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0 pointsalienthrowaway4y ago0 comments

> For developers, it doesn't make much sense, but for the rest of the world, it is perfect

Developer chiming in - ChromeOS makes a lot of sense since the launch of Linux VMs (aka Crostini)[0]. I get full access to Linux tools & VSCode on a light & cheap[1] Chromebook I can take everywhere without worrying about it being damaged or stolen; I take it to places I wouldn't dare bring a Macbook Pro. Very few workloads require remoting to my heavy-hitter desktop/cloud VM instance via ssh (or Jupyter notebooks) - far fewer than I initially thought. It's perfectly capable of handling Javascript/CSS/HTML and Go/Python projects

0. Sadly, Crostini only runs on Intel Chromebooks

1. I'm talking about than $200-$250 new, full HD screen, Intel Atom that can eke out 8+ hours on battery. I also bought a 2nd hand backup Chromebook for $53 on Goodwill

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pjmlp4y ago

My Asus 1215B price was around 300 euros with a Linux distribution pre-installed, I really don't get Chromebooks.

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