Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
I'm done with Samsung and their shitty products.
Da fuck?
1 big issue with one and they put out shitty products? Plural? lol Jeez
I'm done with Samsung and their shitty products.
Da fuck?
1 big issue with one and they put out shitty products? Plural? lol Jeez
Right but that's not anything like, say Windows 10 having native first-class stylus support. It's just launching a menu on an event. It's slight worse than Apple Pencil and Apple Pencil Support is terrible.
They've also had issues with tablets exploding, as well as washing machines, quite recently. While it's still a very small percentage of their business overall, I think it's fair to say plural. Especially in light of the fact that their replacement Note 7 phones also had exploding problems, too. That alone qualifies them for the plural....
Like I said I'm definitely not ready to condemn them forever but there's a slight trust issue on my part due to the prevalence of fatal issues in some of their stuff.
And Chrome OS is nothing like Windows. What is your point exactly? Samsung will pack-in its Samsung software tweaks and apps for the stylus. If you like those you will like this as well.
Sorta my point. Unless Google themselves is going to push for more stylus integration this is a much less exciting piece of hardware. I don't fault Samsung with anything here, I love that they are trying this, and it's a nice looking device, but I'd be suspect about the device's utilization on the software end and also with Andromeda looming the future of Chromebooks in general.
I see. As far as the ChromeOS part of this laptop goes I don't see that many good reasons to use a stylus tbh. Scribbling in the web version of OneNote sounds like a bad experience especially if you can just download the Android app and scribble on that. And ChromeOS is just a glorified browser window in the end. Not much use for a stylus there. In that way, sure, Windows is more interesting than this.
Also, what's Andromeda? Are we expecting a jump in performance? That would make the timing of this Pro machine rather odd.
Why spend $500 for a Chromebook? I thought the appeal was that they were cheaper than Windows laptops.
How good is Chrome OS these days? I've been looking for a new laptop and this is very pretty.
$500 laptops are bad - maybe not garbage tier but screens, keyboards and trackpads are all extremely bad quality in them.
I've never bought a laptop for more than $300 and I've been very satisfied, so $500 for something that isn't guaranteed to run whatever program I may need to run sounds like a lot.
Can you get the Xiaomi notebook in the US yet? I had my eye on that a while ago but forgot about it.Think of them as Ultrabook with lower storage.
I won't buy it though. Its size and price are too close to an used 12" Macbook. I can also get a 12" Xiaomi Ultrabook for about 600.
The prices are really cheap generally in the $300-400 price range. You won't get as much functionality as a windows laptop, but I'd be very surprised if I seen a product in similar price range that works as fast as chromebooks do, since all it literally runs is chrome.Serious question, what are these for instead of a full fledged laptop? Or a much more capable laptop in the same price range?
Better hardware at the same/lesser price point (which usually means better battery life, better performance, better mouse/keyboard, etc). Don't have to install Windows updates. Don't need anti-virus. Virtually idiot-proof. Boots almost instantaneously.
Chromebooks are one of those things that I can recommend to other people, but I can never find one that is for me. Most of them don't allow for ram upgrades. That would be most important to me with how Chrome is such a hog. The really cheap one's specs are too low for me. I want an Intel Processor and at least 4GB's of RAM. The only Chromebook's that would interest me are too damn expensive for the limited functionality such as the Chromebook Pixel.
Think of them as Ultrabook with lower storage.
I won't buy it though. Its size and price are too close to an used 12" Macbook. I can also get a 12" Xiaomi Ultrabook for about 600.
Better hardware at the same/lesser price point (which usually means better battery life, better performance, better mouse/keyboard, etc). Don't have to install Windows updates. Don't need anti-virus. Virtually idiot-proof. Boots almost instantaneously.
What programs are you going to run on your sub $300 Windows laptop that you can't run on a Chromebook? Full Excel and Powerpoint? A sub $300-Windows laptop can't run many Windows programs. You're not going to be playing any games on that laptop, for example, or editing videos.
my acer r11 chromebook supports android apps but of course not all android apps are compatible with the chromebook. Also I'm not running developer mode. New Chromebooks have the update to run android apps
The prices are really cheap generally in the $300-400 price range. You won't get as much functionality as a windows laptop, but I'd be very surprised if I seen a product in similar price range that works as fast as chromebooks do, since all it literally runs is chrome.
Quoting again:
Perfect device for basic computing. I bought it literally to write essays. Also lasts 8 hours+. I think max is like 12 hours which is nutty. Extremely light also
R11 has intel processor and 4gb ram option but 16gb. IT's the version I currently own. I think its around $250 USD. Here's a video from the verge that sold me on it: https://youtu.be/Azzmbm17u-A
Better version that the Asus Chromebook Flip. I like this.
Just need to detachable 2 in 1 devices to come so we can get a spiritual successor to the Pixel C.
Chris from techtablets.com reported that the Xiaomi gets shit battery life from his testing.
They've also had issues with tablets exploding, as well as washing machines, quite recently. While it's still a very small percentage of their business overall, I think it's fair to say plural. Especially in light of the fact that their replacement Note 7 phones also had exploding problems, too. That alone qualifies them for the plural....
Like I said I'm definitely not ready to condemn them forever but there's a slight trust issue on my part due to the prevalence of fatal issues in some of their stuff.
How good is Chrome OS these days? I've been looking for a new laptop and this is very pretty.
If there was ever a way to run Steam on a Chromebook (even if it was just the games compatible with Linux), I'd get one. I like playing lightweight Steam games on my laptop too much.
You can't run WINE on a Chromebook, can you?
I'll wait a month on this one, as I'm not sure I trust that I won't have a firework display on my lap.
I'll wait a month on this one, as I'm not sure I trust that I won't have a firework display on my lap.
these post are getting tired. Do people not have an understanding on how many millions of consumer devices that Samsung have actually manufactured over the years?
Why spend $500 for a Chromebook? I thought the appeal was that they were cheaper than Windows laptops.
^this
Why spend $500 for a Chromebook? I thought the appeal was that they were cheaper than Windows laptops.
which slim and portable notebook with a nice screen (1080p+) and 10 hours battery life can you recommend for $499 or less?
Let's wait and see if someone will answer this. The drive posts from people who don't understand Chromebooks are lame.
This seems nice. Assuming it doesn't have any major malfunctions, I will be purchasing this. I've been thinking about getting a Chromebook to replace my tablet.
which slim and portable notebook with a nice screen (1080p+) and 10 hours battery life can you recommend for $499 or less?
Not sure, maybe none. Obviously there aren't just cons to premium Chromebooks - they're saving money in one place that they can invest in another - but I don't think those features are worth what you're giving up compared with a similarly-priced or cheaper laptop and at such a high price. $500 is too high, in my opinion, for a side laptop, and it doesn't have the features to be the only laptop somebody would own. It's just stuck between two common types of purchases.
Personally, having a 10-hour battery would be nice, but I wouldn't pay extra for a 1080p+ screen. Someone picky enough to feel like they need a 1080p+ screen shouldn't be watching movies on a 12.3-inch screen in the first place. No filmmaker wants you to experience their film on such a small screen, so this is one of the least important considerations when I shop for a laptop.
Not sure, maybe none. Obviously there aren't just cons to premium Chromebooks - they're saving money in one place that they can invest in another - but I don't think those features are worth what you're giving up compared with a similarly-priced or cheaper laptop and at such a high price. $500 is too high, in my opinion, for a side laptop, and it doesn't have the features to be the only laptop somebody would own. It's just stuck between two common types of purchases.
Personally, having a 10-hour battery would be nice, but I wouldn't pay extra for a 1080p+ screen. Someone picky enough to feel like they need a 1080p+ screen shouldn't be watching movies on a 12.3-inch screen in the first place. No filmmaker wants you to experience their film on such a small screen, so this is one of the least important considerations when I shop for a laptop.
Where is this thing I want it.