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Re: Chromebox

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Post by mikemoka »

netcan wrote: post #62
mikemoka wrote: post #48

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I have no idea. Why would a business buy something like that? Please elaborate.

I can think of some. A lot of people use browser almost exclusively at work. Salespeople, customer service people, etc. If the business software they use is web based, they use a browser.

I don't know, what if they need to edit a report with a company template someone made in Word? There are full fledged PC for sale at less than that price. Salespeople are often on the move and would probably use a netbook I think.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by metatronscube »

chj wrote: post #83

Where is the target of this device? Certainly I won't buy this, but neither can I think of any reason for a sane people to pay more than 100$ for this box. People will get an iPad instead, rather than paying 3xx$ for a dumb box.

I wish I got the new ipad that's for sure. The first generation ipad beats the pants off my Acer chromebook and its got even worse with the new shiny UI.

And remember $300 over here (sunny Britain) is more like 300 quid, which is more like equivalent $460!! over there ;)

No one I have shown this to would buy it and they think im insane for doing so.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by lnanek2 »

aristidb wrote: post #140
i386 wrote: post #73

This is a terrible page and the product manager of this thing should be ashamed. The inmates are truly running the asylum. The technical specs are completely irrelevant to the interests of the majority of consumers. This page needs to show what this is capable of without the foreknowledge of what Chrome OS is or is capable of or what Googles other offerings are. Sell me a story! Tell me why my life is going to be bet…

Yes, Apple shows that showing specs is not necessary: http://www.apple.com/macmini/ If specs help sell the things, by all means Google should include them. Whether they are "relevant" or not. Also note that the info that it is _not_ an Intel Atom CPU is highly relevant IMO, because the Atom is slow as molasses.

Most consumers don't even know what an Intel Atom CPU is. A large portion might have some vague brand awareness of Intel, though, so mentioning Intel is good in general. For a consumer product to succeed you can't sell it and market it to only people who know the difference between different processors. That's a very small group of people.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by debacle »

1. Can I install Ubuntu on it?

2. Can I increase the RAM?

3. Will it run LibreOffice?

If the answer to all of those is 'yes', I forsee myself buying this in the future.

Re: Chromebox

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Post by jeffool »

kamjam wrote: post #148
jeffool wrote: post #103

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But the complaint (and a legit one I feel) is that this page is the opposite. This page has very little information that techies want (as seen by all the complaining here.)

I think he's agreeing with the parent...

... Oh! I did not read it that way at all!

Re: Chromebox

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Post by sushantsharma »

bane wrote: post #172
i386 wrote: post #73

This is a terrible page and the product manager of this thing should be ashamed. The inmates are truly running the asylum. The technical specs are completely irrelevant to the interests of the majority of consumers. This page needs to show what this is capable of without the foreknowledge of what Chrome OS is or is capable of or what Googles other offerings are. Sell me a story! Tell me why my life is going to be bet…

I disagree (mostly). Technical specs do tell you what a device is capable of. However, putting the specs up front and not under the specs tab (which is strangely almost empty) is poor. The overview should be pushed up to the top and expanded upon a la Apple's products pages. Even with all the specs, there's one I care about that's not on here, how much can I store on the device? All the USB ports aren't doing me any…

16 GB SSD. You can find it on amazon -> http://goo.gl/oFXeA

Re: Chromebox

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Post by kamjam »

jeffool wrote: post #185
kamjam wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think he's agreeing with the parent...

... Oh! I did not read it that way at all!

Lol, yeah, it wasn't very clear but I don't think they can dumb page down any more at a later stage, lol

Re: Chromebox

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Post by sp332 »

GFischer wrote: post #152
platinum1 wrote: post #76

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https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/features-key.h... Is that better? edit: To explain, I think how they expect you to experience the website is: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/ (from www.google.com/chromeos) http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/features.html http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/features-key.ht... http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/features-device...…

It's still not good enough for me, though it is a million times better. "Go fast". The set top Androids are also pretty fast. Also, as someone said, who reboots these days? (though it's a selling point for a media player replacement) "Stream HD movies without a hitch", ok, that's a selling point, though my cheap Android phone does well enough on "good enough" quality, so I'd expect the Android set top boxes or equiva…

Why are you comparing this to Android? Also, I've never heard of an Android set-top box.
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