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My mom actually really likes her Chromebook Pixel and I'm not sure what to replace it with now that it isn't supported. For a lot of users the browser is the w

My mom actually really likes her Chromebook Pixel and I'm not sure what to replace it with now that it isn't supported. For a lot of users the browser is the whole computer anyway. Windows is now full of ads and User Engagement popups. It's tough to find an Apple-hardware-level device in the Chromebook space though. There are a few, but this new Chromebook Plus spec seems more like a bare minimum than a premium segment.

ghaff 3y ago
I'm using an old 11" Asus on my current trip but it's out of support and I probably won't use it again. With no more Google hardware which a liquid spill killed, not sure what I'll do for travel going forward. <aybe my 13 yo MacBook Pro going forward for a while while I keep a newer MacBook mostly at home. Maybe an Air at some point. Probably not worth another Chromebook at this point even if it's cheap.
- dylan604 3y ago
  Does your 13 yo MBP have the horrid GPU in it? Can't remember the year they started, but my 2011 MBP had one. My cheap ass would probably still be using it if it didn't freeze every time a GPU request was made, which is everything now. Once the browsers wanted GPU acceleration, the thing was unusuable
  - ghaff 3y ago
    I think my old MBP is a 2015. In any case, it works fine tor mostly browser-stuff which is all I really use it for on my dining room rable day to day. So more like 8 years old. My 2010's battery swelled and it wasn't worth fixing at that point after I personally did a couple other upgrades to it.
jorvi 3y ago
They could do something like: Chromebook Chromebook Plus Chromebook Ultra Although I can’t really see why you’d need a tricked out Chromebook. Maybe when WebGPU / WebAssembly gains widespread adoption?
- stetrain 3y ago
  I don't really care about having better specs other than a decent processor and SSD. iPad-level performance is fine. ARM is probably the better choice here. But having a nice keyboard, trackpad, and high res display are good. A lot of Chromebooks really cheap out on the display, even the Chromebook Plus spec only calls for 1080p. A nice premium-feeling durable computing product covers a lot more than just the raw cpu/gpu speed. That's really what the original Chromebook Pixel was. Great build quality, high res display, good keyboard/trackpad, and just enough horsepower to run ChromeOS.

ghaff 3y ago

I'm using an old 11" Asus on my current trip but it's out of support and I probably won't use it again. With no more Google hardware which a liquid spill killed, not sure what I'll do for travel going forward. <aybe my 13 yo MacBook Pro going forward for a while while I keep a newer MacBook mostly at home. Maybe an Air at some point. Probably not worth another Chromebook at this point even if it's cheap.

dylan604 3y ago
Does your 13 yo MBP have the horrid GPU in it? Can't remember the year they started, but my 2011 MBP had one. My cheap ass would probably still be using it if it didn't freeze every time a GPU request was made, which is everything now. Once the browsers wanted GPU acceleration, the thing was unusuable
- ghaff 3y ago
  I think my old MBP is a 2015. In any case, it works fine tor mostly browser-stuff which is all I really use it for on my dining room rable day to day. So more like 8 years old. My 2010's battery swelled and it wasn't worth fixing at that point after I personally did a couple other upgrades to it.

jorvi 3y ago

They could do something like: Chromebook Chromebook Plus Chromebook Ultra Although I can’t really see why you’d need a tricked out Chromebook. Maybe when WebGPU / WebAssembly gains widespread adoption?

stetrain 3y ago
I don't really care about having better specs other than a decent processor and SSD. iPad-level performance is fine. ARM is probably the better choice here. But having a nice keyboard, trackpad, and high res display are good. A lot of Chromebooks really cheap out on the display, even the Chromebook Plus spec only calls for 1080p. A nice premium-feeling durable computing product covers a lot more than just the raw cpu/gpu speed. That's really what the original Chromebook Pixel was. Great build quality, high res display, good keyboard/trackpad, and just enough horsepower to run ChromeOS.