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Google Chromebook Comparison Chart
- furyg3 12y agoPrice would be a handy metric...
- d2p 12y agoI do have RRP on my todo list, but I don't want to list "current retail" prices because they're constantly changing; and the focus is more on helping people filter the list of options than to be a price comparison.
- PanMan 12y agoBut isn't price one of the main things people choose these on? If I'm looking for a cheap chromebook (as one of the main points of the chromebook seems price), I don't want to see the $1400 Chromebook pixel, or at least (mentally) filter it out.
- d2p 12y agoI don't think there's enough variance in price (Except for the Pixel) that it's a huge factor. My goal was to help people in my shoes, that have some requirements (1080p, 4GB, decent processor) to filter down the available list. I really don't want to get into being a price comparison site. If I add prices, people will constantly be telling me they're wrong. I want to focus on specs/facts that don't change as much as possible.
- chrisBob 12y agoYou shouldn't have to update it manually. Isn't there a good way to pull the current price from amazon?
- d2p 12y agoThere is; but some devices aren't listed on Amazon and the prices can vary a lot. I think trying to show reasonable prices is a can of worms I don't want to open; especially given the little variance between them (ignoring the Pixel).
- drivingmenuts 12y agoSeems like price would be the best method of discriminating between them, if all other factors are showing low variance.
- d2p 12y agoI can definitely see the value; and I'm planning on adding RRP; but I don't want to get into price comparison and keeping things updated (or scraping). The goal is definitely to just help you see what fits your criteria and available in your market; then you have a smaller list to compare in reviews etc.
- darkarmani 12y agoRound the prices so there are categories of prices. At least you can compare withing the same price range then.
- d2p 12y agoI think it'd be tricky, things could be $2 apart and in different "bands". The only real logical bands to me are "Not a Pixel" and "a Pixel"! I've added RRP, but it's currently unpopulated.
- sjs382 12y ago$179 vs $329 is a 1:1.83 price ratio. I think that's significant.
- d2p 12y agoI'm adding RRP that should help with this; but it doesn't need a ton of maintenance work :)
- lexalizer 12y agoIf you can get some data about predicted release dates for other countries, that would be nice.
- d2p 12y agoI'm hoping it'll be easier to add more countries now it's all in a Google Doc (previously it was a pain); but it somewhat relies on being able to easily find the data :(
- aw3c2 12y agoThis is just a table to stuff you with Amazon cookies. If you click any product, you get redirected to its Amazon page with the affiliate tag. Understandable attempt to make money but feels dishonest to me.
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- d2p 12y agoSorry if it seemed that way; it's not an attempt to make money, but be something useful. Products are listed regardless of whether they're listed on Amazon and I'm working on a tweak to show links to Google Play etc where available (I already had the Amazon code, as this page started off from something else). I'll make it more obvious there are Amazon links shortly; if I can make some towards the costs/time, great; but that's not the motivation, I started off compiling the table for my own use (I'm trying to decide on a CB) and thought it'd be useful to others.
- d0ugie 12y agoStrange, it struck me as an convenient. Why exactly does that strike you as dishonest?
- aw3c2 12y agoForwarding the user to Amazon through a redirect instead of plain visible Amazon links.
- d2p 12y agoThis is actually so I can send you to a more appropriate Amazon (UK or US) because Amazon doesn't handle this themselves. I built a script that uses your timezone to guess if you're near the UK and forwards you accordingly (this was prior to this chart existing). I linked the CB chart to it to avoid reproducing the same functionality. I can possibly do this in a different way, but since it doesn't cost you anything ending up on Amazon I didn't really think anyone would be upset by it. I just did what was easiest and most useful.
- k__ 12y agoOT: Why is the Pixel the online one with a Retina-like resolution?
- trynumber9 12y agoIt is the only one with a "Retina-like" price.
- rtkwe 12y agoBecause basically to every other manufacturer this is just another netbook. The OS is designed for everything that netbooks were originally touted for after all.
- supermannohere 12y agoTough crowd! I actually like it. I am looking at purchasing a chromebook as a RDP only laptop for my PC at home. Thank you and who cares if you are trying to make a quick buck? You gotta eat!
- d2p 12y agoThanks; glad it's useful! I'm after something decent (4GB/1080p), but after compiling this chart, it's starting to look like what I want won't be available in the UK until early 2015! ;(
- sounds 12y agoI've always wanted a chromebook. This is exactly the sort of information I need: I'm looking for a 15" model with at least Core i5 or equivalent performance and a high DPI screen. Every time I go looking I end up digging through hundreds of irrelevant results on multiple sites only to discover no such chromebook exists. In other words, this is exactly what I want. I'll keep coming back and checking stats!
- d2p 12y agoGlad you like it! Seems there's a market for decent spec Chromebook's that don't cost an arm and a leg like the Pixel :( Building this table also confirmed that what I want doesn't exist!
- tootie 12y agoI was thinking about this setup as well, but wasn't sure if I was nuts. What setup are considering? Plug a hefty quad core tower in at home and then use a chromebook as a remote control with a screen?
- ewoodrich 12y agoI have a quad-core tower with 12GB of RAM and an SSD, that primarily runs a Windows 8 and Xubuntu VM. Performance over the local network almost feels like bare-metal. I don't use Chrome Remote Desktop though, just VNC or Vmware Shared access through Crouton on my Chromebook.
- boynamedsue 12y agoThis appears to be a static site hosted using Github pages and database backed by Google Docs? That in itself is interesting to me because it costs nothing to host this content and is likely highly available.
- d2p 12y agoThis is correct. I have a small console app that pulls the doc from Google Docs and spits it into the YAML files on GitHub (it's about 100 lines of sloppy C# code)! Filtering and sorting is done client-side with a JavaScript jQuery plugin.
- d2p 12y agonote: You could do this entirely "live", and use JS to pull the data live in the page; but I already had the YAML all working from before the GSheet existed, so I chose tojust dump it into the files!