Chromebook Lineup Q4 2014
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As the @Minion-Queen is looking at Chromebooks for GroveSocial, I thought that I would put together a quick thread to showcase some of the models available today that I find intriguing.
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First up the HP Chromebook 14 which comes in orange, turquoise and light green.
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The other really interesting one to me is the Samsung Chromebook 2 which in the larger size comes in a sweet machined metal.
http://www.samsung.com/us/system/consumer/product/xe/50/3c/xe503c32k01us/600x600_5.jpg
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The latest generation of higher end Chromebooks seems to lean on the ARM family of processors with quad core and higher rather than on the Intel Celerons of the past generation. And interesting switch.
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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.
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The "about to be replaced" HP lineup looks pretty nice but is seriously right on the verge of replacement.
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Is touch on a chrome book really useful?
What does it do to the price?
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@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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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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@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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@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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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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@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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@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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@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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@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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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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@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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@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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@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.
