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Re: Chromebox

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Post by engtech »

Karunamon wrote: post #193
Angostura wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

no, I had assumed it was an HTPC from the landing page.

I've completely forgotten that Chromebooks even exist because I've never heard of anyone buying one.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by varelse »

Unfortunately, I consider gadgets like this to be a harbinger of how they'll handle projects like Glass. I know people love Google's R&D efforts but... I loved Xerox PARC's R&D - it took Apple to productize it successfully.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by benatkin »

tomflack wrote: post #128

"...and don’t slow down over time." ( https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/features-key.h... ) That is a huge claim and one that will be false as web technologies continue to need more power.

I think this is about software erosion. http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2011/6/28/the_new_heroku_4_e...

Re: Chromebox

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Post by engtech »

Has anyone tried to use a home Chromebook as a development tool connecting to a corporate network over VPN and using VNC to connect to a linux box?

I think it would be much better for my marriage if I could handle the "work emergencies" from the same room as my wife.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by tomkarlo »

GFischer wrote: post #200
sp332 wrote: post #188

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Why are you comparing this to Android? Also, I've never heard of an Android set-top box.

I'm comparing them because the form factor and use case look to be exactly the same (heck, the UI looks very similar too, both being made by Google). Examples of Android set top boxes (the first one has 4 GB): http://www.dealextreme.com/p/google-android-2-2-hdmi-tv-set-... http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mele-1080p-android-2-3-internet... They were featured recently by a local supermarket chain.

What, because they're square? By that measure, an Apple TV, Mac Mini and Airport Extreme are all in the same category.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by icefox »

koide wrote: post #215
GFischer wrote: post #162

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Who is? (honest question). I don't get the target from the page.

I see two main targets: Grandmas (sorry to stereotype the tech savvy grandmas out there) or rather tech savvy sons of grandmas which want something that just works for their mothers and that automatically backs things up for them. And enterprises who want to kick Microsoft prices in the nuts.

Why wouldn't they get an ipad with icloud? For $20 more you can get a referb ipad2 from apple.com This has a battery, is portable, big screen, etc

Re: Chromebox

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Post by shpoonj »

huggyface wrote: post #220
i386 wrote: post #73

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…

At this stage in its life, the Chromebox is most certainly geared to people who very much care about specs. It is not going to be Sally Average who's signing up for one, and really if they did they would likely be disappointed . Every ad doesn't need to ape Apple, you know.

With advertising and spec sheets like this, you're right. But if they tried a little, their demographic could be massive.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by no_more_death »

genwin wrote: post #201
jyap wrote: post #96

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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.

Good to know. I just got a quad-core desktop for US$377. The Chromebox w/ Celeron would have to print gold to compare to that.

I have a chromebook with 1.66 ghz Atom CPU. ChromeOS is lightning on it.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by shpoonj »

loceng wrote: post #212
randomdrake wrote: post #163

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edit: To explain, I think how they expect you to experience the website is: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/ (from www.google.com/chromeos) When I search Google for chromebox the first result is the link that was submitted. I concur: it is a terrible landing page for a product. Consider the first page results for things like macbook , ipad , or mac mini and you can see where the failure lies. They do, af…

http://www.apple.com/ vs http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/ http://www.apple.com/iphone/ vs https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebox.html I'd say Google's doing a better job.

I'd say you should compare Apple's and Google's sales reports.
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