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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by adrusi »

stanmancan wrote: post #112
pjmlp wrote: post #80

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> 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.

I get what you're saying, but I feel like the example you're providing is off. When people buy a laptop, the major selling point isn't that it runs Windows, it's typically the hardware in it. It just happens to come with Windows because that's what most people use. A major selling point of the Chromebook is that it runs Chrome OS, so in this case yeah installing Linux on it kind of defeats the purpose of buying a Chr…

The reason people like to buy Chromebooks to run Linux is that chromeos uses the Linux kernel, so all the hardware has to have Linux drivers available. Most laptops have at least some issues with Linux. Even my thinkpad, a line known for Linux comparability, can't use the discrete graphics card under linux.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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tree_of_item wrote: post #92
pjmlp wrote: post #80

Earlier 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. Yeah, just like buying a Windows laptop to install Linux, meaning using the laptop for another purpose than it is being sold for.

Laptops are sold to be general purpose computing devices, not to "run Windows". The reasoning you gave seems to be some sort of fully general counterargument to ever installing GNU/Linux, as there are hardly any devices that are "sold to run GNU/Linux".

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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by nfoz »

"To place an order, you must have a Google Wallet account."

Ugh, really? Can't I just buy the product?

Will these be sold in stores, or outside of Google's ecosystem? Just curious. Andyes, I want one specifically for the hardware, and will be replacing the OS.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by logicallee »

dman wrote: post #46
pjmlp wrote: post #26

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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…

was FreeBSD your first choice, then after abortive attempts you installed Linux?

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by pimlottc »

chambo622 wrote: post #28

My main issues with my first gen Chromebook Pixel that I received at Google I/O in 2013: 1) Poor battery life (~4 hours) 2) Lots of heat 3) Instability of Linux environment (with Crouton) made it a poor dev machine. They seem to have fixed 1) and 2), I'm still nervous about making this a primary machine due to 3). I would have situations where the system would force shut down when closing the lid instead of sleeping/…

I think you mean 2011, that was when gave out the first Chromebooks. It was not a bad little device but the CPU was woefully underpowered.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by dntrkv »

nandhp wrote: post #22

> 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…

The MacBook is a completely different machine than this. Now the MacBook Pro Retina 13" is a more proper comparison. In which case they are pretty close when it comes to specs, price, weight, size, battery life, etc.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by VieElm »

aikah wrote: post #126
bitdivision wrote: post #115

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Untrue: http://edex.adobe.com/projectphotoshopstreaming

> Untrue: http://edex.adobe.com/projectphotoshopstreaming Please don't take people for idiots, photoshop won't be running on your ChromeOS.

It is possible to write software like photoshop for ChromeOS, thus it is a real computer. It's just that no one has. Nobody has written this kind of software for Plan 9, and a computer with Plan 9 is still a real computer.
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