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I got a pixelbook a couple of weeks ago and I freaking love it. Before that I had a Yoga 2 pro running arch. I'm using Termux on it to get a local linux environ

I got a pixelbook a couple of weeks ago and I freaking love it. Before that I had a Yoga 2 pro running arch. I'm using Termux on it to get a local linux environment that doesn't require turning on developer mode. It's good enough for the light coding that I do on it (emacs, clang, cmake). I also use Termux for SSH rather than the chrome extension. So far it has been amazing. The hardware feels top notch.

module0000 9y ago
I'm a huge pixelbook fan as well. Haven't tried termux, but have been a long time crouton user and it works great on the pixelbook as well. I have a hardware/software integration gripe though(edge case maybe): when the pixelbook is suspended whilst connected to external displays, if I leave it alone for 30-45m the displays will no longer function on wake up. Have to unplug displays, open pixelbook lid(so it wakes, no response to external keyboard), then reconnect the displays. It's probably not a common use case, but I reported it to google anyhow. No gripes other than that.
nofilter 9y ago
What about the screen tho'? I would love to use a Pixelbook, but I simply can't go for any screen < Retina.
- izacus 9y ago
  Uhh, what do you mean? It has an excellent 12.3" 2400x1600 screen which is "retina" by any definition.
  - nofilter 9y ago
    Oh man, didn't realize that! So that actually makes it a doable replacement for my MBP once it wears out. Considering I use Codeanywhere as my IDE, I don't really need anything that, but a netbook, like Pixelbook is.