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right there with you! it's an i7 chromebook with 16GB RAM and 500GB ssd. that's still unheard of to this day... runs linux apps natively runs android apps na

by tinix 2y ago

right there with you! it's an i7 chromebook with 16GB RAM and 500GB ssd. that's still unheard of to this day... runs linux apps natively runs android apps natively runs windows apps through linux/wine/steam layer it's lightweight (2 lbs), very thin and fanless has a high DPI touchscreen 3:2 aspect ratio the battery lasts 10+ hours it can be folded over into tablet mode and supports a wacom stylus it's a chromebook so it's secure, and i don't have to fuss w/ drivers, or linux dependency hell... it just works, but lets you dive into the guts through containers if you want it. this is a laptop from 2017, mind you... it's 2024 now, and there is still nothing else like it, 7 years later. it's kinda sad... as usual, google pushes the boundary, and then kills the product. it was supposed to spur other manufacturers to do similar things but that hasn't happened. there are various assortments and combinations of machines, chromebook or plain PCs that run windows/linux, but nothing actually hits all the marks: high dpi, powerful CPU, lots of memory, touchscreen, small and light, fanless, with a long-lasting battery. there's nothing else like it. you can find medium-DPI chromebooks with 4-8GB of RAM, and no touchscreen, and fans, with crappy batteries. you can find 16GB RAM chromebooks w/ FHD (low DPI, and no touchscreen). there are chromebooks w/ 8GB RAM, no touchscreen, high dpi, and fans... there are all sorts of combos in between, but nothing is the form factor of the pixelbook with the features it has. i don't want a plastic piece of crap that breaks. the closest thing is a macbook air, perhaps, but apple will never make touchscreens on laptops because they want to sell people ipads and macbooks

panarky 2y ago
My daily driver is an Acer Chromebook I bought used in 2018. Web and SSH are 80% of what I do, and it runs Debian in Crostini for the other 20%. Six years later it's still fast, still secure, updates guaranteed through 2028. Acer continues to make a few in this class with 16gb RAM and 256gb to 512gb SSD. When this eventually dies I'll get whatever similar they're selling then. It's ridiculously cheap, even cheaper per month or year of usage. That's nice but it's not about cost for me. I'd pay 200% of the equivalent Windows or Mac or Framework machine just for the reliability, security, convenience, speed and peace of mind.
- tra3 2y ago
  Do you mind sharing what an equivalent relatively modern equiavalent would be? I would love a small portable dumb terminal with a keyboard. It runs Android apps too, right?
  - panarky 2y ago
    If I had to replace my old Chromebook, I'd probably go with this: https://www.amazon.com/Chromebook-2560x1600-i5-1240P-LPDDR4X-CBG516-1H-53TD/dp/B0CV61RWHF/ https://www.amazon.com/Chromebook-2560x1600-i5-1240P-LPDDR4X... Decent CPU, 16gb RAM, 256gb SSD, quality screen with a thin bezel. I like the extra memory because I sometimes run multiple Linux containers at the same time. If you only want a dumb terminal for web and SSH you could easily get by with half that without sacrificing performance.
    - tinix 2y ago
      no touchscreen, not fanless, not much storage, not high dpi, and bad battery I've heard... it's also just a rather large laptop as well. :( i did look at this when i was trying to decide on an alternative before i just bought another barley used pixelbook with only 50 battery cycles. it's half the price so if it works for you, great! but it's no pixelbook replacement imo
vinkelhake 2y ago
HP Dragonfly Chromebook exist with up to 32GB RAM and has pretty good specs (good screen with touch), but it's very expensive for what you get. I have one of those at work and it's a nice device, but I don't think it's worth the money. Besides, I'm a sucker for fanless laptops. I used to have pixelbooks for personal use (first the 2018 and then the Go). A while ago I bought an M2 air and run asahi Linux on it. That HW plus ChromeOS would be nice...

by tinix 2y ago

panarky 2y ago

My daily driver is an Acer Chromebook I bought used in 2018. Web and SSH are 80% of what I do, and it runs Debian in Crostini for the other 20%. Six years later it's still fast, still secure, updates guaranteed through 2028. Acer continues to make a few in this class with 16gb RAM and 256gb to 512gb SSD. When this eventually dies I'll get whatever similar they're selling then. It's ridiculously cheap, even cheaper per month or year of usage. That's nice but it's not about cost for me. I'd pay 200% of the equivalent Windows or Mac or Framework machine just for the reliability, security, convenience, speed and peace of mind.

tra3 2y ago
Do you mind sharing what an equivalent relatively modern equiavalent would be? I would love a small portable dumb terminal with a keyboard. It runs Android apps too, right?
- panarky 2y ago
  If I had to replace my old Chromebook, I'd probably go with this: https://www.amazon.com/Chromebook-2560x1600-i5-1240P-LPDDR4X-CBG516-1H-53TD/dp/B0CV61RWHF/ https://www.amazon.com/Chromebook-2560x1600-i5-1240P-LPDDR4X... Decent CPU, 16gb RAM, 256gb SSD, quality screen with a thin bezel. I like the extra memory because I sometimes run multiple Linux containers at the same time. If you only want a dumb terminal for web and SSH you could easily get by with half that without sacrificing performance.
  - tinix 2y ago
    no touchscreen, not fanless, not much storage, not high dpi, and bad battery I've heard... it's also just a rather large laptop as well. :( i did look at this when i was trying to decide on an alternative before i just bought another barley used pixelbook with only 50 battery cycles. it's half the price so if it works for you, great! but it's no pixelbook replacement imo

vinkelhake 2y ago

HP Dragonfly Chromebook exist with up to 32GB RAM and has pretty good specs (good screen with touch), but it's very expensive for what you get. I have one of those at work and it's a nice device, but I don't think it's worth the money. Besides, I'm a sucker for fanless laptops. I used to have pixelbooks for personal use (first the 2018 and then the Go). A while ago I bought an M2 air and run asahi Linux on it. That HW plus ChromeOS would be nice...