Chromebook Pixel (2015)
Mar 11, 2015, 12:09 pm
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Chromebook Pixel (2015)
Chromebook Pixel review (2015)
Despite Engadget ruling it "impractical", I am seriously considering this device. At $999, though, it's time to start selling some old stuff.
It would be quite an upgrade from my Samsung Chromebook (2012).
Despite Engadget ruling it "impractical", I am seriously considering this device. At $999, though, it's time to start selling some old stuff.
It would be quite an upgrade from my Samsung Chromebook (2012).
Mar 11, 2015, 12:17 pm
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As for LTE, aren't most people just tethering now?
Mar 11, 2015, 1:57 pm
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I just pulled the trigger myself. The Ludicrous Speed () version is overkill, but I've never wished I had less memory or less computing power.
Time to sell some old junk.
) version is overkill, but I've never wished I had less memory or less computing power.Time to sell some old junk.
Mar 11, 2015, 11:37 pm
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I can't wait to get mine. i7 and 16GB of ram just to run ChromeOS is insanity, but I hate owning gear that I know is not the best there is.
Mar 12, 2015, 6:42 am
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ScottC, do you know if it was fairly straightforward to install Crouton and run Linux in a tab on the original Pixel? I'm hoping to be able to do this with this machine. With these specs it ought to run as fast as a native Linux install.
I never tried it on my Samsung Chromebook (2012) because it already runs so slowly with just Chrome on it.
I never tried it on my Samsung Chromebook (2012) because it already runs so slowly with just Chrome on it.
Mar 13, 2015, 3:10 pm
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Mar 13, 2015, 4:33 pm
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What competition? I own a Yoga 2 pro, but have been using a Chromebook as my primary machine since Google sent me a CR-48. My current Chromebooks are the original Pixel and the the Toshiba Chromebook CB35. I'd never pretend like Chromebooks are perfect for everyone, but it does everything I want.
That said, even I would have to admit that the specifications of the new Pixel make zero sense just for ChromeOS
That said, even I would have to admit that the specifications of the new Pixel make zero sense just for ChromeOS
Mar 13, 2015, 5:12 pm
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What competition? I own a Yoga 2 pro, but have been using a Chromebook as my primary machine since Google sent me a CR-48. My current Chromebooks are the original Pixel and the the Toshiba Chromebook CB35. I'd never pretend like Chromebooks are perfect for everyone, but it does everything I want.
That said, even I would have to admit that the specifications of the new Pixel make zero sense just for ChromeOS
That said, even I would have to admit that the specifications of the new Pixel make zero sense just for ChromeOS
Fair I guess I should have asked you what your use case was first.
Yes, the specs on the new Pixel LS are ridiculous.
Mar 14, 2015, 9:39 am
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Mar 14, 2015, 6:28 pm
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I've been told that it is due to Verizon being jerks.
Bigger mystery is why a chromebook needs so many ports in the first place.
Same reason you can get it with Core i7 and 16GB ram - "because".
I see the Pixel as a playground for Google, not an actual product.
Bigger mystery is why a chromebook needs so many ports in the first place.
I see the Pixel as a playground for Google, not an actual product.