The Technomancer
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Uh...at that price just get a goddamn Macbook and get the actual computing functionality
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Chromebook Pixel · 2560 x 1700, i5, $1300
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PaulExcellent
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I don't mean to imply that the Nexus 10 is an i5-computer, not at all. I'm just saying that the screen is almost as nice, the form factor is more portable, and it suits my lifestyle. Nevertheless, I don't see the market for this.
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i gotchya. the i5 is definitely going to make browsing zippier but the s4 pro is no slouch either.
I've certainly seen an emerging contingent of Chromebook users who swear by the virtually 100% cloud-based experience they've had so far. That's got to be the primary target here.
Completely understandable that this doesn't sit well with everyone - it's a completely different value proposition than everyone's used to. And there's certainly some big question marks there, like what happens if you get dependent on that 1 TB of cloud storage and now your 3 years free is up? Maybe by then the pricing will have come down but no guarantee if it does or by how much.
Well, I don't think they'd go with a 12 widescreen, they'd go with like a 11.5 widescreen in the same body.
Do you not use a compiler though? I don't know what I'd do without CodeKit and Compass.
It just seems counter to everything Google have been doing. I just don't understand why this exists.
For $249 people can look at a ChromeOS and say "that's good enough". You know what the limitations are going to be on a computer like that and for 95% of the people out there it's ok.
A $1400 computer imo is aimed at developers, designers, gamers etc and ChromeOS sucks at all those things. It's completely unnecessary throwing that much power at this platform.
I really hope this is just someone's passion project and not where they're taking ChromeOS. Google need to get to making devices like the $249 Samsung Chromebook.
For $249 people can look at a ChromeOS and say "that's good enough". You know what the limitations are going to be on a computer like that and for 95% of the people out there it's ok.
A $1400 computer imo is aimed at developers, designers, gamers etc and ChromeOS sucks at all those things. It's completely unnecessary throwing that much power at this platform.
I really hope this is just someone's passion project and not where they're taking ChromeOS. Google need to get to making devices like the $249 Samsung Chromebook.
Wait, is this made by Samsung? It doesn't seem like something a sane manufacturer would want to make.
that is how i see it
buy 1 TB for 3 years at a discount, and get a "free" laptop to go with it
Gamer @ Heart
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Whoa. They clearly went all out at targeting the niche within the potential chromebook market.
That price clearly shows they had no intention of creating something that could legitimately compete against the other chromebook makers.
That price clearly shows they had no intention of creating something that could legitimately compete against the other chromebook makers.
ThatObviousUser
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The screen's pretty mindblowing.
The rest is kinda lame though, par the course for Chromebooks really, leaving aside the ARM one. Intel putting the screws on Google.
You would still have access to your files, you just wouldn't be able to add any more without paying the fee. They won't force you to delete or move what you've already got on there though.
The Technomancer
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Yeah, its baffling to me. If I'm going to spend that much money I'm going to look at this next to a Macbook and the Macbook is going to come out ahead in basically every way. I've been seriously considering getting a Chromebook for like $200, but for $1400 I'm going to buy an actual computer.
ThatObviousUser
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I just realized this doesn't have a matte screen. =/
Best part of Samsung's Chromebooks, ahead of the touchpad even.
Once again another compromise thanks to the useless touchscreen.
Best part of Samsung's Chromebooks, ahead of the touchpad even.
Once again another compromise thanks to the useless touchscreen.
Along those lines, though, you end up with "Look at our entirely unimpressive $1300 version! Imagine what the $250 version does!"
Jzero
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It probably could... if you could install games in the first place.
This is on a screen, little vertical and horizontal neck/eye movement is required. So it absolutely doesn't make "sense"
Cinema does use a widescreen format. This is true (i don't like that it does tbh) but computer screens are for more than watching movies. That is why although i dislike widescreen for television sets its less offensive than the switch that computer screens did
Not really. You aren't gaining horizontal space by forfeiting vertical space, you are just...losing vertical space, that's all (Look at all common 16:9/16:10 formats vs their 4:3 counterparts, its essentially the vertical pixels being cut with the horizontal pixels staying the same). Browsing is the last topic anyone should be using to try to defend a widescreen aspect ratio anyways, considering that the limited vertical pixels makes for a lot of unnecessary scrolling.
The same as the first point, you aren't gaining horizontal space, but losing vertical space. Splitting a window with a better aspect ratio just gives you more vertical pixels to work with while the horizontal pixels stay the same. And once again, you don't have to sacrifice workspace on a single window due to aspect ratio.
Definitely disagree here. Most older PC games made great use of 4:3 screen resolutions. Besides more vertical pixels = more space in the middle to not get cluttered by the UI.
By restricting the area at which you can see? That is a ridiculous notion.
Yeah its a standard now and that's my problem with it. The standard is a gimped aspect ratio, chosen mostly for marketing purposes and not for actual productivity.
Its basic math, you get the most area the closer you are to a square. Widescreen strays from that simply because it looks "cool".
Limited edition, let's do some simple addition
Thirteen hundred for a Chromebook, that's just some ignorant bitch shiiiiiiiit
ThatObviousUser
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They're probably not expecting them to sell. I think they announced it before they could get the costs down so they can give it away at I/O and have devs consider the platform, which wouldn't happen with an underspecced machine.
ThatObviousUser
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See this doesn't look so thick.
But this...
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CheesecakeRecipe
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Hahahaha oh wow, that price, for those specs?
Someone at Google been hittin the ganja. There's absolutely no way those are going to sell.
Someone at Google been hittin the ganja. There's absolutely no way those are going to sell.
ThatObviousUser
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This thing is playing Jekyll and Hyde with its thickness in photos.
Right next to the value of the third microphone for noise reduction.
This would have been an interesting thing a few years ago. I have one of the Chromebook beta models and it's been great for what it is.. My wife likes it, I mainly use a tablet these days at home. I don't see what their market is for a $1300 Chromebook. If I was going to spend that much and wanted something in a sleek form factor, I'd get a MBP.
It does look like a premium piece of hardware, just not as premium as others out there. And it's still a cloud based machine. I don't get who this is for.
It does look like a premium piece of hardware, just not as premium as others out there. And it's still a cloud based machine. I don't get who this is for.
ThatObviousUser
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I like how it's essentially brand-less though. There's a tiny subtle "Chrome" logo on the hinge when closed, and a "Google" one above the keyboard, but otherwise it's very reminiscent of the Cr-48.
He's talking about the actual cinema format, not what they are adapted to for home viewing.
Movies aren't filmed in 16:9, but even a more widescreen format than that.
Jzero
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Who needs that much cloud storage though? I haven't even filled up my 5GB yet or my 50 GB from Box.
Looks like you'll need the cloud storage with only 64 GB hard drive on the thing.
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Dreams-Visions
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we're done here.
PaulExcellent
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See this doesn't look so thick.
But this...
Fuuuuuuu
The hell.
I mean, I'm OK with how thick it is, as I use an XPS15 daily. But this is to be Google's solution to the Air. And that's no good.
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