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Great article! Here's a thought. Why not get a used MacBook Air off Ebay for ~$400? Top notch OS, great support, sturdy design, great battery life...

• kasey_junk 9y ago
  a) because he was impressed by the ChromeOS security model? b) because he got cloud sync/restore seamlessly out of the box? c) because thats twice as expensive for a used item? I get that people have nebulous concerns about Google's privacy policy, but he mentions specifically at the beginning of the article that he was interested in the ChromeOS security model. There are very few systems that have a model that matches that for the threats they consider most problematic.
  • free_everybody 9y ago
    Those reasons are understandable. I guess I'm confused why a software developer needs to save $200 on a travel device with < 1/10 the capability of something a bit more expensive. Kudos to him for experimenting. I would love it if Android apps could somehow replicate the dev tools of a standard full-featured OS one day. I'm definitely a fan of ChromeOS.
    • chiefalchemist 9y ago
      1) I think he wanted to see how barebones he could go. He knew if he went higher he'd be fine, but there's no challenge in that. 2) I think he was willing to do so because he knew not everyone has money to burn. 3) At the price point he settled on he could treat a loss as a burner. And $200 and you might not be as forgiving about a loss.