I’m reminded of this line in Bruce Almighty: “All this horsepower and no room to gallup”
Is there really a market for a $999 Chromebook? Didn’t google try this several years ago and flop?
Is there really a market for a $999 Chromebook? Didn’t google try this several years ago and flop?
Worth remembering that "stock issues" / wait times etc. are as dependant on the production plans of the product as they are on demand. It can be a sign of lots or customers, or just that hardly any demand was expected and so even a tiny amount more takes a while to catch up on (especially if e.g. there are high-demand components that they'd rather put in products with a high profit margin), or... etc
Chromebooks do have a reputation for being under-powered budget mobile devices because they do serve that sector. They also do a lot more that can't be done as easily on Linux, if you have hardware that can support it.
As others have said, Pixelbooks are still coveted devices, and I've been tempted for years to buy one. I thought the original Framework would serve that niche, but it ultimately didn't.