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I wonder how well this works over T1's. We have 5 offices that this would work great for, and would be far, far less than the $10k/site we paid for LifeSize video conference systems (excellent, by the way) at the last place I worked.
http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Next-Bench-Blog/HP-Chromebo...
HP just released a Chrome OS device, the HP Chromebox.
I wonder who will now change the naming...
I assure you that this is not a joke. The best 'self-contained' video conference machine I've used in the last year is: 1. $400 less up front than the Chromebox 2. Has an annual service fee $200 less than the Chromebox 3. Has a camera with awesome built in face detection (if one person is in the room it centers on their face, if three people are in it automatically expands to fit them all in, if you wander around the…
As usual, Google picks the Intel-solution over a cheaper solution for political reasons (just like with the original Chromebooks, original Google TV, etc), and ends up failing, because the price is not competitive in the market for that type of product that it is.
haha. http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Next-Bench-Blog/HP-Chromebo... HP just released a Chrome OS device, the HP Chromebox. I wonder who will now change the naming...
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You don't pay a yearly maintenance for any of them because if they break, you're going to have to fix them yourself. Most companies prefer to actually have a support plan, because if they don't, the alternative is to pay their own people to fix them, and it's usually cheaper to not pay someone full-time to have expertise in that area. This is a business-focused product offering.
I work in a shop that buys IBM. We love our support contracts. Despite that, I'd be very leery about purchasing this, as Google doesn't have a reputation for stellar support, or even _reachable_ support.
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because ... ?
The contents of the hangout exist unencrypted in Google's data centres, which are of unclear jurisdiction, so the meetings are not suitable for any sort of confidential information.
Does that thing really need a Core i7 processor? (which probably represents half of the component costs)
Chromebox for meetings: http://blog.cdw.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3940_copy-markup-...
Boxee remote: http://www.everythingusb.com/images/list/dlink_boxee_dsm_22_...
Regarding the $750 hardware cost, if you build 15-way video conference system and sell it with $200 operating margin and one year hardware warranty, good luck if you can hit $750 price point. The price will surely go down over time, but it is way cheaper than anything else on the market.
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I don't think this addresses screen sharing, which is a big part of half of the conference calls I'm on.
It's just a way to access Skype, which has screen sharing.
Once you've got that, Skype's screen sharing leaves a bit to be desired. Hangouts allows for screen sharing of individual app windows, which I consistently miss when using Skype.
Additionally, Skype video calls under the premium plan have a fair use policy with a limit of 4 hours per session with a monthly cap of 100 hours total. That may be okay for an individual, but is probably not the best solution for something sitting in a conference room shared across a company.
