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I think the thing to remember is MacBook Pro: $2000 Chromebook: $500?

by xxpor 15y ago

epochwolf 15y ago
Netbook: $400 iPad with 3G: $629
sorbus 15y ago
But a netbook is $250 on the low end, and a full laptop (low-end, but not horribly slow) is $400. A modern laptop (with an i3) can be had for between $470 and $500. Based on the selection available on Amazon, chromebooks seem to have three price points: $350, $430, and $500. Admittedly, I'm focusing on the fact that chromebooks don't seem to compare well within your price range, while you're focusing on the fact that it doesn't make sense to compare a chromebook to a macbook pro.
- anigbrowl 15y ago
  It's a lot better than a netbook, something short of a full laptop like an MBP. The SSD makes a big difference; the main shortcoming of my CR-48 was the poor GPU integration. I think it is priced at bit high, though. The problem of the Chromebooks is that the market for them is being cannibalized by tablet devices, not least the Android ones, several of which are excellent. The Asus Eee pad comes with a rather nifty dock that provides the usual keyboard+hub functionality and has extra battery built in as well. a more general problem that no reviewer seems to have commented on: netbooks where you browse the internet most of the time derive little from their horizontal aspect ratio, because so many web designers insist on formatting for 800-pixel widths or the like, so that your netbook has 30-40% of the screen devoted to whitespace. A vertical format is considerably more useful for anything except spreadsheet work.
justinschuh 15y ago
$320 at the low end. $500 at the top end for the currently shipping devices.
malkia 15y ago
I have MacBook Proc, and it's warranty was more expensive than the chrome book, and I love it. I also bought Linux based Efika MX SmartBook for $199, and love it too - but for different reasons - OpenGL ES 2.0 & ARM at one place, ready to develop.
rubergly 15y ago
The only MacBook Pro it is at all fair to compare the Chromebook to is the $1200 one.
bromagosa 15y ago
That's exactly what I thought. It's like comparing a bycicle to a 600cc motorbike and complaining that the first doesn't reach enough speed.

I think the thing to remember is MacBook Pro: $2000 Chromebook: $500?

by xxpor 15y ago

I think the thing to remember is MacBook Pro: $2000 Chromebook: $500?

epochwolf 15y ago

Netbook: $400 iPad with 3G: $629

sorbus 15y ago

But a netbook is $250 on the low end, and a full laptop (low-end, but not horribly slow) is $400. A modern laptop (with an i3) can be had for between $470 and $500. Based on the selection available on Amazon, chromebooks seem to have three price points: $350, $430, and $500. Admittedly, I'm focusing on the fact that chromebooks don't seem to compare well within your price range, while you're focusing on the fact that it doesn't make sense to compare a chromebook to a macbook pro.

anigbrowl 15y ago
It's a lot better than a netbook, something short of a full laptop like an MBP. The SSD makes a big difference; the main shortcoming of my CR-48 was the poor GPU integration. I think it is priced at bit high, though. The problem of the Chromebooks is that the market for them is being cannibalized by tablet devices, not least the Android ones, several of which are excellent. The Asus Eee pad comes with a rather nifty dock that provides the usual keyboard+hub functionality and has extra battery built in as well. a more general problem that no reviewer seems to have commented on: netbooks where you browse the internet most of the time derive little from their horizontal aspect ratio, because so many web designers insist on formatting for 800-pixel widths or the like, so that your netbook has 30-40% of the screen devoted to whitespace. A vertical format is considerably more useful for anything except spreadsheet work.

justinschuh 15y ago

$320 at the low end. $500 at the top end for the currently shipping devices.

malkia 15y ago

I have MacBook Proc, and it's warranty was more expensive than the chrome book, and I love it. I also bought Linux based Efika MX SmartBook for $199, and love it too - but for different reasons - OpenGL ES 2.0 & ARM at one place, ready to develop.

rubergly 15y ago

The only MacBook Pro it is at all fair to compare the Chromebook to is the $1200 one.

bromagosa 15y ago

That's exactly what I thought. It's like comparing a bycicle to a 600cc motorbike and complaining that the first doesn't reach enough speed.