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I think the thing that has always held me back from finally pulling the trigger on A chromebook pixel is the fact that you have to dismiss the "developer mode" popup everytime you boot. I guess that is a bit of a nitpick though and it otherwise seems like a solid machine.

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It's annoying, but it's not much different from seeing the BIOS screen on an old Wintel machine. It still starts up quickly enough that I'm more likely to turn it off than to sleep it.

I don't get it. If Linux or Windows is the end goal, why not start with a Surface Pro (2)?

The startup popup is annoying, but that's at most a one-off per day. It's the pixel's trackpad, mushy keyboard, and weak screen hinge that turns me off from using it as a dev machine.

It's great for couch surfing or as an ipad replacement, but I expect a dev machine to be more than a screen and a cheap price.

How's Linux on the surface pro? I'm worried that it'll be a device driver scavenger hunt.

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