3 ms·

So replace the OS: https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/ https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/ I've done that with mine. Worked great, and now I get around 30 hours of batt

• dtkav 5mo ago
  I have a matte black Pixelbook Go running PopOS and i love it. The hardware feels great to hold (though the touchpad is still meh). I covered the Google logos with a glossy black vinyl Obsidian sticker. https://notes.danielgk.com/Hardware/Travel+Laptop https://notes.danielgk.com/Hardware/Travel+Laptop
• alterom 5mo ago
  >So replace the OS: https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/ https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/ How's the Windows support with this flow?
  • fragmede 5mo ago
    Which windows program are you looking for, specifically?
    • alterom 5mo ago
      >Which windows program are you looking for, specifically? All of them, specifically. I don't want to think about which windows program can or can't run with Wine. This includes: * Microsoft software, from MSTeams to Windows itself * Audio production software (DAWs and VST plug-ins) * Games * Device-specific software (like drivers/software for portable thermal printers) * CAD (nTop, only supports Windows, for example, and don't tell me I don't need it; same for many Autodesk products. NX and Rhino don't have Linux support) The last one is the most fun, as I'm a CAD developer who worked on nTop in particular.
      • Dylan16807 5mo ago
        I'm surprised you want to run real CAD software on a netbook. I think your use case is pretty unusual. Also drivers are often better on Linux.
        • Groxx 5mo ago
          tbh I suspect it would be just fine. even the really cheap ones tend to have at least a few gigabytes of RAM.
        • alterom 5mo ago
          >I'm surprised you want to run real CAD software on a netbook. I think your use case is pretty unusual. CAD has been around since before IBM PC came out. It's not necessarily a demanding piece of software. Still, scratch CAD. My favorite VST synths are Windows-based. And I don't want to lug around extra kilograms just to make some noise.
          • Groxx 5mo ago
            tbh audio might be the hardest fit here - low-channel sound cards on low-end devices is pretty common, last I looked, and it tends to be CPU-heavy (and these tend to use very weak CPUs). you'd probably be fine rendering it out and checking the result (slow but afaik not usually memory heavy), but it may struggle with scrubbing around. hard to say without actually trying it tho. and depends on the device, of course - mine was like $250 when new, it's a very different beast than a $1,000+ chromebook. the higher-end ones are much closer to normal laptops.
            • alterom 4mo ago
              Let's say, digital audio production and digital synths running on commodity PCs was a thing since the 1980s. I'm OK with having computational limitations that musicmakers had in 2000s. Heck, some of my favorite softsynths are from that time (Superwave P8, 4Front and other romplers, Dexed, etc). The weak CPUs today handle them without a problem. Hell, I've produced plenty of music on Intel Atom-powered Asus Eee1000 netbook back in what was it, 2008-2010, and I'm still using the very same software. >low-channel sound cards What do you even mean by this? In any case, a USB audio adapter that solves all the audio issues costs $20 these days.
  • Groxx 5mo ago
    Depends on the device (for both Linux and Windows): https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/faq.html#will-my-device-run-linux-or-windows https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/faq.html#will-my-device-r... For a list of devices: https://docs.chrultrabook.com/docs/devices.html https://docs.chrultrabook.com/docs/devices.html