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    Chromebook Lineup Q4 2014

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      The Lenovo N20p uses a Celeron but has a multitouch screen which is pretty rare in the Chromebook space at this point.

      http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-convertible-laptop-n20p-chrome-laptop-mode-2.jpg

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        The "about to be replaced" HP lineup looks pretty nice but is seriously right on the verge of replacement.

        http://d0od.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-11_01-46-48-1020_verge_super_wide.jpg

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender
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          Is touch on a chrome book really useful?

          What does it do to the price?

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
            last edited by

            @Dashrender said:

            Is touch on a chrome book really useful?

            What does it do to the price?

            Lenovo is about $30 over the others. HP has a touch option coming and I think that it is about $30 premium too.

            Touch is no more useful on a Chromebook than on Windows, which is to say a little but not a lot.

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            • Minion QueenM
              Minion Queen Banned
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              Yeah I don't think touch is that big of a deal at all unless it's going to be a true tablet format.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
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                @Minion-Queen said:

                Yeah I don't think touch is that big of a deal at all unless it's going to be a true tablet format.

                A lot of kids and educational use so you can imagine how much they want that today.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @Minion-Queen said:

                  Yeah I don't think touch is that big of a deal at all unless it's going to be a true tablet format.

                  A lot of kids and educational use so you can imagine how much they want that today.

                  Touch is so awkward on a 'laptop'. Of course it's great on a table/convertable(when in tablet mode).

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    I think that a lot of that is an OS that doesn't give you a reason to use it. I like touch on a laptop now and then.

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                    • Bill KindleB
                      Bill Kindle @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.

                      Buy at Wal-Mart, you can get the white version.

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                      • Bill KindleB
                        Bill Kindle @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        I think that a lot of that is an OS that doesn't give you a reason to use it. I like touch on a laptop now and then.

                        adding the touch screen though adds weight that IMHO is what makes the current Chromebooks awesome. I love my HP 14".

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
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                          @Bill-Kindle said:

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.

                          Buy at Wal-Mart, you can get the white version.

                          Walmart has the last generation. You can get it in Snow White anywhere, but who would want that one? I just didn't mention it.

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                          • Bill KindleB
                            Bill Kindle @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Bill-Kindle said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.

                            Buy at Wal-Mart, you can get the white version.

                            Walmart has the last generation. You can get it in Snow White anywhere, but who would want that one? I just didn't mention it.

                            hangs head, sad

                            I have one, thought it looked better.

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                            • ?
                              A Former User
                              last edited by

                              I know this is a chromebook slot...I have enjoyed the simplicity and stability of both the HP ChromeBox and Asus Chromebox.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
                                last edited by

                                @Bill-Kindle said:

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                @Bill-Kindle said:

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.

                                Buy at Wal-Mart, you can get the white version.

                                Walmart has the last generation. You can get it in Snow White anywhere, but who would want that one? I just didn't mention it.

                                hangs head, sad

                                I have one, thought it looked better.

                                LOL

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @A Former User
                                  last edited by

                                  @Hubtech said:

                                  I know this is a chromebook slot...I have enjoyed the simplicity and stability of both the HP ChromeBox and Asus Chromebox.

                                  How did I miss that HP made a Chromebox? That's awesome. I totally did not know that they had one. I knew that Asus had theirs but not HP. The HP even comes in matching colours!

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                                  • Bill KindleB
                                    Bill Kindle @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @Bill-Kindle said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @Bill-Kindle said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.

                                    Buy at Wal-Mart, you can get the white version.

                                    Walmart has the last generation. You can get it in Snow White anywhere, but who would want that one? I just didn't mention it.

                                    hangs head, sad

                                    I have one, thought it looked better.

                                    LOL

                                    I will say though, this is the fastest laptop I have ever owned, and I'm using it quite often.

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                                    • C
                                      Carnival Boy
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                                      None of my usual suppliers have stock of the HP Chromeboxes which probably means there are none in the HP UK channel. The Asus is available though and I think I'm going to pick one up today.

                                      Any plans for a Chrome Tablet, do you know? I think that would be awesome. I no longer use any apps on my iPad 2 and basically just use Chrome browser on it, so a Chrome tablet would be perfect for me.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
                                        last edited by

                                        @Bill-Kindle said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @Bill-Kindle said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @Bill-Kindle said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.

                                        Buy at Wal-Mart, you can get the white version.

                                        Walmart has the last generation. You can get it in Snow White anywhere, but who would want that one? I just didn't mention it.

                                        hangs head, sad

                                        I have one, thought it looked better.

                                        LOL

                                        I will say though, this is the fastest laptop I have ever owned, and I'm using it quite often.

                                        That's awesome. I had a first gen $199 Acer Chromebook and it still works great. I'm really interested in upgrading to an ARM based 11" unit just for casual stuff. The new ones are so nice.

                                        Really shows how good Linux can be for a desktop OS!

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
                                          last edited by

                                          @Carnival-Boy said:

                                          None of my usual suppliers have stock of the HP Chromeboxes which probably means there are none in the HP UK channel. The Asus is available though and I think I'm going to pick one up today.

                                          Any plans for a Chrome Tablet, do you know? I think that would be awesome. I no longer use any apps on my iPad 2 and basically just use Chrome browser on it, so a Chrome tablet would be perfect for me.

                                          So I know nothing official other than that none are on the market yet but here is my thinking there....

                                          Chrome is just starting to see touch screen functionality appear in the latest generation (Lenovo now and HP soon.). Google separates their desktop/laptop and tablet/phone strategies into Chromebook and Android. They share a lot but are very different.

                                          Android is now available on a few desktops and all in ones. I think that we may see a Chrometab but it requires polishing before Chromium is ready for a pure touch interface and Android is pushing it away from that market.

                                          Over time we might see Chrome and Android start to merge.

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                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender
                                            last edited by

                                            Scott, you bring up a good point - why did Google make Chrome OS when they already had Android?

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