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I'd love a Chromebook equivalent of an iPad. All I do on my tablet at this point is surf the web (okay, and a little Candy Crush/King of Dragon Pass), and if G

by jmduke 13y ago

I'd love a Chromebook equivalent of an iPad. All I do on my tablet at this point is surf the web (okay, and a little Candy Crush/King of Dragon Pass), and if Google could bring that level of build quality and polish to the tablet space it'd be incredibly interesting.

sbierwagen 13y ago
So, a Nexus tablet?
- jmduke 13y ago
  I was thinking along the lines of something that ships with/is optimized for Chrome OS.
  - deleted 13y ago
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    - skinnycow 13y ago
      Ding ding ding. Someone's been paying attention. (Me predicting this on the day ChromeOS was announced netted me a Cr-48)
  - Recoil42 13y ago
    Why does it matter if all you're doing is surfing the web? What doesn't Android provide as an analogue? Why is Chrome OS important to you in this instance? Not trying to contradict you -- just trying to understand your position.
    - fpgeek 13y ago
      Chrome OS is a desktop-style browser, not a mobile one. That means desktop versions of sites work best, multiple window support, full Flash and a few other things. Over time these differences will fade (e.g. post-Pixel touch support has become comparable), especially as Android gets Chrome packaged app support, but in the meantime...
tiziano88 13y ago
Have you tried a Nexus 10? For me it's by far the best tablet experience out there, and it's already a one-year-old device!
Zigurd 13y ago
The genius of Chromebook is that the sweet spot for Web apps is a bigger screen with a high-resolution pointing device that can pick out small targets (like links), NOT a finger-touch tablet. Tablets like iPad and Android tablets rely on UI stacks that are designed for finger-touch UIs, with big targets, gestures, sensors, etc.
cbhl 13y ago
You should try a Microsoft Surface. Windows 8 and Internet Explorer have really upped their compatibility game and it fits your form factor.
mark_l_watson 13y ago
I do a fair amount of writing on my iPad (using leanpub and an iPad editor that works with dropbox files).

by jmduke 13y ago

sbierwagen 13y ago

So, a Nexus tablet?

jmduke 13y ago
I was thinking along the lines of something that ships with/is optimized for Chrome OS.
- deleted 13y ago
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  - skinnycow 13y ago
    Ding ding ding. Someone's been paying attention. (Me predicting this on the day ChromeOS was announced netted me a Cr-48)
- Recoil42 13y ago
  Why does it matter if all you're doing is surfing the web? What doesn't Android provide as an analogue? Why is Chrome OS important to you in this instance? Not trying to contradict you -- just trying to understand your position.
  - fpgeek 13y ago
    Chrome OS is a desktop-style browser, not a mobile one. That means desktop versions of sites work best, multiple window support, full Flash and a few other things. Over time these differences will fade (e.g. post-Pixel touch support has become comparable), especially as Android gets Chrome packaged app support, but in the meantime...

tiziano88 13y ago

Have you tried a Nexus 10? For me it's by far the best tablet experience out there, and it's already a one-year-old device!

Zigurd 13y ago

The genius of Chromebook is that the sweet spot for Web apps is a bigger screen with a high-resolution pointing device that can pick out small targets (like links), NOT a finger-touch tablet. Tablets like iPad and Android tablets rely on UI stacks that are designed for finger-touch UIs, with big targets, gestures, sensors, etc.

cbhl 13y ago

You should try a Microsoft Surface. Windows 8 and Internet Explorer have really upped their compatibility game and it fits your form factor.

mark_l_watson 13y ago

I do a fair amount of writing on my iPad (using leanpub and an iPad editor that works with dropbox files).