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> Google hardware with Microsoft software praised on HN :)
Technically, VS Code is based on Google software.
Which in turn is based on Apple and KDE software.
You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
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Re: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
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The ironic thing is that VS Code is made in web technology.
linux -> android -> browser -> linux -> browser -> VS
Not exactly, it's more like
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| Linux kernel + Android kernel bits |
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| Various and sundry |
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| Wayland compositor -----------------------------+ |
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| Wayland browser windows Wayland surfaces proxied from Qemu-KVM |
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#93Neat! So now you can run JavaScript "IDE" inside a browser inside a Linux VM inside a browser on Linux!
is chrome OS still considered a browser if it's providing a VM for non-javascript applications?
Re: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
#94But would these cost $200 like the original chromebooks? The entire sell of Chromebooks to me was that they were really cheap. The newer models tend to cost as much as a macbook.
There are both cheap and expensive Chromebooks available. So the main change is that now you have mid- and high-range Chromebooks _alongside_ the cheap ones, depending what you prefer
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MacBooks are out for me now that they have the touchbar and bad keyboard. I currently use a ThinkPad and it's pretty good, but the touchpad is mediocre at best. I think a ChromeBook with really first class support for Linux apps is very compelling. I run Linux in a VM on Windows 10 on my ThinkPad and it's a great setup. A ChromeBook would be a very similar setup but probably with better native OS integration (for exa…
You mean pixelbook, $300 chromebooks would obviously be of poor build quality; although i am not sure of the hardware quality of pixelbook either. For me a thinkpad works pretty well for a linux machine.
I have a Dell Chromebook 13 and the build quality is fantastic. It's my favorite laptop out of last gen Macbook Air, Dell XPS 13, Thinkpad, and Razer Blade. The keyboard on it is the only one that doesn't hurt my fingers to type on.
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I needed a machine to ssh from and have a browser. $250 acer chromebook with crouton mostly works. This is not my primary machine however. I only use it at home to ssh into my desktop once in a while.
On this price range, are there any advantages of using a Chromebook rather than purchasing an old refurbished business laptop such as x230? They seem to be going for the same price range.
Weight, battery life, fan usage
Re: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
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So a thinkpad.
Give me a Thinkpad with a full aluminium body, a touchpad with a size that's actually usable and we'll talk. Sorry but I have developed a real dislike for small touchpads incapable of reliable gestures and full plastic bodies.
A metal body is heavy, prone to dents and attenuates radio. Why are you so keen on having one? The X1 Carbon is lighter, tougher and more serviceable than a MacBook Pro, in part because of a better choice of materials.
As for trackpads, Apple keep making them larger and larger, so a ThinkPad trackpad is no smaller than a MacBook from a few years ago. The keyboard is surely the primary concern.
Re: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
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The other good thing about this is that the Pixelbook is a 3:2 screen, so finally there's a laptop with a proper display resolution that can run Linux nicely. There's a good community of folks over at https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/ who have been tinkering with this for quite some time.
> with a proper display resolution 3:2? No thanks I don't really want black bars when watching movies... What I'd really really like is something with the build quality (especially the touchpad!) of a MacBook Pro, with decent and recent hardware, first class Linux support for all features, support for both USB-C and "old" USB and a decent keyboard with it. And that without paying more than for an technologically outd…
Cool, so buy something else; literally every laptop on the market is catering for you, and I'm genuinely happy for you--
but those of us who prefer taller aspect ratios have nothing.. please let us have this.
Re: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
#99I think this is great. I bought a chromebook flip a couple of years ago, with the intention of putting Linux on it---only to find that the hardware is depressingly bad and the ARM processor makes the Linux experience terrible (had to install Arch, never did manage to make basic things like the JVM work right, eventually gave up on it). Since then, I've been very skeptical of the notion of buying chromebooks as cheap…
The other good thing about this is that the Pixelbook is a 3:2 screen, so finally there's a laptop with a proper display resolution that can run Linux nicely. There's a good community of folks over at https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/ who have been tinkering with this for quite some time.
huawei matebook x is 3:2 and runs linux nicely
surface book appears to as well, but i don't have one of them to vouch for
Re: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
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So a thinkpad.
Give me a Thinkpad with a full aluminium body, a touchpad with a size that's actually usable and we'll talk. Sorry but I have developed a real dislike for small touchpads incapable of reliable gestures and full plastic bodies.
> a touchpad with a size that's actually usable
The touchpad is inferior to the trackpoint, so I'd much rather they get rid of it entirely instead.