I always see these spec lists and can't help but think that if I replaced the SSD with a much larger one and installed a real OS on it that this would actually be a tolerable machine; though I remain unconvinced that it is worth the price…
2015 Chromebook Pixel
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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Apparently it has two fans instead of one now and doesn't overheat like it used to:
Another quirk of the first Pixel was that it could get quite noisy and warm while running. No more: Thanks to a revamped cooling system, which features two fans that spin at lower revolutions-per-minute than the original model's single-fan setup, the new Pixel stays near-silent and doesn't get hot while you use it. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2895014/new-chromebook-...
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#83Probably want to link to the blog, which I think is available in every country: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2015/03/for-whats-next-new-chrome...
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#84Earlier 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?
Multitouch on the touchpad works out of the box on ubuntu including gestures. Touch on the screen works too, but I dont use it since I dont like smudging my screen. If there is interest.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#85A 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 agree that it's really senseless that you can't even look at the product pages if you're outside US. Adding ?gl=US to the end of the URLs works, though.
It's not the product page, it's the store. The product page is at http://www.google.com/chromebook/pixel/
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#86I 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.
#fanboy4life
Show me a good looking laptop and I'll show you a laptop that somebody will say looks like something Apple made first.
There are many ways this does not look like an Apple laptop. But you know what? It doesn't fucking matter. Buy it, don't buy it. Like it, don't like it. Whatever. Just - for the love of Ullr - please don't dirty this otherwise wonderful website with such fucking banal commentary. Say something meaningful, say something funny, but please don't say something that sounds like a failed (or ironic) attempt at trolling.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
At least the MacBook is a real computer, not a browser on steroids.
Yet many people use their MacBooks as a browser on steroids. Those people are the target audience of the Chromebook.
The whole ChromeOS project seems to have gotten underway because someone at Google observed how much of the computing time was spent inside the web browser.
the problem with ChromeOS, imo, is how limited it becomes once you pull out the net connection. Never mind the whole lockdown unless you flip that "developer" switch.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#88Exciting that there's a 16GB RAM version; should be a good dev box if you can live with 64GB (max) SSD
I wonder if it could be made into a hackintosh. Probably not if it doesn't have the exact same hardware as some Macbook.
Isn't the new Macbook or the MBP if you go with 16G of RAM pretty close in price?
If it's not specially to have chromeOS or linux and use the touchscreen, I have a hard time understanding the appeal of this machine.
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#89Can 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
Toshiba R30-ASMBN22
I have mine configured with:
256GB SSD
2TB HDD
MATTE 1080p screen
16GB ram
802.11ac 2x2 wifi
has lenovo-like nub mouse
cost me less than 1500
runs windows 7, linux mint, and OSX
battery life browsing web at medium brightness over wifi is over 10 hours in windows, 8 in linux, 7 in OSX
Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel
#90I 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.
Did you not notice that it has a built in SD card slot if you want more storage? Also, ChromeOS will happily use 8-16GB of RAM if you have enough browser tabs open and stuff running in the background.
> Did you not notice that it has a built in SD card slot if you want more storage?
Wish Google would adopt that attitude for their Nexus line as well...