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Interesting that there aren't any ARM based systems that made the performance cut.
by fulafel 3y ago
Interesting that there aren't any ARM based systems that made the performance cut.
- dz0ny 3y agoThe classic arm for ChromeOS is terrible, mostly because they cheaped out on CPU extensions and storage, and memory bandwidth. They mostly repurposed those cheap Android tablet designs that die after a year.
- cowmix 3y agoI use the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook (picked it up for $279 from Best Buy) and it is pretty amazing. OLED screen, ARM performance that's pretty good, a tablet that comes with a keyboard. It's a great Chromebook for on the go stuff.
- vincent-manis 3y ago+1 I have a Duet 5 and a Duet 3 (smaller form factor, ideal for reading in bed). I like being able to run most Android programs, and my go-to software suite, Emacs, TeXLive, and various Scheme systems, runs fine on Debian Bookworm. I tried Crouton years ago, did not like it; but Crostini seems to work very well. I rarely notice lag, except sometimes when logging in. There are some negatives: some Android apps are flaky, and the Linux environment has a few restrictions. And of course the whole requirement to log in with a Google account. But as a daily driver, the device is inexpensive and highly usable.
- riku_iki 3y agoits tradeoff for performance (acceptable for web browsing) vs battery life.
- bee_rider 3y agoIt is especially funny because the pitch seems pretty similar to the Ultrabook pitch (thin and lights, but the branding guarantees some performance hurdle was passed—started more or less at the same time as the original Chromebook). ChromeOS was of course notable as a laptop OS on both ARM and x86. I suspect the whole Ultrabook thing kinda fizzled out as it became apparent that ARM was not getting much traction in laptops (other than Apple, but then, they are always an outlier).