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[CES 2017] Samsung and google hits it out of the park with the Chromebook Plus/Pro

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Shogmaster

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This thing is EXACTLY what many people have been clamoring for. A Convertible Chromebook with beefier CPU option (Core M3), gorgeous 12.3" 2400x1600 screen, 4GB of RAM, touch and ACTIVE PEN, and ANDROID APPS from PlayStore!

https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/04/samsung-google-chromebook-pro-plus-hands-on/

http://www.theverge.com/ces/2017/1/4/14167978/samsung-chromebook-plus-pro-google-stylus-ces-2017

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At $450/550, this will sell like hotcakes.
 
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Veritigo_X

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Looks nice. I've been looking for a new tablet but I might just get this.

The Plus is starting at $449 according to the Verge.
 
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Shogmaster

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This thing is a MUCH better value proposition than iPad Pro. I bought a $50 used Chromebook for ummm... stuff... but I might spring real money for this thing.
 
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flaxknuckles

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Shogmaster said:
This thing is a MUCH better value proposition than iPad Pro. I bought a $50 used Chromebook for ummm... stuff... but I might spring real money for this thing.
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It is until we figure out the stylus isn't nearly as good and there's no good professional software on Android.
 
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Shogmaster

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flaxknuckles said:
It is until we figure out the stylus isn't nearly as good and there's no good professional software on Android.
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True fact: Mattel considers Sketchbook Pro professional enough for their designers and has it mated to Cintiqs for their design crew. Sketchbook Pro is pretty much intact as the desktop version for Android.

BTW, the pen is tried and true Wacom EMR. It's plenty good. Much better than Apple Pencil in some respects (like palm rejection).
 
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Atomic Playboy

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Rushersauce said:
If you want professional software, get a PC or Mac... Not an Ipad...
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I thought that was the whole beauty of tablets; easily portable, easy to take notes on, use it for working on the go. Everyone just seems to use them to play Candy Crush on a big screen, sure, but they can't be completely useless for working, can they?
 
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It runs Chrome OS?

Heh. This won't sell well st all. Might sell well compared to other chrome books but will fail in regards to the larger market.

If I can format this and put windows on it then I expect them to sell decently.
 
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FinKL

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The Pro (Intel variant) won't cost $450 you can bet that. I can see it go for $700, but I hope it's slightly more than $450. Remember when Google came out with their uber Pixel Chromebook for > $1000 lol

I was surprised how snappy a refurb $100 Acer Chromebook was as a gift and kind of want one now in the living room for beaming to the TV since nearly everything is online now a days.
 
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ZOONAMI

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Spiral Insanity said:
Is it though? It looks very budget.
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How does it look budget?

Looks pretty much exactly like a spectre 13 which sells for 2x as much without a bundled stylus.

32gb iPad Pro is laughably short on storage for non wifi / cellular media consumption.

A 128 iPad Pro is $699 plus and you don't get a stylus or a keyboard.

This is essentially an android MacBook Air with a much better screen.

It's not really even a tablet. I would have a very difficult time dropping more than $500 on any tablet because of the limited OS and functionality.

iPad mini and air 2 are the only iPads worth buying imo. A pro with decent storage is midrange laptop pricing, not tablet pricing.
 
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Shogmaster

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FinKL said:
The Pro (Intel variant) won't cost $450 you can bet that. I can see it go for $700, but I hope it's slightly more than $450. Remember when Google came out with their uber Pixel Chromebook for > $1000 lol

I was surprised how snappy a refurb $100 Acer Chromebook was as a gift and kind of want one now in the living room for beaming to the TV since nearly everything is online now a days.
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M3 version is $550 according to Engadget.
 
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Shogmaster

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diablos991 said:
It runs Chrome OS?

Heh. This won't sell well st all. Might sell well compared to other chrome books but will fail in regards to the larger market.

If I can format this and put windows on it then I expect them to sell decently.
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You really don't want to run Windows on eMMC though.
 
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Looks nice but the design is pretty ugly. Hope there's a new pixel someday.
 
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Maxim726X

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Oh man I've had my eyes on this since it was leaked in what, October?

What's the release date? I don't need it but I want it!

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32GB of storage = I continue to wonder who this is for.
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Students, I'd imagine. And it has expandable storage.
 
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trixx

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Maxim726X said:
Oh man I've had my eyes on this since it was leaked in what, October?

What's the release date? I don't need it but I want it!



Students, I'd imagine. And it has expandable storage.
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yep plus comes with the google drive. I have chromebook and 32 gigs is no problem for mine
 
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medrew

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diablos991 said:
It runs Chrome OS?

Heh. This won't sell well st all. Might sell well compared to other chrome books but will fail in regards to the larger market.

If I can format this and put windows on it then I expect them to sell decently.
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Um why?
There are at least 20 million Chromebooks out there being used by students, and they are really just now getting Android apps onto them.

There have been stories of Chromebooks outselling Macs in 2016
 
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enzo_gt

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No stylus/active pen specs thus far?

Makes me doubt it or the digitizer will be very good at that price, but maybe.
 
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Skinpop

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Shogmaster said:
It doesn't run Android. It runs Chrome OS. With android apps. If you're gonna bother with Linux becuase Android and Chrome OS apps are not good enough, you might as well go all the way and install Windows.
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on linux I can install a c compiler and write code that runs on my machine without any hassle. is it possible to do that on chrome os?
as for apps I can't imagine a scenario where I'd want to ever run android apps on anything but a phone and even then it's mostly an annoying experience. it's literally the bottom-of-the-barrel of software engineering.

I guess windows would be fine too.
 
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