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Dimi
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CromeBooks Are Out
#14646454 - 06/21/11 01:08 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Considering a low-mid level powered laptop could be bought for the same price, would you opt for a Chromebook instead?
Link:http://goo.gl/2lYxp
I'm curious what you all think, I personally think a ChromeBook is a WASTE!
Edited by Dimi (06/21/11 01:08 AM)
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koraks
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14646706 - 06/21/11 02:43 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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A Chromebook is just a netbook running Chrome OS right? So would it be fair to compare a Chromebook to a laptop instead of to a netbook?
Other than that, the essential question is what your stance is towards bundling hardware and software. Personally, I like it to be able to pick both separately, but many users still prefer the ready-made solution of a machine that comes out of the box and only needs to be turned on.
Regarding Chrome OS, I don't have experience with it, but I expect it to be intended as a MacOS killer: easy to use, versatile in terms of the apps you can download for it, but not specifically geared to users who want to be able to customize just about anything.
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Dimi
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: koraks]
#14647064 - 06/21/11 06:36 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Chrome-books can do a little more than "Consume" media, like YouTube and such, but a net book can not. not to mention the Chrome book has a Solid State Hard Drive.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14647072 - 06/21/11 06:40 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Many netbooks come with SSD's as well, and you can always swap the HDD for an SSD if you want to shell out the cash for it.
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Chrome-books can do a little more than "Consume" media, like YouTube and such, but a net book can not.
You mean a netbook can't consume media, or a netbook can do so much more than just consume media? If the latter, I agree. If the former...I don't 
Look, the way I see it is just that a Chromebook is nothing more than a netbook that comes with Chrome OS installed. So a netbook with one more configuration choice made for you.
Edited by koraks (06/21/11 06:41 AM)
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Dimi
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: koraks]
#14647092 - 06/21/11 06:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yes, I mean netbooks can only consume, not create.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14647109 - 06/21/11 06:57 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well, I don't agree there. Netbooks are just laptops with a smaller form factor (smaller screen) and a lower power consumption. They can run the same sort of software that other pc's can.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14647114 - 06/21/11 07:01 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dimi said: I mean netbooks can only consume, not create.
You're entitled to your opinion but just know that your opinion is wrong.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: frith]
#14647154 - 06/21/11 07:23 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Netbooks only consume media. Give me one example of a type of media that can be created on a netbook please.
I work for a large electronics store, I'm familiar with all of them, and none "create" any media files, maybe with the exception of google docs.
It's not an opinion, it's a fact.
I'm not arguing, just enthusiastically trying to prove a point.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14647164 - 06/21/11 07:27 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dimi said: Netbooks only consume media. Give me one example of a type of media that can be created on a netbook please.
Music, text, video (but it will take long due to the limited CPU power), graphics (ditto), animations...as an e-store employee, you're probably aware that you can run MS Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Cakewalk etc. etc. etc. on a netbook.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: koraks]
#14647220 - 06/21/11 07:53 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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yes, authoring those types of files on a Netbook is a complete waste of time.
Now, please name a netbook that runs photoshop or illustrator, because none will to my knowledge, they won't even come close.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14647320 - 06/21/11 08:34 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dimi said: yes, authoring those types of files on a Netbook is a complete waste of time.
Now, please name a netbook that runs photoshop or illustrator, because none will to my knowledge, they won't even come close.
I run Gimp and Inkscape daily on my netbook.
Lately I've been playing with Synfig Studio for animation.. sure it takes a little longer to render stuff but, depending on what you are creating, it may not be that bad.
If you think netbooks absolutely cannot create anything than you are a fool.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14647454 - 06/21/11 09:30 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dimi said: Now, please name a netbook that runs photoshop or illustrator, because none will to my knowledge, they won't even come close.
Well, the Asus EEE PC 1005HA for example.
Dude, listen, I respect the fact that you have an opinion, but seriously, for someone selling this sort of equipment, I find it remarkable that you have so little factual knowledge about these products. I don't mean that as an insult, it just strikes me as odd. Especially because this sort of information is extremely easy to find, either by experimentation or by locating the proper information on the web. Of course, I agree that if your primary computing goal is to run Photoshop, a netbook is not the most obvious choice, but since most netbooks are simply x86 machines in a small form factor, it can't be that hard to imagine what you can and can't do with one?
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: koraks]
#14648439 - 06/21/11 01:10 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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A netbook can do anything a computer can do... plug in a monitor keyboard and mouse and you wouldnt no the difference.
Okay the processors are relativly slow, but i know people who have used photoshop and music production software on netbooks.
You misinformed.
Plus, theres no 'apps' on the chrome books, its only a browser. Thats it. You rely on google docs, youtube, the internet for everything.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: frith]
#14649668 - 06/21/11 05:27 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Okay...Okay...we can agree that net books are "creationally crippled" then.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14652831 - 06/22/11 08:10 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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No. We can't.
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Re: CromeBooks Are Out [Re: Dimi]
#14652880 - 06/22/11 08:28 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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at being proven completely wrong and then just saying, "Well, since we all agree..."
I'll have to try that one sometime.
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koraks
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Oh well, I feel for the guy. Shroomery discussions can be painful sometimes. Especially if you're not completely aware of what you're talking about.
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