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Ask HN: Did anyone else get a Google Chrome Laptop yet?
I submitted the application to test drive a Chrome Notebook a couple days ago.
The laptop came this morning. The packaging was very simple: One laptop, one battery, one cord, one large single piece of paper with instructions, and one business card from Intel letting me know that if I cracked the computer open that is what I would find.
I will make a large post tonight after work (5pm EST) detailing my experiences with it and taking lots of photos.
Did any other HNers get one?
- ntulip 16y agodo you get to keep it?
- simonsarris 16y agoYes
- mikecarlucci 16y agoUPS arrived about an hour ago. I had the "apply" tab in Chrome. It runs Wave without much issue, and that crawls on a lot of non-traditional PC devices. They dropped the function keys but the keyboard does have a row of accessorie keys at the top, just without the F numbering.
- teoruiz 16y agoDid you get a confirmation from Google that they were going to send you the laptop? Where are you based?
- simonsarris 16y agoNashua, New Hampshire, USA I got not confirmation. The outer box didn't even say it was from Google.
- mikecarlucci 16y agoSame. No confirmation. The box had a guys name and Kentucky address. I'm in Boston. Really confused at first. Can't believe how fast they got these out. Edit: Nope, not your name. I had no idea why he would have sent me a box.
- mattdurham 16y agoHopefully not my name!
- kondro 16y agoGood luck. Hope they are onto a winner.
- iworkforthem 16y agoI submitted too. But no email or delivery yet. fingers crossed
- thomas 16y agosame
- doorty 16y agoSo what did you put in your application? I submitted before the announcement ended. But no word yet.
- simonsarris 16y agoI applied via noticing the message on the "new tab" page of Chrome dev version. It didn't ask for anything but my name, address, and email. edit: it specifically asks for gmail if you have an email, and I've submitted bug reports for at least two google products on google code. Maybe that factors in?
- martingordon 16y agoI think I got the same page after scanning the QC code they showed during their presentation. All it asked for was name address and email. Crossing my fingers and hoping that it was some sort of shortcut that guaranteed entry into the program.
- martingordon 16y agoJust got word that one arrived at home.
- shadowpwner 16y agodo you mind linking to the QR code?
- martingordon 16y agohttp://goo.gl/ocJBw http://goo.gl/ocJBw Good luck!
- thevinnie 16y agoI submitted as an individual, but haven't heard anything yet. I did already say my goodbyes to the CAPS LOCK in anticipation.
- ctoneal 16y agoThat's a lot faster than I thought they were going to get them out (I was figuring they'd be arriving around the beginning of the year). Well, here's to hoping that I get one. Definitely anticipating posts with user experiences.
- jasongullickson 16y agoNot yet (I applied as an individual developer) but I'm also trying to convince my wife's nonprofit (about 12-15 users) to apply...just need to convince them running their business as a beta test is a good idea... They already live off gmail, google sites, google calendar, etc. so it would be a bit of a slam-dunk for them.
- phlux 16y agoWhy convince them? Just apply for them -- if the machines show up, I'm pretty sure they'd be 'convinced'.. (I applied for an individual machine, as well as a set for my office)
- jasongullickson 16y agoSubversive...I like it :)
- sisk 16y agoHow was it delivered (UPS, FexEx, USPS, DHL)? I ask because I used an old address with a mail forward (I expected some sort of confirmation).
- fierarul 16y agoYou might very well be among the first! I assume Google didn't ask for an NDA with this (did they ?) so I'm looking forward to the future un-boxing videos, screenshots and blogposts about this little device one can't buy (until it hits eBay ;) ). I couldn't use it fulltime though until I'm able to code in and run Java code on that thing.
- simonsarris 16y agoThe submission app asked me to play with it an talk about it, so kind of the opposite of an NDA. So tonight I will sing its song from mountaintops and, well, take it apart.
- xentronium 16y ago> The submission app asked me to play with it an talk about it, so kind of the opposite of an NDA Fantastic move from google side. I hope more companies adopt this strategy in future.
- kessler 16y agoI did: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/09/cr-48-chrome-notebook-delivered/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/09/cr-48-chrome-notebook-deliv...
- mohsen 16y agowhen did you apply?
- simonsarris 16y agoJust two days ago, I think.
- mohsen 16y agowow, that is quite fast. thanks for keeping us posted.
- tdupree 16y agoMine just showed up while reading this post! I didn't get any confirmation email. I applied using the prompt on the "new page" tab (running dev channel build) during the live OS launch. It came in a UPS truck 9:40am CST. Sweet! EDIT: The box it came in was pretty cool, and they had fun writing the copy for their instructions card. I uploaded a scan of the instructions card to my site http://tdupree.com/2010/12/09/got-my-chrome-os-powered-cr-48.. http://tdupree.com/2010/12/09/got-my-chrome-os-powered-cr-48....
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- Huppie 16y agoLOL: "Do not expose the device to water, moisture, or rap music."
- tdupree 16y agoalso, you gotta love the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference at the top, "DONT PANIC" :)
- malkia 16y agoToo bad. For example we got Ice T unboxing our game :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXt2Q8EdzIw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXt2Q8EdzIw
- kenjackson 16y agoThat's the best unboxing I've ever seen, bar none. Ice T should unbox everything from now on.
- scrame 16y agoI don't get it.
- Huppie 16y agoRead the instruction card, you will notice that it contains not only all required information, but a lot of humor too.
- revorad 16y agoWhat's the hardware? The Techcrunch photo looks ugly :-P
- enomar 16y agoAccording to the original announcement video stream, the CR-48 hardware is not the actual hardware. It's a test platform for beta testing the software.
- revorad 16y agoI missed that. Did it mention what the CR-48 hardware is anyway?
- jonursenbach 16y agoI'll just leave this here. http://gdgt.com/google/cr-48/specs/ http://gdgt.com/google/cr-48/specs/
- stratjakt 16y agoPretty vague specs there. Anyone have anything a little more detailed?
- ugh 16y agoEngadget has a more competent photographer: http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-cr-48-chrome-laptop-preview/ http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-cr-48-chrome-laptop-pr... I think the hardware looks absolutely beautiful. I have never seen a Netbook I would consider to be adequate, optically speaking, but this one definitely looks like it absolutely is.
- johnrdavisjr 16y agoI applied as a developer as soon as the link was posted on engadget during the live show. I hope mine comes tonight, UPS usually runs around 5. Questions: Does it have an SD card slot? Do you have any idea size of SSD? Do you know what CPU it has?
- Griever 16y agoTo answer your questions, yes it has an SD slot on the right-hand side. I've been looking around but can't determine the exact size of the SSD. No idea on the specifics but I am aware that the CPU is an Intel Atom chip.
- johnrdavisjr 16y agoJust found out via Engadget teardown: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/google-cr-48-laptop-torn-down-and-destroyed-in-one-unlucky-day/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/google-cr-48-laptop-torn-... 16 gig Sandisk SATA ssd 1 gb hynix memory module So I just answered my own question. But now here comes the real question: Will I receive mine? I have already created 3 Chrome apps.... Would love to run it natively! :)
- rms 16y agoWhat are the tech specs?
- mstevens 16y agoI applied, but from a UK address. So I'm not expecting to get anything.
- Pyrodogg 16y agoI understand that Google will only ship the device to a US-based address and cannot send this device to a P.O. Box or address outside of the US From the TOS at the bottom of the application
- mstevens 16y agoIndeed, that's why I don't expect to get anything.
- Micand 16y agoDitto -- I'm Canadian, so I'm not holding out hope. I'd kill to get my hands on one of these to use as my daily beater at school.
- robinduckett 16y agoI'm in the UK, so no :(
- fsniper 16y agoI wish I could have one. I applied for it from Turkey. But as we all know this program is US only (for now). Looking forward for an extension of the program.
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- gojomo 16y agoThis is becoming suspiciously like a post-Singularity intelligence crop-dusting free advanced tech on remaining Primitive communities.
- calloc 16y agoI applied yesterday. Here is hoping!
- elidourado 16y agoI got one. I think that everyone that applied using the prompt on the dev channel build of Chrome got one. Can anyone refute this?
- aidenn0 16y agoAs of yet don't have one. But I'm on pacific time, so may come later today.
- danielson 16y agoLikewise, Los Angeles. Will report back.
- xur17 16y agoI applied using that prompt (it showed up in the new tab window), and I haven't received one yet. UPS, and any other shipping company would have already stopped (I am on the east coast), so I am hoping I might get one tomorrow. This would be the best christmas present!
- marklabedz 16y agoI applied through the prompt on dev channel. No dice yet. (In Philly, so should have come by now if it was to be delivered today.)
- tmcw 16y agoLikewise, nothing yet, and I applied via the dev channel. Unfortunately, I used my non-gmail (but still google apps account) address by accident; I guess I'll be a datapoint for whether that matters.
- mvid 16y agoWill it blend?
- briancurtin 16y agoI really hope BlendTec applied for one.
- bretthoerner 16y agoI received one also, crazy, I filled out the anonymous (non-dev) form 2 days ago.
- aquadoctorbob 16y agoI got a knock on my door a few minutes after reading this post. Signed up via the QR code during the presentation. Also, it seems to be working with my Apps account. Yesssss.
- jnorion 16y agoI applied yesterday (the day after the live launch event) from the Chrome OS page, and by that point they had a whole questionnaire to fill out about your internet habits and what software you typically use and stuff like that. Maybe the QR code mentioned earlier really was a shortcut of some sort. Crossing my fingers for this one...
- heed 16y agoHmm, I applied twice, from http://www.google.com/chromeos http://www.google.com/chromeos, and from the link in the dev version of the browser. I wonder if that will actually hurt my chances of receiving one... :/
- tdupree 16y agoI'm not sure if it does or not. I did the same thing. Since the applications were so different, I figured I would fill out the general one on their website in addition to the one linked to from within the chrome dev build (I used the same Google account for both applications). I got my Cr-48 this morning, so it must not have counted against me too much.
- itrekkie 16y agoI did the same thing, but first from the browser on Tuesday. Instant regret for filling out both, but the longer form has a lot more info that I thought they'd like. Either way, something worked. It showed up today.
- rudd 16y agoI have a feeling I'm going to be very disappointed when I get home from work today and there is no Cr-48 waiting for me.
- lanstein 16y agoI got a package notification email, and was psyched until I realized it was the 24-pack of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese that I ordered from Amazon :(
- lanstein 16y agoAnd screwed once again, this time by Target. Dammit. I don't really give a crap about that bookcase at this point.
- kenjackson 16y agoLanstein, that is a lot of cheese. A LOT of cheese!
- rudd 16y agoTo all the people who voted me up because you too felt you were in the same situation, I'm sorry. I got home from work and there is indeed a Cr-48 in my possession now! Google is truly amazing. :/
- kogir 16y agoI just got mine too. Sadly, as expected, flash brings it to its knees and fonts look like Linux :( Otherwise pretty sweet. Think I'll try and sneak some better fonts on somehow and then use it for everything save Hulu and development.
- patrickaljord 16y ago> I just got mine too. Sadly, as expected, flash brings it to its knees and fonts look like Linux :( Fonts look better on my Ubuntu than on OS X. Don't generalize.
- jacquesm 16y agoExplain to me this: you receive something for free, and your first response is to find out what's wrong with it ?
- potatolicious 16y agoIt's a test/dev machine, I'm pretty sure that's the point.
- jacquesm 16y agoInteresting. I'd be so happy to receive a functioning computer for free with some new OS on it that I'd be too star-struck to see its warts for quite a while.
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- kragen 16y agoI agree that it shouldn't, which is why I described it as "murder", but police in most countries enjoy a strong public-opinion presumption in their favor, since they most often fight against criminals, not innocent people. This means that they almost always get away with murder when they commit it, which attracts thugs to the police force and stabilizes police corruption. Keeping the police accountable is a very difficult task. I don't know whether the Netherlands is succeeding in doing that, or whether you're just unaware of their failure due to never having been treated as a bad guy.
- jrockway 16y agoI decided to ask for one today after seeing this. I said that I want to bring the dynamic environment of Emacs to "normal people", and Chrome OS is the first compelling technology that could make that a reality. We'll see what happens.
- shawndumas 16y agoWhat's the deal with 3G? Is it activated?
- jlees 16y agoThere's a free plan built in (100MB every month for two years) but you do need to manually activate it.
- Griever 16y agoWow, when I filled out the application (developer) form only two days ago I was sure I wouldn't be receiving one considering they even mentioned there were limited numbers available. Mine showed up at my doorstep just over an hour ago. Amazing.
- klbarry 16y agoWow, Google moves very fast for such a large company.
- TomOfTTB 16y agoI have no inside information but I'd assume this has something to do with automation. They ask for your Google Account when you fill out the application and they said outright that they were looking for people who "live on the web". Since we know they keep all kinds of usage data about their users it's just a matter of matching an application to accounts with heavy usage and sending them out accordingly. All of which could be done by a computer.
- omgmog 16y agoanybody in the UK get one?
- jlees 16y agoThey won't be shipping to the UK. Sorry.
- keith_erskine 16y agoYup - I scanned the QR Code during the press conference and filled out the form on my phone. I didn't think I stood a chance of getting one, but Christmas came early today. Nice machine.
- jasongullickson 16y agoCan it print?
- tmcw 16y agohttp://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cloudprint.html http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cloudprint.html
- cyberguy91 16y agoFor anyone interested, here is the full specs page from the CR-48. http://db.tt/OEOLnOY http://db.tt/OEOLnOY
- dannytatom 16y agoI'm probably a little late on this, but I had no idea it was going on. I put my application in today, we'll see what happens.