Google Chromebook Pixel. $1,299...wow!

[mikedt]

Google Chromebook Pixel
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It only has a browser, so it's rather useless without the internet, yet this thing costs more than an Apple MacBook Air. Seriously who's going to buy this?

 

[breadnatty08]

Yeah, Mike. I always wanted a Chromebook but just couldn't justify the cost. When the ARM based Samsung one came out, I bought it immediately.
Love it and we use it frequently, but there's no way that Chrome OS needs to run on a $1300+ machine. That's Apple territory.

 

[dan330]

Agreed.. Nutz...

 

[unnamedny]

32gb of storage... lmao

 

[breadnatty08]

32gb of storage... lmao

Free 1Tb of Google Drive though.
I have 2years of 100Gb of Drive with my Samsung Chromebook. As someone who doesn't store much on their device (and there's an SD card slot as well), it works fine for me.

 

[SUroot]

Would work pretty well for the diagnostician on the go for interfacing into the Web portal of a PACs system. When I used to support PACs, they had high-res diagnostic stations and then just Web stations that couldn't be used for diagnostics, just review.

It kind of makes sense so it cannot have loads of crap installed on it and no bloat...

But other than that, I can't think of what else it would be useful for.

 

[unnamedny]

Free 1Tb of Google Drive though.
I have 2years of 100Gb of Drive with my Samsung Chromebook. As someone who doesn't store much on their device (and there's an SD card slot as well), it works fine for me.

I have 2x 3 terabytes of data, does not work fine for me at all.

 

[SUroot]

Yeah I have 3x 1TB in my media PC and another 3 TB's in my NAS. I store almost nothing on my laptop.

 

[SiempreTuna]

Chromebooks have clearly been such a success they've had to increase the prices ..

No, wait ..

 

[breadnatty08]

Chromebooks have clearly been such a success they've had to increase the prices ..

No, wait ..

Have to agree. The ad campaign for the cheap Samsung one was great.
Focus on those who are new to computers, need a cheap second one, something they don't mind screwing up, don't want to use Windows/OSX etc.
Also, promoting these to be used in schools, cheaply, is a brilliant idea.
However, now that there is the Raspberry Pi , they seem to have been undercut a whole lot more in price.

Wow, The Verge gave it a 7.5!
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/25/4023830/google-chromebook-pixel-review

 

[unnamedny]

Yeah I have 3x 1TB in my media PC and another 3 TB's in my NAS. I store almost nothing on my laptop.

but what if you need to store something on your crome book. You are screwed. I don't store much at my laptop but things add up to gigabytes.

 

[breadnatty08]

Whelp, David Pierce's final remark should have been the entire review:

Everyone should want a Chromebook Pixel — I certainly do. But almost no one should buy one.

 

[SiempreTuna]

I just read a review. Still not seeing the point. Selling any does not appear to be it.

So far as I can see, it's a PC that costs more than a PC but does less. The only upside (and it only really applies to rabid MS haters) is it doesn't run windows. Don't we already have Linux for that ..?

 

[SUroot]

but what if you need to store something on your crome book. You are screwed. I don't store much at my laptop but things add up to gigabytes.

Moot point really. The only thing I NEED to be stored on my chromebook is my android source code, which needs to be compiled locally...

Oh wait, I can't do that with a Chrome book.

 

[dan330]

i see a repeat of the Nexus One.. great phone.. but for a very small market.

 

[ocnbrze]

yeah i just saw something about this chromebook today. it is just crazy to have a high tech netbook that cost that much. do not get me wrong i really love the chromebook, but there is no way i'm, spending that kind of dough for a machine like that.

 

[Rxpert83]

yeah i just saw something about this chromebook today. it is just crazy to have a high tech netbook that cost that much. do not get me wrong i really love the chromebook, but there is no way i'm, spending that kind of dough for a machine like that.

I think its more of a statement than anything. Googles saying they're ready to play with the big boys.

This isn't the Samsung chrome book or the Acer chrome book, this is GOOGLES chrome book. Home made. This is just them proving they can put out high end HARDWARE as well as software.

 

[ocnbrze]

I think its more of a statement than anything. Googles saying they're ready to play with the big boys.

This isn't the Samsung chrome book or the Acer chrome book, this is GOOGLES chrome book. Home made. This is just them proving they can put out high end HARDWARE as well as software.

i just hope that they are not relying on sales for it.....cuz it is gonna be sloooooooooow.

 

[Rxpert83]

i just hope that they are not relying on sales for it.....cuz it is gonna be sloooooooooow.

I honestly don't think they're making that many of them. they'd be crazy to think someone is going to spend that kind of money on a chrome book rather than just getting the newest macbook pro.

The best thing about chromebooks are the cheap price.

Think big picture here though. Google is making their own hardware now.

Nexus by Google? Not too far fetched.

 

[sleezecheeze]

You're paying for the screen. It's touchscreen AND it has the highest pixel density of any laptop on the market so far. It doesn't sound like much but there's a lot of money in mass producing stuff like that.

 

[ocnbrze]

You're paying for the screen. It's touchscreen AND it has the highest pixel density of any laptop on the market so far. It doesn't sound like much but there's a lot of money in mass producing stuff like that.

meh.....i'll pass on it. if it had more computing power then what the chrome os can offer then i'm in(if i had the money). but the chrome os i think works best a the price point that they have for the samsung and acer chromebooks. now if this new one has a more beefier os then it would be that much better.

 

[drew051]

I like the concept of it, and with the 1TB of Google Drive included, you can try to look as it of paying for the Google Drive for 3 years and getting a chromebook included.

I think it is a very niche market however for early adopters

 

[ardchoille]

I just purchased a Samsung Chromebook and I love it. Keep in mind that there are scripts/packages floating around that will allow a full Linux distro, Android, and other operating systems to run on Chromebooks.

One source is located here.

These types of options might make the $1,300 price worth while.

 

[ocnbrze]

I just purchased a Samsung Chromebook and I love it. Keep in mind that there are scripts/packages floating around that will allow a full Linux distro, Android, and other operating systems to run on Chromebooks.

One source is located here.

These types of options might make the $1,300 price worth while.

yeah i just got the samsung chromebook as well. i might have to look into getting ubuntu installed on it.....thanx for the idea and the link.

 

[ardchoille]

yeah i just got the samsung chromebook as well. i might have to look into getting ubuntu installed on it.....thanx for the idea and the link.

The crouton tutorial uses Ubuntu from an SD card, you can run Ubuntu and Chrome side-by-side and switch between them with a key combo.. nothing to install on the Chromebook.

Search Google, I believe there are other tutorials. The script for Ubuntu references the XFCE desktop. I used XFCE in Linux Mint because it has a small footprint and is easy on resources.. perfect for a Chromebook.