Comments on: 3 alternatives to Chrome OS on Google’s Chromebook Pixel

By: KwadGuy

KwadGuy — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:13:59 +0000

To make this a fill service platform, Google needs to enable processor virtualization in the BIOS. If they did, then Crouton could run VMware or another virtualization program, and you could install Windows there.

Give me that, and you have a solution that could, in fact, get me to entirely leave my Windows laptop at home, even on some business trips.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:29:35 +0000

Lenovo Thinkpad Twist

By: dude

dude — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:56:51 +0000

I have been waiting for this level of hardware below $1500 for some time. If it ran windows, I would buy it.

By: Evan Rowley

Evan Rowley — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:48:05 +0000

Actually, Windows 8, 7, and XP have all been run on the Chromebook Pixel using KVM and they’ve functioned great. Theoretically OS X is possible as well since KVM supports it, but I don’t know of anyone who has tried it yet. Ron Minnich, also a Google dev, is the one who first (to my knowledge) built a custom kernel that supports KVM to virtualize MS Windows.

By: SPM

SPM — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:01:23 +0000

I used to have a REAL Windows laptop like the one you are talking about which I got for about a $100 more than the Samsung series 3 Chromebook. The problem was it booted REAL slow (3 minutes+), ran REAL slow, was a REAL pain in the butt to maintain, and had REAL problems with viruses and malware.

By: Trever Nightingale

Trever Nightingale — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:36:42 +0000

Kevin, have you checked out a write up I did about getting some underlying userland while maintaining verified boot?

You can run dev_install and boom- you have python.

Check out the official Chrome OS wiki:
https://sites.google.com/site/chromeoswikisite/home/what-s-new-in-dev-and-beta/shell-acess-with-verified-boot

Trever

By: manuel tondeur

manuel tondeur — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:50:44 +0000

I get your perspective but I know I can install Linux…
It’s the freaking HARDWARE that’s way overpriced, the only good thing is the 230ppi display which is only 35% better than a System76 875$ Laptop that ALREADY has Ubuntu and supports it… let alone the pure specs that demolish this one: an i7 ivy bridge vs a dual core? Or every I/O you can imagine vs lacking and outdated I/O? There is just no way this hardware is worth it, no matter how you look at it… Even a Mac is less overpriced, that is no small feature.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:02:24 +0000

Or you could chroot ubuntu and run QuickSynergy Server and treat local network connected machines with QuickSynergy Clients as Extra CPU powered Displays.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:01 +0000

I find it cute that you think windows is more useful than Linux.

Even MacOSx is more useful than windows (and I find MacOSx to be marginal).

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:43:36 +0000

I think I can manage that. :) It’s actually a superb dual-environment for what I need. Most everything is web for me, but I dabble with Python and I’d rather do that locally instead of in the cloud. I suspect I can get some audio / video editing apps for the occasional podcast or video while on the go as well. And I just installed Skype to test out too. :)