I've seen a few posts about this laptop and I decided to try and get one cheap. I already had a desktop so I just needed something light.
People shit talk the hell out of this laptop because it has chromeOS and somehow that makes it "worthless". All my programs are working under flawlessly under crouton and wine, however I have not tried FL studio yet.
I've spent about 4 hours on the one I just got and I have all my retro games (C&C Generals, Halo PC, old Popcap games, all working flawlessly).
It does get hot, and I've getting around 4-5 hours of battery, but everything else is so damn nice for the price.
Screen is as good as you would want, The keyboard is great, the touchscreen is nice, it's fast as fuck in chromeOS mode, it shits on a macbook in terms of build quality, amazing speakers, and it just looks nice.
I hit one key combo and I can switch between macOS quality web browsing to a capable linux machine.
it's a hell of a nice machine for sub $400 but the thing that kills it for me is that you can't upgrade the storage.
Nicholas Perez
Acer cloudbook, 17 hour battery life, 129$, nuff said
Josiah Russell
isnt that some celeron or arm thing?
Elijah Gray
Based on how you type like a retard, I'll assume that you were looking for a place called Sup Forums on Reddit. Go back there.
Daniel Foster
i5
Alexander Baker
>I'm confused why Sup Forums isn't talking about this laptop more
>google >i5 >unibody
Parker Anderson
>I'm confused why Sup Forums isn't talking about this laptop more because we Thinkpad here >x220 + i7 + 16gb + ssd + 9 cell battery feels comfy man
Brandon White
>1366x768 Amazing technology. End your life.
Jordan Cruz
I put a 256gb class 10 sd card in mine
Isaac Stewart
>not upgrading the panel
Tyler Rogers
which version is this? 2013 or 2015?
Jack Ward
>Not docking in at home into your 4k display >>/out/
Charles Wright
this but with i5 and 4gb ram
Nicholas Barnes
you have to solder stuff to the board to do it. most people here cant do that.
Cameron Lewis
Great machine. Dies quickly. If you get another year out of it, be happy
Asher Green
meh, i've been meaning to upgrade the panel but since the screen size is only 12.5", 1366x768 res is dense enough for my uses. >watch anime in 720p >text editing with bitmap fonts like Terminus
Henry Campbell
maybe because for around a hundred dollarydoos you can pick up a refurb business grade laptop with similar or better specs and what I consider to be better build quality
Lincoln Phillips
Why is the 2013 model so cheap and available new, and the 2015 model cannot be found anywhere? I just want battery life that isn't shit and non proprietary charging REEEE
Caleb Richardson
Zzzzzuma
Jaxson Campbell
2013 model doesn't get Android app support and the 2015 does.
Makes no sense when you can just have the full desktop version of everything.
Easton James
Show me.
240PPI IPS screen i5 4GB of RAM Touchscreen backlit keyboard
It's not hard to find a decent laptop for cheap, it's hard to find one that doesn't have a shitty 2002 era LCD though.
Brody Ross
>ips screen >touch screen >backlit keyboard ok you got me on that part, but for most of ghee those things don't matter much, which is why it's not often discussed
Joseph Rodriguez
>240PPI IPS screen meme. laptop intended for Sup Forums would be mainly for programming. Color accurate and high resolution displays do not matter, although they are nice. >i5 lol >4GB of RAM kek. im assuming non upgradable? >Touchscreen meme >backlit keyboard meme. learn to touch type.
yeah it seems you have never taken both apart.... there is quite a difference
also ill take just take my triple boot 256gb 2011 macbook air and look at those things and say nice try oogle....
Alexander Jones
>implying looking at a shitty grade lcd is enjoyable for extended periods of time
>implying an i5 is not overkill for chromeos and linux
>implying 4gb of ram is not sufficient for chromeos and linux
>implying having another input method is ever a meme
And on your last point, do you just magically know exactly where the starting key is? My problem with a non lit keyboard is that I have to find my starting point.
Dylan Bennett
>starting key um that's kinda what the bumps are for on the f and j keys
Angel Edwards
>implying looking at a shitty grade lcd is enjoyable for extended periods of time that is true for any small screens under 21" ~ 24". My Samsung S8 edge+ has like 530 pixels per inch but the screen is only 6.2" so doesn't really matter. >implying an i5 is not overkill for chromeos and linux yeah but i7 is even better >implying 4gb of ram is not sufficient for chromeos and linux Doesn't matter what OS you're using, you can max out 4gb easily depending on what you are doing >implying having another input method is ever a meme it is a meme. Why would I pay extra for a feature I'm certain I'll never use?
Justin Ross
>240PPI IPS screen >meme. laptop intended for Sup Forums would be mainly for programming. Color accurate and high resolution displays do not matter, although they are nice. Screw color accuracy, but non shit resolution is important (brightness also, if you go outside or have windows in your room)
>backlit keyboard >meme. learn to touch type. Try dealing with multiple keyboards with just slightly differently positioned buttons.
Agree on the rest, though
Easton Peterson
most competent tech shops will do it
Luis Parker
x220 can't drive 4k
Matthew Lopez
There are Dual core i7s
It's not a fight over PPI, it's brightness, viewing angles, and a good enough resolution to be easier on the eyes.
The RAM is too low, I'll give you that. I don't think 4GB is low enough to worry about maxing it out though.
It's nice for scrolling. And it works well with sliding the webpage to the right to go to the previous page.
Josiah Nguyen
looool dude
You are a baby.
I got, for $130: x230 with i5, 16gb ram, 6 cell Then I threw in a 500gb 850 EVO. I plug into my 23" 1080p monitor, and my keyboard and mouse. Way better than soldered on 4gb ram. Though I'll admit the Pixel's display is way better.