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Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by cooldeal »

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #15
recoiledsnake wrote: post #4

Does it run Android apps? What use is the touchscreen apart from scrolling or tapping on links in the browser? The Verge calls it a hair thicker than the Air, am I the only one that feels that it's a lot thicker? Comparison photo: http://cdn0.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7732773/theverge...

You can pinch to zoom in the browser as well.

The Verge says the touchscreen isn't really smooth though.

>And then there's the touchscreen. Google repeatedly told us how smooth and fluid it is to swipe through webpages on the touchscreen on the Pixel, and how it would enable developers to target a broader ecosystem for their apps by allowing their tablet and smartphone creations to have the same experience on the web. If only it were true: the touchscreen response is far from fluid, if Google's on-stage demos and our own hands-on impressions are any indication.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by druidsbane »

A retina Macbook Air would have higher virtual density and resolution. This is only 1280x850 vs 1440x900 if you assume a 2x scale factor the way retina does things. It is nice, but 32GB, thicker and only runs a browser limits it compared to everything else out there: macbooks, windows, linux... even tablets and phones have 64-128GB now for much less and can run Chrome.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by dragonwriter »

bluthru wrote: post #5

I'm glad Google is going to offer a high-end Chromebook, but I'd really like to see a $400 model that improves on screen quality and size. A 15" IPS Chromebook would be the sweet spot for me. Also, I can't help but think that making a chromebook touch screen is a waste of money. Gorilla arm, anyone?

> Also, I can't help but think that making a chromebook touch screen is a waste of money. Gorilla arm, anyone?

Having touchscreen available in additional to traditional keyboard and trackpad laptop interface doesn't raise the gorilla arm problem (since you can still interact the normal way, and aren't forced to use touch to do anything), but enables using touch for workflows where gorilla arm isn't likely to be a problem.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by rehashed »

I was going to jump on this as soon as it was announced. Sadly, I don't think this is suitable for Android development given the specs. What are your thoughts? My GF is very tempted to take over my macbook pro...

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by ok_craig »

I wonder if they are doing this, at least in part, because they really want a Chromebook that is high-end to display in their physical stores? Maybe having a really nice, really expensive Chromebook will make the brand not seem cheap to casual store browsers.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by MatthewPhillips »

KevinEldon wrote: post #27
MatthewPhillips wrote: post #13

3 TB of Drive for free is incredible. Just 2 TB sets you back $99/month normally. EDIT: KevinEldon corrected me below, it is 1 TB for 3 years, my mistake. Normally that would be $49/month.

The offer is 1 TB free for 3 years.

Whoops, still a good deal though.
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