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DavidS - Feb 28, 2013 6:22:54 am PST #13053 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Typing on the Chromebook at a cafe in the East Bay.

I've decided that the Chromebook represents an apposite philosophy to Apple, which totally fetishes the object itself. Whereas the Chromebook is an appliance to get on the Internet, which is where they expect you'll get your "Wow!" instead of Apple's (admittedly lovely) box opening experience.

But for $250 I've got a computer with a keyboard and I can get online, and do my work on Google Docs and whatnot.

I tested the screen resolution at the store by running the Great Gatsby trailer on YouTube as that's the most sumptious thing I've seen lately.

DavidS - Feb 28, 2013 6:22:56 am PST #13054 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - Feb 28, 2013 6:23:40 am PST #13055 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

[Still getting used to the trackpad...]

Gudanov - Feb 28, 2013 6:27:45 am PST #13056 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

[Still getting used to the trackpad...]

I'm never very good with a trackpad. That's one of the big reasons I got a ThinkPad, I love the nub.

Jessica - Feb 28, 2013 6:29:07 am PST #13057 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Apparently the Chromebook gives you 2 posts for the price of one!

(I kid! My Dad asked for a Chromebook for his last birthday, so that's what the kids got him. I thought he was crazy for not wanting a tablet instead, but he really loves it.)

Nora Deirdre - Feb 28, 2013 6:30:48 am PST #13058 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I've had a Chromebook for over a year now, and I think it's great. Trackpad is a pain though.

Gudanov - Feb 28, 2013 6:32:53 am PST #13059 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

I like tablets a lot for some things, but it really doesn't replace a laptop for me. When it comes time to create content instead of consuming it, I always reach for the laptop instead.

§ ita § - Feb 28, 2013 6:37:52 am PST #13060 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Put a keyboard on a tablet, and I don't have a problem creating content on it--I cannot work out why I'd want a netbook or Chromebook over an Asus Transformer. They're quite similar.

sumi - Feb 28, 2013 6:44:25 am PST #13061 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Consuela - that's the takeaway I got from the story too. Although, I'm very happy he found his pup again.

Zenkitty - Feb 28, 2013 6:46:32 am PST #13062 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Put a keyboard on a tablet

That's what annoys me, though - the keyboard is a separate piece I have to carry around and keep track of.

Do you HAVE to use the trackpad on the Chromebook, or can you put a mouse on it? (Yes, I know... the mouse is a separate piece.)

Am I right that you can't save anything to the Chromebook? You have to save everything to Google Docs or the Cloud (neither of which I've ever used before)?

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