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Re:HP Unveils Premium Chromebook: 3K Display, Intel Core M, ... by nacs on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @03:05PM (#11623323)
> What about playing light linux games like Civ 5 or Crusader Kings?

It uses an integrated Intel graphics chip -- it won't be able to do any decent gaming.

At the 16GB price point of this thing ($1k), you could get a more conventional laptop instead of Google Chrome/Pixel OS systems and get a lot more power and flexibility out of it.

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Re:HP Unveils Premium Chromebook: 3K Display, Intel Core M, ... by stordoff on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @03:59PM (#11623725)
> > What about playing light linux games like Civ 5 or Crusader Kings?

> It uses an integrated Intel graphics chip -- it won't be able to do any decent gaming.

Depending what you mean by decent gaming. I've played Civilization V on Intel Graphics (HD4000 OSX & HD4400 Windows), and it runs fine on the lower end settings. Not ideal by any means, but the newer Intel Graphics chips are OK for some games.

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Re:HP Unveils Premium Chromebook: 3K Display, Intel Core M, ... by honua on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @03:10PM (#11623359)
I think you missed that they used Ubuntu on their previous Chromebook (I do too) and so would probably do the same with this one
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