Damn the new HP Chromebooks looks awesome

[SAWYER]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4720470/hps-colorful-chromebook-14-costs-299-this-holiday-season

 

[T_Yamamoto]

macbook air copy cat :whistle:
(what I meant was that they look very similar)

 

[TerryMathews]

Now if only HP would sell a Windows version of that machine for a similar price...

 

[blackened23]

It sounds great until you realize that Chrome OS is terrible.

Chrome OS is about as bad as Windows RT. Good for web functions and NOTHING else.

 

[Essence_of_War]

Sometimes that's all you want though

Maybe that and the ability to throw on chrubuntu.

 

[MDX]

Another apple design copy, how original!! /wrists and yes, I wouldn't use any OS but Win7 on any device. I can't even stand smartphones ><

 

[bgt]

It sounds great until you realize that Chrome OS is terrible.
Chrome OS is about as bad as Windows RT. Good for web functions and NOTHING else.

I think the same way. BTW beautiful laptop. Who cares if the design is the same as Apple. As long as it can run Windows8.....if that happens?

 

[Infohawk]

Sometimes that's all you want though

Maybe that and the ability to throw on chrubuntu.

Except that often these other OSs don't actually give you access to the full web. For example, Netflix isn't supported on Linux. (Yes, I know there are clumsy workarounds.) Even if ChromeOS works something out for Netflix, there's always going to be some less used site that they don't think of.

 

[crashtestdummy]

Except that often these other OSs don't actually give you access to the full web. For example, Netflix isn't supported on Linux. (Yes, I know there are clumsy workarounds.) Even if ChromeOS works something out for Netflix, there's always going to be some less used site that they don't think of.

I think it's best to view these things as the new generation of netbooks. At $300, they're not meant to compete with laptops, but more with tablets. In that respect they provide a lot of the same media consumption ability but with a more traditional UI. I also think that if these things sell well enough (and they appear to be doing quite well), I expect that services like Netflix will make sure that they function on one.

 

[sm625]

How is it copying apple? Did apple invent the first notebook with 4 slightly rounded corners and a 3 degree angle wedge shape? It doesnt even have the same angle, and it is significantly more curved on the Z plane.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

How is it copying apple? Did apple invent the first notebook with 4 slightly rounded corners and a 3 degree angle wedge shape? It doesnt even have the same angle, and it is significantly more curved on the Z plane.

It looks very similar.

Thats just what I was trying to convey.

 

[TerryMathews]

Another apple design copy, how original!! /wrists and yes, I wouldn't use any OS but Win7 on any device. I can't even stand smartphones ><

I don't think making a notebook smaller counts as some genius-level design innovation. Just saying.