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There are a lot of people complaining about the 32 GB of space who're forgetting that most smartphones still come with around that much storage. My Pixel only h

There are a lot of people complaining about the 32 GB of space who're forgetting that most smartphones still come with around that much storage. My Pixel only has 32 GB, and it cost (unlocked) way more than $500. And I think that's Google's thinking. These things are essentially more capable smartphones. If you're someone who is fine with 32 GB on your phone then you should be fine with 32 GB on your Chromebook. But I also understand the complaints about the size of the storage. I think the complaints come from people who are looking at it as a computer, not a tablet/phone with a great screen, keyboard, and pen. For a computer its storage space is very tiny. And for those who actually buy the 128 GB smartphone models so they can download games and movies, it seems tiny. But most users don't match that profile. Which is why there are 32 GB phones still being sold, and why Chromebooks are still only available with 32 GB. When the typical Chromebook user wants more space, Google will oblige. But that's just not in the cards right now. Personally, I'd like a bit more space, but I still think that for what you're getting it's a good price point: particularly if the pen works well.

Johnny555 10y ago
If it's a "more capable smartphone", it stands to reason that it should have more memory than a smartphone? In any case, if it has an SD or MicroSD slot, that would alleviate the storage concern for most people. The USB port could also be useful for more storage, but most people won't want to use up one of the limited USB ports for a memory stick.
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- bostand 10y ago
  Some chromebooks come with a big hd or ssd. But nobody seem to buy them
  - pjmlp 10y ago
    I wonder if anyone buys chromebooks at all in Europe, given that I only see them as single unit being victim of whatever promotion of the week, until eventually someone takes that thing out of the store.
    - bostand 10y ago
      "victim"?? Chromebooks are the perfect laptops for people who don't understand computers. No viruses, no antiviruses, no forced reboots...
      - pjmlp 10y ago
        > No viruses, no antiviruses, no forced reboots... Browser exploits, cross-site scripting, fake-urls, cookie harvesting, SSL impersonations ...
      - chestnut-tree 10y ago
        And what about privacy? An entire OS that records everything you do online, it even records printing to your desktop printer. Microsoft rightly gets skewered for tracking user behaviour in Windows 10. A few years ago, Canonical was heavily criticised for sending anonymous data from Ubuntu to Amazon. Meanwhile, Google captures more user data than possibly any other tech company - we're talking gargantuan levels of data - and yet on matters of privacy, the tech community gives Google a free pass. Why such double standards?
        pjmlp 10y ago
        Because Google is a SV darling, so whatever they do is cool.
      - FussyZeus 10y ago
        It has no viruses because it has no userbase. Mac OSX enjoyed this same privilege until it had sufficient users to attract attention. It's better to learn how to properly use a computer, then you can get whatever you want and use it correctly instead of leaping from one gimped platform to another.
pepijndevos 10y ago
You might as well say it has no storage and a 30gb download folder.
- joshred 10y ago
  That's how I use mine.
- holtalanm 10y ago
  Thats basically all it is. There is no permanent storage on a Chromebook, since even the downloads folder will clear out old downloads as storage becomes limited.
holtalanm 10y ago
Then there are some people, like me, who were unhappy with the size of the storage space and replaced the ssd with a 256GB ssd. Storage not a problem any more. :)
hajile 10y ago
Consider the chromebook pixel. I wanted to buy one, but they screwed me (and I think a lot of others) over with the drive. It cost $1500, but came with a 64GB SSD. I could have dealt with that if only the SSD wasn't SOLDERED onto the motherboard. I wouldn't buy a mac with a soldered SSD and that drive would be at least 4x bigger. If it ships with an m.2 so I can expand or replace the existing HD, I'm fine. If not, I'm not buying it at any price. This is a laptop, not some tiny phone.

Johnny555 10y ago

If it's a "more capable smartphone", it stands to reason that it should have more memory than a smartphone? In any case, if it has an SD or MicroSD slot, that would alleviate the storage concern for most people. The USB port could also be useful for more storage, but most people won't want to use up one of the limited USB ports for a memory stick.

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bostand 10y ago
Some chromebooks come with a big hd or ssd. But nobody seem to buy them
- pjmlp 10y ago
  I wonder if anyone buys chromebooks at all in Europe, given that I only see them as single unit being victim of whatever promotion of the week, until eventually someone takes that thing out of the store.
  - bostand 10y ago
    "victim"?? Chromebooks are the perfect laptops for people who don't understand computers. No viruses, no antiviruses, no forced reboots...
    - pjmlp 10y ago
      > No viruses, no antiviruses, no forced reboots... Browser exploits, cross-site scripting, fake-urls, cookie harvesting, SSL impersonations ...
    - chestnut-tree 10y ago
      And what about privacy? An entire OS that records everything you do online, it even records printing to your desktop printer. Microsoft rightly gets skewered for tracking user behaviour in Windows 10. A few years ago, Canonical was heavily criticised for sending anonymous data from Ubuntu to Amazon. Meanwhile, Google captures more user data than possibly any other tech company - we're talking gargantuan levels of data - and yet on matters of privacy, the tech community gives Google a free pass. Why such double standards?
      - pjmlp 10y ago
        Because Google is a SV darling, so whatever they do is cool.
    - FussyZeus 10y ago
      It has no viruses because it has no userbase. Mac OSX enjoyed this same privilege until it had sufficient users to attract attention. It's better to learn how to properly use a computer, then you can get whatever you want and use it correctly instead of leaping from one gimped platform to another.

pepijndevos 10y ago

You might as well say it has no storage and a 30gb download folder.

joshred 10y ago
That's how I use mine.
holtalanm 10y ago
Thats basically all it is. There is no permanent storage on a Chromebook, since even the downloads folder will clear out old downloads as storage becomes limited.

holtalanm 10y ago

Then there are some people, like me, who were unhappy with the size of the storage space and replaced the ssd with a 256GB ssd. Storage not a problem any more. :)

hajile 10y ago

Consider the chromebook pixel. I wanted to buy one, but they screwed me (and I think a lot of others) over with the drive. It cost $1500, but came with a 64GB SSD. I could have dealt with that if only the SSD wasn't SOLDERED onto the motherboard. I wouldn't buy a mac with a soldered SSD and that drive would be at least 4x bigger. If it ships with an m.2 so I can expand or replace the existing HD, I'm fine. If not, I'm not buying it at any price. This is a laptop, not some tiny phone.