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Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by AndyJ1972 »

mbillie1 wrote: post #552
Htsthbjig wrote: post #541

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I believe that is exactly the idea. Google as the ecosystem provider (ChromeOS) does not really want to compete with the companies that are intended to use the OS. Google does not want to compete with Dell, HP, Lenovo or Acer, but to convince them to use ChromeOS. Google creates hardware as a reference for others to follow. This is very important, as there is a before an after the release of the Nexus phone. Google r…

> Google releases high quality hardware with their OS to prove that a good machine could be make with it, but at a price that does not compete with others. That is a very interesting notion that I had not considered at all, but can that be entirely true? It must cost a small fortune to get a device like this ready for public consumption, even if they don't sell very many of them.

Like Apple, Google just want you in the ecosystem.

The money is really in the "App Stores" as such.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by arthurcolle »

krasin wrote: post #430
X-combinator wrote: post #403

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Engadget says it's STILL impractical - http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/11/chromebook-pixel-review-2...

It depends on the user. The first-gen Pixel is my only laptop for the last 2 years.

How do you do development?

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by nindalf »

mkozlows wrote: post #559
nfoz wrote: post #554

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But why wouldn't you get the Dell XPS 13 instead? (Linux edition coming out soon.) The Pixel is heavier than the MBA, while the XPS is lighter/slimmer and has a real harddrive. There are minor trade-offs here and there but it's the limitation of ChromeOS that really makes this a strange option. I myself am debating both options, but I've ordered a Pixel specifically because I'm hoping the keyboard is a bit better tha…

As someone who runs Linux and ChromeOS on my personal laptops, was looking at the XPS, and just ordered a Pixel, I can answer that: 1. Chromebook is zero-hassle. It's great that Dell is putting native Ubuntu on their laptops, but fundamentally those are still machines that were designed for Windows first and awkwardly adapted to Linux. They'll always have a few niggling issues that a designed-for-ChromeOS machine won…

What is the difference between a laptop designed for Windows and one designed for Linux? Apart from device drivers (graphics, Wi-Fi, bluetooth) which are usually not a problem, I can't think of any difference. Perhaps Linux might not look very good on very high DPI screens, but that's it.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by city41 »

Does anyone know how feasible it is -- using Crouton -- to setup one tab in Chrome that is a shell running tmux, vim, git, server processes, etc, then test the website you're coding on in another Chrome tab?

A lightweight dev environment like that on a cheap and light notebook is pretty appealing.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by GigabyteCoin »

rcraft wrote: post #437
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #266

Owner of a last-gen Pixel here. I don't see myself upgrading any time soon, but as far as refreshes go, this one seems to address most of my complaints, namely: - More RAM - Better battery life / charge time - USB-C ports Here's what I'm not sure if it will fix: - Overheating (original Pixel gets HOT on the top-left corner where I'm guessing the CPU resides) - OpenVPN support (ChromeOS does not support simply loading…

I purchase all expensive electronics on my AMEX card. They offer an additional year on all manufacturers warranty at no additional cost, along with 90 day purchase protection for any accidental damage. Its fantastic. Visa Signature offers similar coverage, however making a claim with Visa vs Amex is a much bigger headache. I've submitted multiple warranty and purchase protection claims with AMEX and its about the eas…

I feel obligated to mention, that although I was happy with my AMEX card while I had it... When I lost some physical copies of my statements that I required for tax purposes, I called up AMEX and asked them to send me copies.

They did so, at the cost of $10 per month. I paid $120 for them to print out about 40 sheets of paper and mail them to me snail mail.

I did the same with my Visa that I had at the same time, and they only charged me $2 per month. Still abhorrently expensive for paper transcripts imho, but 5x cheaper than AMEX on that respect.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by sahaskatta »

darcyparker wrote: post #359
DanTheManPR wrote: post #348

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It has the option of a 3200x1800 screen.

Where did you see this? I tried adding it to my cart and I don't see the option. And I don't see it in their 'configuration' description.

Don't buy from Dell. Buy it from the Microsoft Store: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-XPS...

Benefits of MS Store:

1) It's signature edition PC which means it's a pure copy of Windows 8.1. No trialware, no bloat, or any other crap. Even if you end up dual-booting into Ubuntu or Elementary OS, it's nice to have a clean copy of Windows.

2) You can take it into a local Microsoft Store if you have any issues, no need to deal with Dell's often horrid phone support.

3) You can buy Microsoft Complete Care for $130 which includes 3 years accidental warranty. If you break it, they replace it in the store with a brand new model instantly. I've seen them often simply replace it with an "equivalent or better" machine if the item is no longer available as well.

Re: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

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Post by justin66 »

GigabyteCoin wrote: post #567
rcraft wrote: post #437

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I purchase all expensive electronics on my AMEX card. They offer an additional year on all manufacturers warranty at no additional cost, along with 90 day purchase protection for any accidental damage. Its fantastic. Visa Signature offers similar coverage, however making a claim with Visa vs Amex is a much bigger headache. I've submitted multiple warranty and purchase protection claims with AMEX and its about the eas…

I feel obligated to mention, that although I was happy with my AMEX card while I had it... When I lost some physical copies of my statements that I required for tax purposes, I called up AMEX and asked them to send me copies. They did so, at the cost of $10 per month. I paid $120 for them to print out about 40 sheets of paper and mail them to me snail mail. I did the same with my Visa that I had at the same time, and…

What were you doing such that printing out statement pdfs wasn't sufficient? Just curious.
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