Funny how the superfluous Caps Lock key gets replaced with a search key.
Whatever it says it is, I'll always remap it to Control :)
2015 Chromebook Pixel
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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#42Loads okay in the UK. Maybe it is markets where the product will not be sold that are 'barred'. As for the device, it fixes the problem of all-day-battery which is a common feature on Chromebooks (e.g. Dell) but wasn't on the original Pixel. I am glad they are continuing the product. Initially everyone laughed but, as time goes by, Chromebook is quite acceptable for 'serious web surfers'.
It's interesting that this is on "Google Store", not "Google Play Devices". This may explain why it isn't working yet in all countries -- and maybe also why it works in the UK, since London is home to the first physical Google Store.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#43Can you boot linux on it?
I hope so. If they haven't locked the bootloader down on this one I'll be buying one.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#44can you install windows on it?
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#45can you install windows on it?
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#46> What's in the box: Chromebook Pixel; Universal Type-C Charger, 60W; Quick Start Guide So the new MacBook isn't the only USB-powered notebook anymore. It does, however, appear to have two type C ports, along with two type A ports (USB 3.0), headphone, and SD card. The type C port also supports display out (up to 4K). It also has a "regular" processor (Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, 2.2GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 processor, 2…
At least the MacBook is a real computer, not a browser on steroids.
You can install linux on it. I own the previous version of the Pixel and I run ubuntu on it and its close to perfect.
Two things I would change are
1. Improve thermal cooling or move to a underpowered cpu. I have worked around it by rate limiting my CPU to not go over 800 MHz. With a few tweaks, it sips ~8.8W and gives me > 6 hrs of battery life.
2. Make the hinge a bit stiffer.
My only other complaint is that it refuses to install FreeBSD.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#47Works in the US for those that may claim 404 elsewhere. Perhaps it is a region release or the respective data centers have not been updated yet?
Google has absolutely no idea of how to run worldwide services w.r.t language/content. Their forcing of Chrome to change its UI language based on IP is one fantastic example of their absurdity. The idiocy of the store is another. Leading to security holes, too! Install app while in-region. App releases critical update. Click app to update, then find out "app does not exist". Bizarre.
Not to mention they often (2/12 months) decide my Denver IP is in Poland or France. Or that my Azure (West-US) machines are in Hungary.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#48> What's in the box: Chromebook Pixel; Universal Type-C Charger, 60W; Quick Start Guide So the new MacBook isn't the only USB-powered notebook anymore. It does, however, appear to have two type C ports, along with two type A ports (USB 3.0), headphone, and SD card. The type C port also supports display out (up to 4K). It also has a "regular" processor (Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, 2.2GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 processor, 2…
> So the new MacBook isn't the only USB-powered notebook anymore
It never was. First USB-C powered though.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#49Can I put ubuntu or windows on this? Or even make it a hackintosh?
Linux with Crouton: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#50I really wish this didn't look like a bad imitation of an Apple product. Surely it's possible to build a nice looking laptop that doesn't look so similar to a MacBook.
If you're going to do something different, just be different. I think these things are actually kind of sweet, but I can't stand the way they look.