The Chromebook Pixel • Hacker News Board

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by codeulike » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:02 PM UTC

Is an Apple touchscreen laptop now looking more likely?

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by rayiner » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:02 PM UTC

Kerrick wrote: post #130

criley wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you develop on this? I'm used to using Linux, command line, text editors, local installs of the product I'm developing for, virtual machines, etc... Are you simply forced into using ALL websites to actually develop and unable to use anything else? Seems strange to pay $1250+ to develop on a machine that cannot even run or test the code you write.

Chrome has a wonderful SSH client [0], and with a $5/mo Digital Ocean [1] (or other [2]) VPS for all your UNIX work, it's a perfectly capable dev machine. [0]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-shell/pnhec... [1]: https://www.digitalocean.com/ [2]: http://www.lowendbox.com/

So you pay $1,300 to log into a $5/month remote box with 20GB of storage and 512MB of RAM?

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by duck » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:02 PM UTC

taeric wrote: post #79

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #61

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It's not really limiting though. Between NaCl and WebGL you can do everything from 3D gaming, to Remote Desktop clients (an RDP client already is in the Web Store). It's true that a lot of the software still needs to be created, but what is going to spur that to happen if not hardware that is tuned for it?

I think I am just used to hardware lagging the demands of software. This just seems, odd. Especially considering how much more this computer can do with something other than chrome os. (Correct me if I'm forgetting something, but is there anything chrome os can do that another OS can not already do?)

is there anything chrome os can do that another OS can not already do?

Stay maintenance and virus free?

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by cjbprime » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:02 PM UTC

glogla wrote: post #107

Oh boy. If only they gave it 128 GB drive. The way it is it's useless for me (and I guess most people on HN, though I think basic Ubuntu could fit into 32/64 GB), but it still makes me cautiously optimistic that after years of stagnation and perhaps even regression, the 1366x768 era might be nearing it's end. I can hope that in a year, "reasonable-resolution" (as Linus called it) laptop like the Pixel will be not out…

128GB UHS-I SD cards are about $100 these days, so you could just add a permanent one as Ubuntu's /home. You'd expect to lose at least a factor of four in max transfer speed over an SSD, though.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by mcantelon » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:02 PM UTC

DigitalTurk wrote: post #71

The Verge has more pictures. http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/21/4013480/google-chromebook-... It looks an awful lot like a Macbook: Just witness the aluminum-like color and the black bevel around the screen. Where it looks different, it's uglier. The hinge looks particularly bad. And judging by the pictures it's an awful lot bulkier than a Macbook Air. Chrome OS strikes me as an underpowered OS. That is, there's a lot…

>Both these machines seem better than the Chromebook Pixel in every way

Other than not having a touch screen.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by anonymfus » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:03 PM UTC

Raphael_Amiard wrote: post #126

Am i the only one seeing this as a high-end computer with : - Linux drivers working out of the box - Amazing screens - Very easy to transform into a full fledged Linux development machine I hope it can fit the bill, certainly looks promising from that perspective ! Anybody has a link to full specs ?

I have a link, but it does not currently work in any browser:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebook-pixe...

So search for "Full specs" on the page and click on it.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by yourmind » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:04 PM UTC

I love it.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by martythemaniak » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:06 PM UTC

Raphael_Amiard wrote: post #126

Am i the only one seeing this as a high-end computer with : - Linux drivers working out of the box - Amazing screens - Very easy to transform into a full fledged Linux development machine I hope it can fit the bill, certainly looks promising from that perspective ! Anybody has a link to full specs ?

Nope, I was wondering whether sticking Ubuntu or Mint on this would transform it into a kickass Linux laptop. It's close, but there is a measly 32GB SSD and no option for i7 or 8GB RAM.

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by DanBC » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:07 PM UTC

TillE wrote: post #129

DanBC wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most computers are $1,300 web browsers.

No, most computers are sub-$1000, probably sub-$500 web browsers.

Eh, not with that resolution.

MacBook Pro = about $1,200 MacBook Pro Retina = about $1,500

Re: The Chromebook Pixel

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Post by dannyr » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 8:07 PM UTC

javajosh wrote: post #58

There are only three meaningful things you can do with a computer with specs like this: development, design, or gaming. And yet ChromeOS can't do any of these things. Perhaps this is a vanity product for the wealthy. But wealthy people are going to just surf the web on an iPad. I really don't get this product.

I agree it doesn't make sense. Unless Google announces something in the near future that would make it more than just a web-browsing device...