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> Intel Core Processor Why not specifying what processor and hardware is in the box ?
It's marketing. The emphasis is on the simplicity of the product. That being said, it's a 1.9ghz Celeron CPU. That can give negative connotations since Celeron is Intel's cheap line of processors.
This is a terrible page and the product manager of this thing should be ashamed. The inmates are truly running the asylum. The technical specs are completely irrelevant to the interests of the majority of consumers. This page needs to show what this is capable of without the foreknowledge of what Chrome OS is or is capable of or what Googles other offerings are. Sell me a story! Tell me why my life is going to be bet…
Come on, it's clearly aimed at tech geeks. Nothing to be ashamed of.
I noticed that it conveniently comes with a remote desktop utility.. you know, in case you want to do something other than use Gmail or Google Docs with it. And you're too comfortable in your chair to just go to your real computer.
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There is a lot of crossover between the anti-power user at work and the anti-power user at home. The former gets a locked down machine managed by IT to keep it running and uses the browser and a contant handful of apps. The latter uses a machine that runs poorly because no one is managing it. Making a disruptive improvement for one market would probably end up being compelling to both so you focus on either for a sta…
I've been using a chromebook at home as a mostly-primary computer, replacement for a 13" MBP w/ SSD (which cost ~$2000 when it was new). The only thing that's weird is printing, but for 90% of "generic internet stuff" it works fantastic. ChromeOS just updated last night and I haven't even had a chance to mess with it. It will even work mostly-ish as a web-dev terminal as it'll do SSH as well as chrome developer tools…
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Ummm, I'm pretty geeky. But I haven't been following Chrome in detail, so I don't have a clue what this box is for or what it actually does. Reminded me of this: http://www.theonion.com/video/sony-releases-new-stupid-piece...
You weren't immediately aware that this was a desktop version of the Chromebooks that you've probably heard of?
For $199 I'd consider it. For $329, no way.
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The Chromebox is a fast, compact home or office device. The first sentence describes this as a device not a computer . This seems like a poor choice, as is that the page mentions the word 'computer' not once.
I can't even figure out what it is/does. "The Chromebox is a fast, compact home or office device." That means nothing to me.
Fast, compact device used in homes and offices. A microwave maybe? Or maybe a novel type of stapler?
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Come on, it's clearly aimed at tech geeks. Nothing to be ashamed of.
As tech geek it's not clear to me what the "device"'s capabilities are. Is it running Linux? Can you install your own OS? Is it a PC? Is it a console? Is it a TV with with browsing capabilities? The page is very vague on that. The only clear thing is that you plug mouse/keyboard/monitor in it, but that's it. I'm not sure what exactly that "device" is and does. > The Chromebox is a fast, compact home or office device.…
I bet it makes a mean espresso, though.
Looks like there's major spin on this on that page. Whats a Intel Core(TM) processor? Dig deeper and it's an anemic Celeron, not a Core i3 or i5 or i7 as the name implies. Why is there no mention of storage AT ALL? Because it's a 16GB(!) SSD. The Amazon page says "No Blue Screens"? What happens to ChromeOS if RAM gets corrupt? It doesn't crash and magically keeps running? Most BSoDs nowadays are due to hardware issue…
Yes, there is a noticeable pro-Google bias on Hacker News. Links that show Google in a negative light are instantly backed up by Google employees. This comment will probably get down voted. I seriously don't care about votes and don't know how the system works and get annoyed when people complain about down votes (like it actually matters).
Even Mozilla isn't innocent of this but Google is taking this to the next level; I wouldn't be surprised if they have there own 50 Cent Party specifically targeting (social) news websites.
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I disagree (mostly). Technical specs do tell you what a device is capable of. However, putting the specs up front and not under the specs tab (which is strangely almost empty) is poor. The overview should be pushed up to the top and expanded upon a la Apple's products pages. Even with all the specs, there's one I care about that's not on here, how much can I store on the device? All the USB ports aren't doing me any…
16 GB SSD. You can find it on amazon -> http://goo.gl/oFXeA