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Google Announces New Chromebook Pixel With USB-C, $999 Price Tag

kepler20b said:
Yeah, until you are traveling somewhere for vacation, business, whatever with no wifi connection and realize your new macbook is a complete paper weight with a flappy dongle that needs to be attached to it to even be productive i am positive you'll be saying to yourself

i shouldve gotten the macbookpro, i dont care how much this thing weighs. it sucks.
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How is it a complete paper weight? Same could be said for the MBP or any other laptop. If there' no WiFi, I can setup my phone as a hotspot and move on. Problem solved. If i need a USB stick, I can use the USB-C to USB hub, and plug it in. Seem pretty simple to me.
 
Noble Actual said:
The new Retina MacBook really should have at least 2 USB-C ports...
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Seriously. I'm a huge Mac lover and I cannot fathom having only one port. I'm surprised no one else is more up in arms about this. It'll be terribly inconvenient.
 
Because touching a laptop screen is so ergonomic :rolleyes:

Also who the ****** wants fingerprints on their laptop screen doing serious work? I know I'm not the only one who gets annoyed when someone touches your screen to 'point' at something. :mad:
 
nefan65 said:
How is it a complete paper weight? Same could be said for the MBP or any other laptop. If there' no WiFi, I can setup my phone as a hotspot and move on. Problem solved. If i need a USB stick, I can use the USB-C to USB hub, and plug it in. Seem pretty simple to me.
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if you cant see how far far more versatile the macbookpro and pixel are relative to the new macbook, i just dont know what to tell you.
 
A few years ago I was at a Google office and was struck but how everyone there used a MacBook of some sort. I am not sure but it seems like the Pixel is designed mainly to be a laptop for Google employees. Some executive probably got annoyed at seeing the Apple logo all over their offices and hoped an absurd Chromebook on steroids would entice employees to leave their MacBooks at home.
 
jrswizzle said:
Does the average user really plug a bunch of stuff into their laptop anymore?

I rarely plug anything into my MBA.....not sure why folks, especially tech-minded folks here, are so resistant to wireless forms of data transfer.

If you're docking the laptop, the adapter offers plenty of options from the one port. And you still get ultra light and thin the rest of the time.
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I like to plug my Macbook Pro 15" with two things each night:

-power chord
-thunderbolt cable that connects to my Lacie so it can do its nightly ritual of Time Machine back up.


Having only one USB-C port is, in my opinion, a mistake and a terrible inconvenience.

Is it that difficult for you to appreciate that other people use their laptops differently than you?
 
t.gillespie said:
wrong.. it's HARDWARE is just as powerful..

But I'm at a loss as to why you would EVER want that much power for what is all cloud based apps.. Nothing on it can actually use an i5, much less an i7 CPU, or 16GB ram... or even the 32, much less the 64GB SSD..

I repeat.. why? for a browser? whaaaaaaa? :eek:

For the money, get a real laptop (Windows OR Mac) and be able to do soooooooo much more! The only 'advantage' Chrome OS had was it was designed for low power, low price point..
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I could see an i5 being useful on a Chromebook especially on demanding websites. Especially watching 4k videos on that sweet screen. It could also be seen as future proofing. Even if you didn't like the OS you easily install linux as a dual boot option.

Both laptops seem to have a similar target market even though the Pixel is more of a niche device. They both seem to be for people who like to browse the web, use social media, consume internet media, use some office apps and are always on the go.

Why can't a laptop with Chrome OS or even Linux for that matter be considered a "real laptop"? They both seem very overpriced IMO though as I had previously said.
 
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epicrayban said:
I like to plug my Macbook Pro 15" with two things each night:

-power chord
-thunderbolt cable that connects to my Lacie so it can do its nightly ritual of Time Machine back up.


Having only one USB-C port is, in my opinion, a mistake and a terrible inconvenience.

Is it that difficult for you to appreciate that other people use their laptops differently than you?
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stop making so much sense.
 
pcmacgamer said:
I could see an i5 being useful on a Chromebook especially on demanding websites. Especially watching 4k videos on that sweet screen. It could also be seen as future proofing.

Both laptops seem to have a similar target market even though the Pixel is more of a niche device. They both seem to be for people who like to browse the web, use social media, consume internet media, use some office apps and are always on the go.

Why can't a laptop with Chrome OS or even Linux for that matter be considered a "real laptop"? They both seem very overpriced IMO though as I had previously said.
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I think 36 GB is what keeps it from being a 'real laptop'.
 
Worf said:
While nice, I don't see a huge market for Chrome OS at the high-end still. Any users here who would be able to elaborate the utility of these?
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My friend has it, doesn't seem to do much other than watch videos and type google docs.

He says its a modern typewriter lol
 
epicrayban said:
I like to plug my Macbook Pro 15" with two things each night:

-power chord
-thunderbolt cable that connects to my Lacie so it can do its nightly ritual of Time Machine back up.


Having only one USB-C port is, in my opinion, a mistake and a terrible inconvenience.
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It might be, but the new MB can simplify your routine by only having to plug in one cable every night (one that connects via an adapter to the charger and the back-up drive). Isn't that the ultimate dream (besides wireless charging)?
 
jashworth03 said:
They have a type C charger for $59 and a Type C to USB adapter for $12. Wonder if these will be cross compatible for the new macbook. If so, It saves about $29 from the Apple prices!
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It's a standard port, I can't see why not. My $7-8 Display Port to HDMI adapter is 3rd party and not even a "Mac specific" accessory. :cool:

epicrayban said:
I like to plug my Macbook Pro 15" with two things each night:

-power chord
-thunderbolt cable that connects to my Lacie so it can do its nightly ritual of Time Machine back up.
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My solution would be to have my display and power connected to a single adapter, and when I came home to dock, plug in a single USB-C cable. In some ways it's actually more convenient because it's power and peripheral(s) in a single connector vs. something like a Thunderbolt hub which has all sorts of ports you can connect with a single cable, but still needs to connect a 2nd cable for power. :)

(FWIW, I'm currently a 15" cMBP user, professionally a developer, writer)
 
manu chao said:
It might be, but the new MB can simplify your routine by only having to plug in one cable every night (one that connects via an adapter to the charger and the back-up drive). Isn't that the ultimate dream (besides wireless charging)?
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so you're basically saying that with a macbook you need to lug around a dongle with you everywhere to be fully functional
 
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miniroll32 said:
We all know the story by now... Gen 2 will pop along with an additional port, and the adapters will drop in price.
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As it happened with the original MBA, it started (at 13") with one USB port and two years later got a second USB port.
 
D.T. said:
It's a standard port, I can't see why not. My $7-8 Display Port to HDMI adapter is 3rd party and not even a "Mac specific" accessory. :cool:



My solution would be to have my display and power connected to a single adapter, and when I came home to dock, plug in a single USB-C cable. In some ways it's actually more convenient because it's power and peripheral(s) in a single connector vs. something like a Thunderbolt hub which has all sorts of ports you can connect with a single cable, but still needs to connect a 2nd cable for power. :)

(FWIW, I'm currently a 15" cMBP user, professionally a developer, writer)
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FACT:

you should not need a stupid flappy dongle to accomplish any of those things.


Just like if you have any external HDs or storage and you suddenly need to browse them for a specific document but dont know exactly where they are. You can connect them all at once.

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manu chao said:
As it happened with the original MBA, it started (at 13") with one USB port and two years later got a second USB port.
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different era of technology.
 
The Chromebook Pixel continues the tradition of making MacBook hardware seem reasonably priced when compared against the Pixel's price and feature set.
 
epicrayban said:
I like to plug my Macbook Pro 15" with two things each night:

-power chord
-thunderbolt cable that connects to my Lacie so it can do its nightly ritual of Time Machine back up.


Having only one USB-C port is, in my opinion, a mistake and a terrible inconvenience.

Is it that difficult for you to appreciate that other people use their laptops differently than you?
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Uhh no, I simply was asking a question.

Do you have to be snarky every time you respond to a post of mine? Do you feel it validates your opinion or that you are somehow defending something against me?

Your attitude towards me is childish....stop assuming, stop reading things into my post and take it for what it says.

A simple adapter accomplishes the task you state above by the way - all while allowing for a lighter laptop during use, which in my mind isn't inconvenient at all.

My MBA backs up wirelessly to my 3 TB Time Capsule. Again, for a group of people who are into technology, I find it curious that so many rail against progress.

But I suppose progress is only progress when it suits you. Hell, you've lambasted me for being "against progress" with respect my questioning the Samsung Edge's usefulness.

Perhaps I should rethink that in the same way I ask you to rethink your stance here.
 
kepler20b said:
so you're basically saying that with a macbook you need to lug around a dongle with you everywhere to be fully functional
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No, you carry it around with nothing and only plug it in at home (that is the use case Apple has in mind). How often have people lauded the idea of a dock requiring only two cables with TB. Now with USB-C that can be done with one cable.

Of course, while carrying it around with nothing, you can still plug in a USB device once those come equipped with USB-C connectors/cables. And while travelling you might still carry around the charger, but that is not different to other laptops.
 
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