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Who is this really for?

Students who have a cheap Chromebook and couldn't write / test code due to OS restrictions?

Developers who have a Chromebook (and love it) and wanted to use it for everything?

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I got a chromebook because I needed a device with a keyboard I could use from my couch/patio.

I've been extremely impressed - I can use Android apps, and they work well, due to tablet mode support. Being able to have a Linux laptop that just works is really awesome.

I think you could make the argument that ChromeBook is just as versatile as Windows now - huge app store (Play), great browser, and a Linux terminal. So I guess its for everyone that Windows is for.

>I got a chromebook because I needed a device with a keyboard I could use from my couch/patio.

That's a laptop, right? Were you in search of a form factor other than laptop? What about the Chrome Book's form factor was more appealing to you than that of the "standard" laptop?

>Being able to have a Linux laptop that just works is really awesome.

What Linux distribution were you using that didn't work to your liking? What were the pitfalls and what did Chrome Book do different to mitigate the issues you were having with other versions of Linux?

It's really cheap and really rugged. I didn't think I'd like the tablet/tent modes, but I actually do find them convenient and do them a lot.

Really I needed a device exclusively for light browsing and writing - and what I got was actually more powerful than I realized; they snuck a full laptop into what used to be an internet appliance.

I don't have time to watch the video at work, but doesn't this usually come down to battery life? I.e., the subset of developers who want an all day battery in an untethered workstation that's streamlined for their development tasks.

People who want usability without security being an afterthought.

You need a flagship Chromebook for proper Crostini support.

What's not supported on my $280 Acer Chromebook 13?

Not having 8GB and a powerful enough CPU?

OK, is Crostini different than the Linux VM? 'cause that does work.

Having a proper battery friendly dual core GNU/Linux laptop with 8GB, which sometimes struggles to load everything, having seen the hardware specifications of Pixelbook, the testing platform for Crostini, I have some doubts anything less powerful can take the load of Chrome + Android containers + Linux VM/containers, including the required harddisk space.

Crostini is the codename for the official Linux VM support.

I used Crostini without issues on an Acer Chromebook 13 while traveling for a week or so. The performance was as good as you would expect for a laptop in that category. I didn't find it noticeably worse than when I used Crouton (which isn't behind a virtualization layer).

Thanks for the feedback, was it the 4 GB or 8 GB model?

A 4GB model I bought in 2016.

Thanks.

Crostini also works just fine with 2GB on a Samsung Chromebook 3 (a.k.a.'Celes' which is available for $100 on a Black Friday special[1] - the 4GB version is $30 more). It's does swap to disk if you too many Chrome tabs open, but it runs ssh, vim and VS Code like a champ. I have not attempted to run the Android build-chain.

1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12L9SM7k-Z6LSsGvdi7do...

Why do you think this? Crostini works fine on low end Chromebooks.

I answered on a sibling thread.

Yeah, but I'm saying your answer was wrong. It works fine.

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