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The key thing here is specifying 8Gb RAM as minimum spec and branding it accordingly. What's hurt Chromebook's reputation is people buying discounted/value pri

by dotBen 3y ago

The key thing here is specifying 8Gb RAM as minimum spec and branding it accordingly. What's hurt Chromebook's reputation is people buying discounted/value priced 4Gb ones, struggling with performance and concluding it's a terrible platform. I'm intellectually curious what the experience of web-based video editing and Photoshop are like for anyone that actually needs to use these tools as part of their repeat workflow.

notatoad 3y ago
i agree, but i think they should have gone the other way. "chromebook plus" makes it sound like a premium product that you probably don't need. minimum 8GB of ram should be the standard configuration that most people go for. The people buying Chromebooks with 4GB of ram aren't going to be put off because it doesn't have the "chromebook plus" branding on it. if they want to help the chromebook's reputation, they should be calling this the minimum spec for a chromebook, and putting "chromebook lite" or similar branding on the ones that don't meet it.
- dotBen 3y ago
  They do this with Android... follow certain specs (and other requirements) and you can have the Google suite of apps + Play Store access. If you don't, you're own your own. It would be great if they could do that with Chromebooks - follow a minimum spec or otherwise <insert punishment>. Problem is, there isn't anything to hold back or punish with. Which leaves them in a situation where, other than a "made for Chromebook" endorsement that can be withheld, there's nothing to stop anyone making any laptop of any spec and calling it "Chromebook".
  - notatoad 3y ago
    There absolutely is. Even more than there is on android. Chromebook is a google trademark, and chromebook-branded devices are tightly controlled by google. I believe that OEMs have to pick from a predetermined set of approved mainboard and CPU combos. OS images and Software updates are delivered directly from google.
skinkestek 3y ago
> What's hurt Chromebook's reputation is people buying discounted/value priced 4Gb ones, struggling with performance and concluding it's a terrible platform. Doesn't help that they are made by a company that is now more icky than Microsoft and deservedly so IMO.

by dotBen 3y ago

notatoad 3y ago

i agree, but i think they should have gone the other way. "chromebook plus" makes it sound like a premium product that you probably don't need. minimum 8GB of ram should be the standard configuration that most people go for. The people buying Chromebooks with 4GB of ram aren't going to be put off because it doesn't have the "chromebook plus" branding on it. if they want to help the chromebook's reputation, they should be calling this the minimum spec for a chromebook, and putting "chromebook lite" or similar branding on the ones that don't meet it.

dotBen 3y ago
They do this with Android... follow certain specs (and other requirements) and you can have the Google suite of apps + Play Store access. If you don't, you're own your own. It would be great if they could do that with Chromebooks - follow a minimum spec or otherwise <insert punishment>. Problem is, there isn't anything to hold back or punish with. Which leaves them in a situation where, other than a "made for Chromebook" endorsement that can be withheld, there's nothing to stop anyone making any laptop of any spec and calling it "Chromebook".
- notatoad 3y ago
  There absolutely is. Even more than there is on android. Chromebook is a google trademark, and chromebook-branded devices are tightly controlled by google. I believe that OEMs have to pick from a predetermined set of approved mainboard and CPU combos. OS images and Software updates are delivered directly from google.

skinkestek 3y ago

> What's hurt Chromebook's reputation is people buying discounted/value priced 4Gb ones, struggling with performance and concluding it's a terrible platform. Doesn't help that they are made by a company that is now more icky than Microsoft and deservedly so IMO.