Google Chromebook Under $300 Defies PC Market With Growth

Re:Google Chromebook Under $300 Defies PC Market With Growth by thezilch on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @12:31PM (#6020876)

$800, hahaha; my co-worker paid that much to simply repair his MBAir after being on the receiving end of a beer. They resale for more, so it wasn't a bad choice, but the idea of paying the original cost and then such a repair cost floored me.

If there is innovations to be had with laptops, it is resistance to common desk issues like spilt drinks. The device being cheap is parallel with these needs. Making something thinner and more proprietary and glued together is the wrong direction for me.

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Re:Google Chromebook Under $300 Defies PC Market With Growth by gcr on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @01:26PM (#6021369)

Some high-end laptops do take those issues into account.

Here's a video of a Thinkpad drinking a full glass of water while playing a video: http://youtu.be/1SWi6LlFGjk

Here's a video of a Thinkpad taking lightning bolts from a pair of Van de Graff generators for a whole minute without any problems: http://youtu.be/JXsDfuVctFk

Resistance to common household wear and tear such as spilled drinks or being struck by lightning is certainly a rare quality in a machine, but it's not unheard of.

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Re:Google Chromebook Under $300 Defies PC Market With Growth by jlgreco on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @03:35PM (#6022254)

> "Here's a video of a Thinkpad drinking a full glass of water while playing a video"

I'm a fan of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ujtrHvOTk

Two guys (doing a promo spot for Lenovo) jumping on a trampoline with thinkpads and water balloons, then pouring water into one, all in glorious slow motion.

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