2015 Chromebook Pixel

Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by sspiff on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @03:52PM (#9186649)

While many of us routinely spend this amount of money on laptops or other hardware, the average Joe doesn't want to spend more than 600-700 euro on a laptop (which translates to up to $650 in practice).

So yes, for most people, this sounds like a fortune for a laptop.

I think it's actually addressed half of shortcomings of the old Pixel: 4GB of memory has been upped to a reasonable 8GB or a generous 16GB. The CPU bump is also a welcome change. Only the limited disk space is an issue.

I just wished they doubled the storage (at least) and sold them with plain old Linux as developer machines. Would be a great way to get into the hearts and minds of many programmers.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by w0rmwood on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @04:09PM (#9186796)

It's pretty safe to say this isn't a laptop intended for the Average Joe to purchase. They're not even aiming at that demographic, IMHO.

I do agree that making it more Linux-friendly or selling a pre-installed Linux version would be great.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by sspiff on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @04:20PM (#9186878)

To ghrifter (I couldn't reply to your thread): yes it's a tax thing, and also the cost associated with the EU mandated 2 year minimal warranty programs. Electronics are generally more expensive in euros than in dollars, even though the exchange rate of a dollar is still below 1.0 euro.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by ghrifter on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @04:11PM (#9186816)

$650 dollars is about 700 euro? Well now's the time to travel to Europe!

(I suppose there is some sort of tax or import cost...?)

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