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Why do people hate chromebooks so much? They're arguably the best laptop on the market.
Prove me wrong /g/
> Protip: you can't
>>54292599
Nothing wrong with the laptop if you just want to browse the web and literally that's it.
>>54292632
No, I play Counter Strike too
>>54292658
That's your problem, you play counter strike. Call of duty is much more skillful
>>54292658
>FPS games on a laptop
No
>>54292658
Didn't realize chrome os had steam, how many pixels do you get like 80x20?
>>54292711
It doesn't have steam, he probably has a distro installed along with chrome OS.
It won't let me contact Mr Le..
>>54292711
No, my resolution is 1440x900
>>54292745
That's not bad
>overpriced
>shit processor
>16/32gb soldered on internal memory
>shit OS
gee I wonder why
Almost forgot
>shit gpu
>>54292599
I hate it because of this standard
>>54292599
I have a Toshiba Chromebook 2.
>Celeron 3215U
>4gb ddr3
>13.3" 1080p
Got it for $200 and the thing lasts 11-13 hours on a single charge. ChromeOS is rather limited though.
>>54292826
most chromebooks are under $300 USD tho. I got a refurbished Acer CB3-111 for $115. Brand new it's only like, $250 USD
>>54292826
It's still a better laptop than some dell laptop, or even one of those confusing Razer ones
>>54292935
That's what crouton is for tho
>>54292935
wipe chrome os then install linux on it
>>54292969
it's just easier to use crouton. and if your chroot fucks up somehow, you at least have ChromeOS, so you can delete the chroot, and reinstall in less than half an hour.
> Dell Chromebook 13 i3 2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
> Debian Unstable XFCE
It's fucking awesome. Anyone who doesn't know how to set one of these up doesn't deserve the greatness.
>>54293037
Battery life? Is the screen IPS?
>>54292826
>>overpriced
you can get them for 100 USD and less
>>54293225
You can also get a T420 for that price range as well.
>>54292599
>Chrome
>ChromeOS
>>54292599
ChromeOS is shit garbage, Crouton is a kludge, dealing with Google's BIOS sucks dick, flashing a custom BIOS is a huge risk, Chromebooks are useless ugly trash. If you own one, kill yourself.
>>54293574
>completely replaceable
>still complains
>>54293597
Sounds like you had a bad time, and are currently butthurt. Do you have issues using an OS that a 3 year old can use?
>>54293626
Kill yourself please.
>>54293671
Babby is so angry all he can muster is a measly, "Kill yourself". Your tears are delicious.
>>54293597
>flashing a custom BIOS is a huge risk
As is with any computer. Even updating your BIOS is risky. But with Google, literally only a write protection screw needs to be removed after putting it in developer mode, and then you just run a couple commands in shell and you're done. Shit b8 tho m8
>>54293111
Battery life is a perk for most of the chromebooks, I don't think any screens are IPS, but I got an 11" sceeen with 1080 resolution and it looks great
>>54293626
The point is to get rid of the OS that a 3 year old can use, and replace it with one that isn't complete trash.
>>54293720
With a non-Chromebook you don't have to do any of that shit, and they're just as cheap. You're wasting your time and putting yourself at extra risk for literally no reason.
>>54293741
>the point is to get rid of the OS that a 3 year old can use and replace it with one that isn't complete trash
This can be easily done.
>With a non-Chromebook you don't have to do any of that shit, and they're just as cheap
Please direct me to machines that have similar price ranges with equal/better specs than a $300 Chromebook.
But don't even think of mentioning old thinkpads, because you'll most likely have to update the BIOS which = high risk; hence wasting your time. Why waste your precious time, senpai?
I might get one once Google announces Play Store support.
>>54292676
>Call of duty is much more skillful
1/10 made me reply
>>54293874
You can install it from the Chrome Web Store.
>>54293741
Why would you ever want to remove Chrome's OS???
chromebook is fine if you can find a decent one. To be quite honest it seems they are making huge margins on them because of the shitty screens, cheap ass cpu's and ordinary batteries.
The new pixel C replacement shown off by HP looks promising and will probably be my next laptop.
Fine for essays, streaming, a little programming and theres always the linux option if things go south with google.
What's not to like?
>>54294263
I just use my Acer CB3-111 for essays, watching youtube/streams, shitposting and light photo editing (for all the shitposting). But it's nice to carry around a 2 pound machine that performs normal everyday tasks well.
>>54292599
>best utter shit on the market
still utter shit
ITT Google shills. Google shills everywhere.
>>54294004
Holy fuck you are dumber than dogshit if you think ChromeOS is worth more than two shits in a sewer.
>>54294558
Most of the people in here aren't even pushing ChromeOS, senpai. I just recommend chromebooks because of the hardware for the price, and the linux capabilities of these little things, seeing as how ChromeOS is based on Gentoo.
>>54295446
>Most of the people in here aren't even pushing ChromeOS, senpai.
>I just recommend chromebooks because of the hardware for the price
It's dogshit. 16GB models start at $200. You can get an atom/APU laptop with windows with 1TB of local storage for around $200. Storage and windows OS come first.
>and the linux capabilities of these little things, seeing as how ChromeOS is based on Gentoo.
It's a butchered and botnet infused version of linux. Worse than ubuntu and that says a lot.
>>54295588
>Storage and windows OS come first
I'd prefer my laptops not to come with malware preinstalled desu.
>>54292599
>ARM
can't compile Android
>>54292861
It's a laptop, that's practically a requirement.
>>54293551
keep dreaming, bud
/g/ generally doesnt hate chromebooks, whats with these posts all with the same picture?
"tell me /g/, why dont you like chromebooks?"
"are chromebooks botnet?"
"why doesnt /g/ use a chromebook"
honestly, its gotta be top tier shilling
Chromebooks are generally good devices, chromeOS is open source under ChromiumOS, the project is free software, the bios is whats shit about them sometimes
theyre fairly libre if you can get around google being all over the fuckers, flash em, install, seabios, upgrade ssd and tada, long ass battery life shitposting machines
price is nice aswell
>>54292599
>gives no arguments
>"they're the best and you can't prove me wrong"
Thinkspads are better in almost every way
>>54292826
>overpriced
>>54295588
>You can get an atom/APU laptop with windows with 1TB of local storage for around $200.
>unironically buying a used laptop
Is that what it feels like to be poor?
>>54295610
>Intel Celeron
>ARM
kek go back to your backwater
>>54295588
A brand new CB3-111-C8UB with a dual core celeron is $152 on Amazon m8
And a C720 with the same processor and RAM is $169. Both are 16GB models.
As for all the other shit you said, nobody cares about a TB of storage on a machine used simply for web browsing. But they do have SD card slots, so why not just buy one of those? And you can buy higher capacity SSDs for them as well. So what's the problem again?
>>54296377
The Samsung Series 3 and a few other models are ARM. But yeah, the celerons are great little chips for the price.
>>54296346
>1TB of storage
Yeah, mechanical storage tho
>>54292599
Because for the same price, you can get a beefy C2D thinkpad that runs real linux and doesn't wipe your "developer mode" settings by pressing the spacebar on bootup.
>>54296474
>c2d
>not pentium m
>>54296439
>1366x768
any without a meme resolution?
>>54296503
Pentium M doesn't have PAE or SSE2, so no modern distros or OSes will run on it.
It's also anemic as fuck and freezes up on the modern web if you have more than 4 tabs open, it's literally obsolete.
You can get a C2D thinkpad for only $10-20 more than a pentium m era thinkpad, don't be retarded.
>>54292909
>ANSI layout
Yeah I know, it's fucking awful.
>>54296521
You never said anything about resolution, tard. 1366x768 is perfectly fine for watching videos/streams, shitposting, etc. But if you just REALLY need a higher res, then pay more you fuckhead.
>>54296521
>>54296547
just know it'll weigh more as well. I like those models because you can literally hold it in one hand, zero effort, zero strain, so it's great to carry around.
>>54292599
Which CB is image?
>>54292599
The issue with chromebooks is that they are way overpriced. You may think it sounds ridiculous given that they're some of the cheapest laptops you can buy, but when considering what you actually get you'll realize they're a complete ripoff.
Chromebooks generally have old and/or shitty hardware. The average chromebook can hardly be compared to a regular laptop. Their performance is like that of a 5 year old laptop. And they have no local storage and often limited ports. There's nothing wrong with not having local storage and shitty hardware. I mean I get it, your shit is "in the cloud", but this isn't something new. You can keep your files in the cloud on your regular laptop as well. But really, what are the benefits of not having internal storage? That it reduces cost. Same with the shitty hardware (other than arguably energy savings), and if these savings aren't passed on to you, the customer, then it's a shitty deal for you, because you're getting less for the same price.
So you're paying like 75% of the price of a regular laptop for a chromebook intended for the same target audience. Now, the chromebook is going to have slightly better battery life and (arguably) a nice OS. The laptop on the other hand, will have a faster CPU/GPU, more RAM, more local storage, more connectivity, and much more user control in that you can install whatever you want on it more easily, and you can store your files on the interwebs if you want to just as easily on this device. If you don't like Chrome OS on top of this, it's simply a shitty deal.
>>54296547
>>54296592
I'm not the original guy, I just want a resolution that isn't a meme. It can be lower.
>>54296740
buttblasted chromebook owner here
>considering what you actually get you'll realize they're a complete ripoff.
Not all chromebooks. For any class of products, you can probably find a "complete ripoff" (or maybe even many), but that doesn't mean they all are.
Still, I agree that there are a lot of shitty chromebooks out there. I'm pulling this out of my ass, but I'd guess only 25% are a good deal provided you understand the limitations.
>Their performance is like that of a 5 year old laptop
I don't understand how you can think this is true. Maybe you're thinking of the super-duper cheap models, because I have a C720-3404 (4gig ram, i3, SSD), and the performance is way better than a 5-year-old laptop purchased at the same price -- especially because of the SSD and actually-not-horrible integrated graphics.
>And they have no local storage
This is definitely a limitation, but it hasn't really affected me. I just use my chromebook as a thin client for my desktop, where I download all of my torrents etc.
>If you don't like Chrome OS on top of this, it's simply a shitty deal.
I agree. I don't think I could stand using Chrome OS on a daily basis.
But popular GNU/Linux distros run perfectly on plenty of Chromebooks and, in my case, without any non-free firmware/drivers (aside from the microcode, I guess).
>>54297128
I guess I'm just saying that you have to weigh the costs and benefits of a chromebook.
They're not ripoffs, but they're also not "the best laptop on the market" as OP claims.
>>54297128
>>54297300
Your CPU: 2457
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4005U+@+1.70GHz
This mid-range mobile CPU from 2010: 3162
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-2410M+@+2.30GHz&id=796
2010 was 6 years ago. It could be found in computers sold 5 years ago.
As for the "actually not horrible integrated graphics".
Your GPU: 547
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Intel+HD+4400
GeForce: 8800M gts: 482
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+8800M+GTS&id=1284
I didn't pick that card at random, I actually bought a laptop in 2008 which had that card in it, and your card that is still being sold barely scores higher than that. 2008 was 8 years ago.
So what's wrong here? Do you not recognize benchmarks as an accurate metric for testing computer performance? Because if you do you're obviously wrong. The chromebooks have such subpar hardware that it's a complete joke. If you think I'm being unfair please explain, I'll eagerly listen. To me it just seems like you're trying to justify your poor purchase.
>>54297879
How much did you pay for a laptop with those specs?
