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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by make3 on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @03:23AM (#10586612)
If it's x86/x86_64, it has a major advantage imho
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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by creshal on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @05:08AM (#10586900)
Why wouldn't it be? It's certainly not Itanium-based…
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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by trarman on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @08:51AM (#10587633)
It is, but it's also only got intel graphics. You won't be doing any 4k work on it. I have one and it's great for office work, but good luck getting a game to run even 1080p.
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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by aagha on Thursday November 19, 2015 @02:11AM (#10593223)
How do you use it? What's the advantage of having it?
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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by mbreese on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @09:36AM (#10587869)
Quad core Atom
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