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If you're 'pretty happy' without 'a good keyboard map, a properly working touchpad, graphics acceleration, power mgmt or hibernation', and you're actually runni

If you're 'pretty happy' without 'a good keyboard map, a properly working touchpad, graphics acceleration, power mgmt or hibernation', and you're actually running chromium but with no flash support... how 'unhappy' are you really just running ChromeOS in Dev mode? That may sound more negative than I mean it, so don't take it that way. EDIT: I too have an ARM chromebook, running it in Dev mode is a great experience if you basically just need a browser, vim and an SSH client.

HorizonXP 14y ago
Yeah, that's fair and it's something that I've considered. To be honest, it's the flexibility of Ubuntu's software that I really like. I like having multiple workspaces, and I like having my VPN running so I can access my devices easily. I realize it's doable on ChromeOS, but I'd rather keep that clean and untouched. It's easy to boot into if I need to. Who knows, after a while, I might change my mind.
- sturadnidge 14y ago
  Be interested to see how you get on with it after a few months. Also be interesting to see if someone gets FirefoxOS running on one of these, won't be me though ;)
  - graue 14y ago
    Pretty sure Firefox OS is only running on phones so far, as the screenshots suggest: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/
  - padraigm 14y ago
    Like graue said, Firefox OS is for phones only. However, installing Firefox was just about the first thing I did when I got my Cr-48. http://i.imgur.com/eCWwJ.png http://i.imgur.com/eCWwJ.png
- camus 14y ago
  what's the point getting a limited laptop , when for the same price you can get a better configuration and run any os you want easily ? i really dont understand how chromebooks are usefull.
  - HorizonXP 14y ago
    It's the form factor. I had a difficult time finding a machine that was thin, light, and had good battery life. Most machines in this price range did not have any of those attributes. To get what I wanted, I had to be ready to spend somewhere near $1000. I'm not ready to do that until next year when Intel's Haswell comes out. I'm tired of heavy machines that require loud fans. This fits the bill perfectly.

HorizonXP 14y ago

Yeah, that's fair and it's something that I've considered. To be honest, it's the flexibility of Ubuntu's software that I really like. I like having multiple workspaces, and I like having my VPN running so I can access my devices easily. I realize it's doable on ChromeOS, but I'd rather keep that clean and untouched. It's easy to boot into if I need to. Who knows, after a while, I might change my mind.

sturadnidge 14y ago
Be interested to see how you get on with it after a few months. Also be interesting to see if someone gets FirefoxOS running on one of these, won't be me though ;)
- graue 14y ago
  Pretty sure Firefox OS is only running on phones so far, as the screenshots suggest: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/
- padraigm 14y ago
  Like graue said, Firefox OS is for phones only. However, installing Firefox was just about the first thing I did when I got my Cr-48. http://i.imgur.com/eCWwJ.png http://i.imgur.com/eCWwJ.png
camus 14y ago
what's the point getting a limited laptop , when for the same price you can get a better configuration and run any os you want easily ? i really dont understand how chromebooks are usefull.
- HorizonXP 14y ago
  It's the form factor. I had a difficult time finding a machine that was thin, light, and had good battery life. Most machines in this price range did not have any of those attributes. To get what I wanted, I had to be ready to spend somewhere near $1000. I'm not ready to do that until next year when Intel's Haswell comes out. I'm tired of heavy machines that require loud fans. This fits the bill perfectly.