertible laptops in general, but between the Linux support, great build quality, satisfaction with the 2015 model etc, I'll probably pick one up and see if I'm happy or want to just settle on the XPS 13.
Who pays $1,199 for a Chromebook?
I think they mean “Google Pixelbook is Google’s new Chromebook Pixel”. If Google has discontinued the cheap Chromebooks it would be really bad for all the school systems that rely on them as cheap laptops for students.
That doesn't have to be bad news for schools. Schools generally acquire their chromebooks from vendors like Dell and HP and Acer. These vendors will no doubt continue to build cheap systems with Chrome OS for the education market if there is demand.
Who pays $1,199 for a Chromebook?
Those that value what the Chromebook offers over what a regular laptop with Linux does. For many also $1099 is spare change -- at least when considering what computer they can buy.
I think they mean “Google Pixelbook is Google’s new Chromebook Pixel”. If Google has discontinued the cheap Chromebooks it would be really bad for all the school systems that rely on them as cheap laptops for students.
There were three Google Chromebooks: Cr48, Pixel (2013), Pixel (2015). The first had no retail price, the others weren't cheap.
The cheap Chromebooks for edu etc are built and maintained with significant effort by Google (see commit authors across the Chromium OS project), but they're not "Google devices" but devices from Samsung/HP/Acer/Asus/Lenovo/...