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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by tdicola »

tolmasky wrote: post #20

I just bought one, I'm going to give it an honest shot at being my only computer. As the reviews say, most of what I do is web (and web dev), so I would really like it to work. The question is will I be able to do any sort of docker/node/server-sidey stuff. We'll see. I'll give it a fair shake and even try running that stuff remotely. The Android apps thing is an interesting stop gap, maybe it'll be easier to get a t…

I've had a Chromebook for over a year now and my best advice is to skip straight to installing a real Linux distribution (either using crouton or just natively). The reality of ChromeOS apps is much further off than the dream of some totally cloud connected digital worker. Throw Ubuntu on it, get Sublime Text, Atom, etc. and all your development tools, then go to town.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by platinum1 »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #157

Pretty neat. And caveat the port issue[1] pretty nice. I wonder what the battery life is like with Linux installed (probably not 12 hours :-) Now if they added a wireless charging option so that when I set it upon my desk it was powered/charging wirelessly that would be pretty neat. I'm amazed as how closely it tracks the macbook 13. They could be twins. [1] The whole one port to rule them all which is fine except th…

It does have two Type C connectors

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by nfoz »

dman wrote: post #162
stusmall wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it still done through that chroot wonkery?

I am old school in the sense that I like to run my os as a native install directly on the machine without any chroot / vm / hypervisor trickery. This guide walks you through how to do a native linux install and blow chromeos away on the pixel. http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/chromebook_pixel_linux.txt

Whoaaaaa this seems waaaayy hackier than I expected. Will this void the warranty? I just ordered... I will be returning the thing if I can't get Debian installed and given a thorough trial run.

Edit: Nevermind it's really not that bad, just replacing the BIOS, that should be fine. I see little risk of "bricking" a machine here, I'm sure I can get Debian running with these instructions and return the product if it doesn't work well enough.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by bluedino »

egonschiele wrote: post #172

I'm not sure why this is better than the cheapest macbook air?Similar battery life, similar processor. 4gb more memory, smaller hard drive. And the cheapest pixel is $100 more. What do I get for that $100? For me the downsides are: can only use apps from the chrome web store, no unix command line (maybe it exists and I don't know?). I'm really happy someone is trying to compete, but not sure why I would buy this.

Boots in seconds. Unattended OS upgrades. Doesn't get viruses.

Nevermind, Macs have those features too.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by sspiff »

Well, nice that they put a viable amount of memory in this iteration. I can't see the specs or price of this machine in my country.

For anyone in the same situation, here's the price and specs left out of their landing page:

$999 model:

- 2.2GHz (2.7GHz Turbo) dual-core Intel Core i5-5200U

- 8GB RAM and 32GB storage

$1299 model:

- 2.6GHz (3.2GHz Turbo) dual-core Core i7-5600U

- 16GB RAM and 64GB storage

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by badloginagain »

zanny wrote: post #177
wahsd wrote: post #167

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Well, you just store all your data on the NSA cloud from your NSA terminal. To your point about he MacBook one port. They do offer a rather smart "splitter" dongle at $60-$90 that allows you to charge while I/Oing other data when that uncommon scenario uncommonly arises. I just don't get the whole Google approach. They think far higher of their "OS" than is warranted. They should have been selling this thing as a los…

If it had 256GB and Ubunutu it would be the Linux Macbook we need. A large portion of buyers will almost certainly be trying to run GNU/Linux on it anyway.

"How hard would it be to install Ubuntu" is the first thing I think whenever I see a Chromebook.

I never look into it further because I assume they've made it difficult.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by michaelbuddy »

niche wrote: post #138
tdkl wrote: post #107

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Photoshop.

What's that Frenchy open source photoshop called again?

You're thinking KRITA probably. Germany though I believe, because of the GMBH thing on its group. Krita really bogs on my system when using painting tools so ready for primetime, I think not. But hey I've been wrong before. The best photoshop / Illustrator replacements underway right now are coming from Serif Software under the name Affinity. Not opens source BUT definitely going to make a dent in Adobe's fat head.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by vlunkr »

jonathantm wrote: post #86
state wrote: post #50

I 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 som…

Eh, I might agree with you, but this looks SO much like a fatter, cheaper macbook pro.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

rdtsc wrote: post #145

Can it run Ubuntu? That is the first thing I would do to it. I've done it with Acer C720 with i3 processor. Initially got it as a portable light machine used for travel. But now it kind of became my default. I used to lug around my trusty old Thinkpad T60.

Owner of a previous Pixel here. It runs Ubuntu just fine under Crouton. If you're trying to completely wipe out ChromeOS and boot directly into Ubuntu, I believe it's possible. Personally, however, I find ChromeOS to be decent, and I prefer simply popping open Crouton whenever I need a linux-only app. The fact that Crouton can now run in a single tab instead of having to do an environment switch makes it even more useful.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by arrrg »

higherpurpose wrote: post #191
ChuckMcM wrote: post #173

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What most people have missed is that USB allows charging and data over the same port. So you can easily get a power adapter that has a charging tip which has on the same cord another USB-C port (socket) which you can plug into your display chain, or port replicator or what not. In Apple's case I fully expect they will make it so that when you plug your Apple display into your laptop it also charges it since the charg…

For all of Apple's focus on "simplicity" and "elegance" in design and whatnot, the company sure makes you carry a shitload of ugly dongles and extra cables and adapters along with your iDevices. Wouldn't they be more elegant if they would, you know...Just Work?!

Eh … if you need a dongle maybe it’s just not, you know, for you? What a novel concept!

I practically never plug anything into my laptop except the charging cable. I suspect there are many people like me out there. This one is for use, not for you. Apple isn’t into being all things to all people, you know. Or at least their single products never are. Sometimes something is just not for you and that’s ok.

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