2015 Chromebook Pixel • Hacker News Board

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by pjmlp » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

$999 for a browser on steroids?!

I get why we cannot see the link in Europe, as hardly anyone is buying them over here, so why bother.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#32

Post by miahi » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

edgarvaldes wrote: post #13

>Google Store is not available in your country. The site has a link to the US version.

Yes, it goes to the main US site, and then you click on the Chromebook and it shows the same "not available in your country" message.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#33

Post by nfoz » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

How well did non-ChromeOS linux work on the last Pixel?

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#34

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

benologist wrote: post #2

A source that circumvents Google's decision to prevent non-US people from even reading about the device: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/11/8190513/chromebook-pixel-2...

I can see the Store page here in the UK. I'm guessing it's UK, US and some other places, but not the rest of the world?

I also assume it's not intentional: they just redirect the US store to local ones.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#35

Post by S4M » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

hamhamed wrote: post #3

I get 404, from a canadian IP

Same here, Spanish IP.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#36

Post by TheHippo » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

benologist wrote: post #2

A source that circumvents Google's decision to prevent non-US people from even reading about the device: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/11/8190513/chromebook-pixel-2...

This URL works from Germany: http://www.google.com/chromebook/pixel/

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#37

Post by lsllc » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:26 PM UTC

chatmasta wrote: post #15

Can you boot linux on it?

Would be very interested to see how well Ubuntu runs on this. As a once die-hard Apple fan I'm so sick of the mess that is Mac OS X Yosemite that I'm willing to abandon Apple and try a Linux laptop, but only if:

1) The wifi and sound work out of the box

2) Battery life is better than 2hrs

3) Suspend/resume works

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#38

Post by skizm » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:26 PM UTC

Can I put ubuntu or windows on this? Or even make it a hackintosh?

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#39

Post by nextos » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:26 PM UTC

objclxt wrote: post #16

BenjaminDyer wrote: post #10

As a previous owner of a Pixel I have to say it was one of the most beautiful and well crafted laptops I've ever owned. The Pixel had some major flaws, the CPU and overheating was a killer. However the biggest problem here is the underdevelopment of ChromeOS, such promise but it seems to be going the way of most of Googles products.

Personally, if overheating was a major flaw I probably wouldn't consider the laptop well crafted. Thermal management seems part of the overall design to me. I don't dispute it's a nice looking machine though!

Indeed. But it was a very nice machine. Hopefully this one won't overheat. Any idea if it's fanless? There's no specific info about the CPU, but it doesn't seem to be according to the clock frequency.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

#40

Post by pornel » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:26 PM UTC

dferlemann wrote: post #19

I don't get it anymore... 8-16 GB RAM for what? I have not used Chromebook. Do you all use it for gaming? For serious computation? with only 32-64 GB SSD? For this price, it would be nice to be able to upgrade SSD though. Then I will also want to install a Linux distro or Windows on it.

> 8-16 GB RAM for what?

For a ton of Chrome tabs.

> only 32-64 GB SSD?

You're expected to store all data on Google servers.