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So it's worth to buy this computer as a ssh webdev machine?

by hmart 13y ago

jbigelow76 13y ago
Doesn't sound like it given the battery life. Except for short coding sessions it sounds like you would be tethered to a nearby power source, and if that's the case why not use a more full featured machine?
- modarts 13y ago
  Seriously, i'm trying pretty hard to imagine which use cases this device makes any sense. It seems to have a lot of the same limitations that turned consumers away from the original "netbook" devices (underpowered, poor battery performance, awkward form factor, etc)
  - tomkarlo 13y ago
    Having handled one, it's a lot nicer than the netbooks are. The performance is pretty good, the form factor is much more comfortable in terms of screen size and keyboard size, and the build quality is pretty high. While I wouldn't use one myself (because I want Photoshop / Lightroom), it seems like a great device as school / homework laptop for a grade schooler, for example, or the grandparents use case. Just want to check your email and browse some web pages with zero hassle? This is perfect for that.
peregrine 13y ago
Probably not, the previous Samsung 250 Chromebook had serious troubles with having multiple tabs open and having a smooth typing speed over ssh.
darklajid 13y ago
I considered the same and will pass. - battery life - the like-usb-but-not-really charger is the biggest disappointment for me - performance sounds horrible (What, cannot even watch a YT video?)
- AjithAntony 13y ago
  What is wrong with the charger? The review doesn't appear to mention it. Can it not get enough current through to charge in a timely manner or something?
  - darklajid 13y ago
    No, the charger is fine.. For your laptop. You cannot really charge your laptop with any other USB charger, nor can you use the (quite powerful) bundled charger to power anything else with more than 0.9A. It's a gimmick. That they used a USB connector is largely useless due to the above: The charger coming with the device isn't really useful for anything but the laptop, the laptop cannot really be charged with your existing USB chargers. That's the source of my disappointment.

So it's worth to buy this computer as a ssh webdev machine?

by hmart 13y ago

So it's worth to buy this computer as a ssh webdev machine?

Doesn't sound like it given the battery life. Except for short coding sessions it sounds like you would be tethered to a nearby power source, and if that's the case why not use a more full featured machine?

modarts 13y ago
Seriously, i'm trying pretty hard to imagine which use cases this device makes any sense. It seems to have a lot of the same limitations that turned consumers away from the original "netbook" devices (underpowered, poor battery performance, awkward form factor, etc)
- tomkarlo 13y ago
  Having handled one, it's a lot nicer than the netbooks are. The performance is pretty good, the form factor is much more comfortable in terms of screen size and keyboard size, and the build quality is pretty high. While I wouldn't use one myself (because I want Photoshop / Lightroom), it seems like a great device as school / homework laptop for a grade schooler, for example, or the grandparents use case. Just want to check your email and browse some web pages with zero hassle? This is perfect for that.

peregrine 13y ago

Probably not, the previous Samsung 250 Chromebook had serious troubles with having multiple tabs open and having a smooth typing speed over ssh.

darklajid 13y ago

I considered the same and will pass. - battery life - the like-usb-but-not-really charger is the biggest disappointment for me - performance sounds horrible (What, cannot even watch a YT video?)

AjithAntony 13y ago
What is wrong with the charger? The review doesn't appear to mention it. Can it not get enough current through to charge in a timely manner or something?
- darklajid 13y ago
  No, the charger is fine.. For your laptop. You cannot really charge your laptop with any other USB charger, nor can you use the (quite powerful) bundled charger to power anything else with more than 0.9A. It's a gimmick. That they used a USB connector is largely useless due to the above: The charger coming with the device isn't really useful for anything but the laptop, the laptop cannot really be charged with your existing USB chargers. That's the source of my disappointment.