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> What about playing light linux games like Civ 5 or Crusader Kings?

It uses an integrated Intel graphics chip -- it won't be able to do any decent gaming.

At the 16GB price point of this thing ($1k), you could get a more conventional laptop instead of Google Chrome/Pixel OS systems and get a lot more power and flexibility out of it.

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> > What about playing light linux games like Civ 5 or Crusader Kings?

> It uses an integrated Intel graphics chip -- it won't be able to do any decent gaming.

Depending what you mean by decent gaming. I've played Civilization V on Intel Graphics (HD4000 OSX & HD4400 Windows), and it runs fine on the lower end settings. Not ideal by any means, but the newer Intel Graphics chips are OK for some games.

I think you missed that they used Ubuntu on their previous Chromebook (I do too) and so would probably do the same with this one

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