You think? I mean the reason the Chromebook is like this is because so many business users want a keyboard soon, remember that the specs are because everything is online, not because it isn't intended to do big jobs.
You use Windows, don't you? But you are on to something with the beta testing idea, these are not going to be sold anywhere but the internet but probably not because Google wants beta testers, they want a die-hard core of people that will talk about their chromebook, show it to people, and adore it. That would not happen if mom came home from the store with a new chromebook for jimmy when he wanted a windows machine that takes hundreds of megs of ram just to start up... chromebook uses chromium and linux, running those two(plus a status bar, a taskbar, and a fully-functional desktop manager) I only need about 60 megs of ram. That's less than a tenth of what I usually see windows using after I log in without a browser running - if your idea on the hardware is based on comparisons to a windows machine then start comparing iPad hardware to the same.i would think that these Chromebooks seems more like beta testing for the mass but sold as a final product, im sure quick google will realize the hardware isnt up to par and they require much more!
Great post Ben! I totally agree with what you are saying. I actually just finished reading a bit of the book "In the Plex" which is about Google. They have a very interesting take on things, and you are right that you need to THROW OUT all your pre-conceived Windows notions, about how much RAM or HD space you might need... even processor. Its all just garble numbers. All you need to know is that Chromebook will be 10x faster than a Windows box REGARDLESS of the specs.You use Windows, don't you? But you are on to something with the beta testing idea, these are not going to be sold anywhere but the internet but probably not because Google wants beta testers, they want a die-hard core of people that will talk about their chromebook, show it to people, and adore it. That would not happen if mom came home from the store with a new chromebook for jimmy when he wanted a windows machine that takes hundreds of megs of ram just to start up... chromebook uses chromium and linux, running those two(plus a status bar, a taskbar, and a fully-functional desktop manager) I only need about 60 megs of ram. That's less than a tenth of what I usually see windows using after I log in without a browser running - if your idea on the hardware is based on comparisons to a windows machine then start comparing iPad hardware to the same.
Exactly! The greatest difference between a netbook and a Chromebook is the booting speed. So you could say the Chromebook is a tablet on steroids in the form of a laptop.I'm a writer so having a quick boot machine and not having to worry about data are more important to me than power. Tablets are fine for recreation but they're not comfortable for typing so maybe I fall squarely into the Chromebook target market. I use the net heavily for work and I also plan to have a tablet, but the tablet will not be my main computing device.
I second that!Great post Ben! I totally agree with what you are saying. I actually just finished reading a bit of the book "In the Plex" which is about Google. They have a very interesting take on things, and you are right that you need to THROW OUT all your pre-conceived Windows notions, about how much RAM or HD space you might need... even processor. Its all just garble numbers. All you need to know is that Chromebook will be 10x faster than a Windows box REGARDLESS of the specs.