can you install windows on it?
On the last pixel I was unable to install Windows 8. Dont know about this one.
2015 Chromebook Pixel
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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
At least the MacBook is a real computer, not a browser on steroids.
Plot twist, even CR48s can run Arch and other light variants of Linux, with an i7 and 16GB of RAM, I have no doubt these will be capable as well. Now, about that price point...
Heck I ran straight Ubuntu on mine, and Firefox was less janky than Chrome on ChromeOS at the time.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#73> 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…
USB Powered Laptop was first by HP Chromebook 11.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#74I 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.
There's something to be said, though, for the standard that Apple have set with the unibody design of the Macbooks .. its a very functional design and can take a beating. I wish more manufacturers would just copy this feature, personally .. the only reason I persist with the Macbook is that its not at all a creaky, plasticy slab .. but rather a more functional, industrial-strength product.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#75Could anybody archive the the bloody page so people can see ? stupid google.
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#76Si I cannot even look at the product because I do not live in the US? Who makes these decisions?
>>Who makes these decisions?
Americans.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 ref…
Did you get touch features working on your older Pixel? I'm very curious about whether the Pixel series would be a good machine for Ubuntu .. care to share your experiences?
Touch sorta works on my Pixel running Debian. By which I mean I can tap on the screen to click, but all of the multi-touch gestures don't work.
I have put absolutely no effort into getting it to work though (honestly I'd disable it entirely if I wasn't too lazy to bother), and a desktop environment like GNOME might be able to configure it to work. I'm not sure there.
Edit: (Multi-touch on the touchpad works fine for me.)
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#78How much does this thing cost? I clicked on the purchase link and got a 404 (badly implemented regional restriction maybe)?
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#79I 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.
It looks heavier than it's spec'ed for (3.3lbs). I'm not sure what it is but it just looks really thick, like a 2011-era Macbook Pro. I too wish they went a different direction with their industrial design.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 ref…
> 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.
Yeah, just like buying a Windows laptop to install Linux, meaning using the laptop for another purpose than it is being sold for.