What is Google playing at?? - Pixelbook Go Review

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[@peterpang19940518]

Linus: can we talk about the bad part now? *Look at the timeline* Me: o boy

[@slpsmls]

Did exact same shit hahaha

[@nparbat8182]

WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE

[@usptact]

This tells me all I want to hear. Thanks.

[@yohwllo2127]

Not o boy. it's: F

[@S3verance]

Literally me

[@TheGoldenMan99]

When did Linus ever call a notebook webcam good. I can't remember having heard that in a while.

[@CallanElliott]

I'm pretty sure the manufacturers know that that anyone who cares about webcam quality will have their own anyway, so they skimp on it.

[@panzerofthelake4460]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH24nJqIdt6SjNE

[@Melthornal]

I cant think of a single use case for the camera. i dont know why they exist. ive literally never seen anyone use one.

[@omgawesomeomg]

@@Melthornal Windows Hello is pretty nice

[@Melthornal]

omgawesomeomg You can literally just type a password in.

[@z0onder]

I love how Linus makes most of his ads 10 seconds so you can skip them easily

[@joannapodgorska6433]

ThatGuy Google should ban in content adds. It’s no way to filter this crap even on KZbin premium account.

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

@@joannapodgorska6433 we need an sponsorblocker like we have an adblocker.

[@kaneno1560]

@@stefanandrejevic2570 there is, you just have to buy floot plane

[@loib]

@@joannapodgorska6433 yeah they should definitely ban most of the revenue that content creators have to resort to since the platform that they use doesn't pay enough to sustain them.

[@marekmiks5177]

@@joannapodgorska6433 oh yeah, it's so bad, getting a free content with 10 second ads every ten minutes. 😂

[@CG-tr4vb]

Linus:"Go Fetch" Heartbeat: elevated

[@appledolphin8157]

Did he really throw that thing?

[@maruftim]

@@appledolphin8157 yeah, someone was ready to catch it

[@SNAPPERTBK1990]

06:54 - Riley basically did the entire review within 5 secs.. Thats my booooi!! 🤜

[@thexgamer8240]

But the real question here is: *Does it scratch at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7?*

[@davidfarah]

Yes

[@cow9131]

lmao I get the reference

[@omereren7382]

it wouldn't make it to level 6 i think

[@Sayakuun]

Glass is glass and glass scratches

[@TheKing-tp3pq]

Hahaha. It's glass after all

[@zlateringlugia]

7:51 "or is it?" *vsauce music starts playing*

[@GensoLight]

Interestingly enough, the new vsauce video actually shows up in my youtube recommendation on the right of this video.

[@liquidrime]

Wtf, I posted almost the same comment 1 hour before you and I got less likes...

[@_Mehmet.]

@@liquidrime same

[@Dan-tl4qo]

KZbinrs: I need my video to be at least ten minutes so I can earn more MONEY !! Linus: 9:59

[@billsoon8456]

Son of a Linus tech book with Chrome OS they've TROLLED US!!! D:

[@alexbutler1872]

Has everyone video sponsored, with additional adverts to their ltt stores products too. They dont need the youtube revenue bud

[@drcola143]

@@alexbutler1872 linus said in a video that over 50% of revenue is from youtube ads

[@SNAPPERTBK1990]

06:54 - Riley basically did the entire review within 5 secs.. Thats my booooi!! 🤜

[@kzwei2]

He gets sponsors

[@moori3955]

ChromeOS: like a once beautiful Linux distro that got chained up, forced to change its morals and had its spirit broken

[@whyamihere5111]

I like how this review was executed this time. It seems a tad bit "looser" compared to others. And it is slightly more entertaining.

[@fkyuga]

noticed that too. actually one of their better reviews in a while imo

[@bgezal]

It's a mockery of its wild predator ancestor.

[@Expllosaoriginal]

I literally laughed at that for a whole minute, by the end I was trembling while desperately trying to click the right place to watch it again for the 20th time

[@antoniobarry1063]

It was probably due to Riley writing quite honestly

[@AM-dc7pv]

Loose, just the way I like it.

[@dovahheimiik2580]

Linus: "Aww, you're so cute!" *yeets it across the room*

[@lewnabout]

"Ultimate 4d chess long game" - Linus 2019

[@lordofthefries4140]

0:21 Yeah, they have such a high market share because the devices are cheap af and the OS is very restrictive (making IT staff very happy).

[@agenius2139]

also, they are easy to repair and the parts are easy for IT to get ahold of

[@HAPPYSLAPS1]

word is born my son , word is born

[@gggggart8732]

Using them as a PC guy makes me want to grab an exposed power line

[@soyezql]

The OS i based on linux...so have nothing to do with restrictions

[@lordofthefries4140]

@@soyezql the OS may be based on Linux, but schools put restrictions on it that make the device basically useless

[@fala_hpy5507]

Dave 2D : I Spun my surface laptop on my finger. 7:35 Linus : Go fetch..

[@eliots7218]

HAHAHA yeah especially if you watch the videos back to back

[@illiiilli24601]

Eliot S lolthats what I did

[@joaquinrp7784]

I paused the video the moment he said "Go fetch" to see who commented about it lol

[@Kingmaxx22]

YEETED

[@ivanpatarcic73]

Yeah, but Dave really did that. This was fake.

[@milk-dog]

One week later: LTT uploaded a video: Windows on a chromebook.

[@tristann1885]

Probably.

[@therealreeve]

We want this Collab...

[@larrylentini5688]

Microsoft is actually working on a version of windows that can be dual booted on a chromebook.

[@magicmastr2]

I kinda want to see them rum full linux on chromebook.

[@larrylentini5688]

@@magicmastr2 it's pretty easy to dual boot

[@ltfringr]

I think Linus is spot on with his prediction about future chromebook users. My sister recently opted to buy an expensive chromebook over a comparable Windows laptop because she was familiar with the OS.

[@GG-cn6es]

I've been looking at laptops recently and the Pixelbook Go is #1 for aesthetics. Google is so dumb for discontinuing it. A 16:10 version would have been amazing.

[@MisterWyllt]

Looking at his future prediction during COVID where all the students were sent home with Chromebooks for distance learning.... spot on Linus.

[@dh4444]

I love chrome os

[@aryobyte2102]

@@dh4444 why?

[@bguy510]

COVID-19 was created by Google to sell more chromebooks

[@markgeorge2200]

*laughs with windows laptop for school*

[@llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogery2796]

@I trigger people technically speaking chrome os is indeed Linux

[@samh7140]

7:34 Personally, when I play fetch I don't throw the dog :¬/

[@THEFIRE360]

i throw myself...wait

[@shaunscott4773]

I know, the stick never brings the dog back.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

Don't you?

[@samh7140]

You know what it sounds like a good idea though...

[@_dallas_]

Sam Harris 😂

[@darkhorus99]

7:34 Linus Yeet Tips

[@eliashug6883]

He just yeeted the laptop away, hope someone catched it😂

[@basilahmed7990]

Laptop be like: *Oh Niggaaa*

[@rand0mtv660]

Laptop was like: *Aight imma head out*

[@Yada_690]

That was a very clean yeet

[@alexandredellis]

@@eliashug6883 caught*

[@pantsuck11]

I did my entire Masters degree program on a Chromebook 😲

[@joeyross1960]

F

[@n3lis94]

That wasn't an engineering master lol

[@stormfall1130]

I can't trust someone with that pfp

[@trenchcoatgaming2893]

@jo e you shouldnt

[@lllleeeeiiii]

@@n3lis94 actually some engineering can be done on Chromebook as well..

[@Cyba_IT]

Loved the relaxed and friendly vibe of this review. Great work Linus and team

[@superjare23]

7:32 In a parallel universe where Linus throws tech instead of drops.

[@AmKhaibitu]

Linus Throw Tips. No take, only throw.

[@Jirachimaru1]

Linus Tech Throws

[@static_motion]

Linus Tech Yeets

[@lostholloway]

I wouldn't mind seeing the behind the scenes of that lol

[@jamestomato1744]

Linus Throw Tips?

[@wetnoodlesnaughtywipes3967]

“Yes” *Intense stare* “No”

[@TekExplorer]

well, yeah but actually, no

[@localblackman427]

I'm a web dev (mostly back end) and android dev and recently I've been looking for replacements for my MacBook pro and my company gave me the pixel book go and man. It's been really really really nice. Having Linux available and all of chrome and Google syncing has been a HUGE plus. Typically when I'm not at my desk I just plug my s10 in to a work station and use DeX but the pixel book is surprisingly really really really nice. I don't think it's powerful enough to do my android development but I now understand why there's an i7 Chromebook. Definitely not ever gonna be a mainstream os, mostly cause people don't want to acknowledge they only use chrome for 99% of what they do...and the other 1% is either iMessage or Microsoft Outlook lol...but with the touchscreen and not needing to click and drag with a mouse...even the android apps perform a lot better. I saw a video of a guy using on of those controller mapping apps to map the keyboard commands to android apps and it's a game changer. I finally understand Chromebooks. And I finally understand the high end ones with i7 and 16gigs of ram.

[@RichardFoleher]

You are spot on with the long game theory. I installed MS Office on my kids laptops some time ago, when I asked them if they used it, both replied "no, we use Google Docs and Sheets the same as the Chromebooks at school". They only really use a laptop at home to play Sims

[@Shadow-ig3hf]

The force is strong with Linus, things just start dropping when he is in range.

[@Lord_Fidel]

Lmao👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😂😂

[@abdallahhesham87]

yep, his betrothed's pants drops, his bass drops, his minecraft server drops, yadda yadda yadda.

[@abdallahhesham87]

GO fetch (╯ ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)╯┻━┻

[@greevar]

His subscribers drop...

[@Scotchy_Scotch_Scotch]

6:53 So when do we get a video of you hack installing windows onto it?

[@1simpleAtom]

Or even a full Linux distro would suffice

[@minecrafterke]

Unfortunately, Chromebooks ship with a special bios. This makes the installation of linux or windows nearly impossible. I was looking into it because I really liked the looks of this one as well :(

[@tristann1885]

What would be the point in running Windows on it anyway. It has a shitty processor, it would struggle on W10

[@minecrafterke]

@@tristann1885 well the 1400 model has an i7...

[@maxmvanderwel]

@@minecrafterke There will probably be a custom firmware designed for it by MrChromebox to run Windows or Linux.

[@abdurrahmanalquran]

>when you don't know how to use Chromebook shortcuts Ctrl + alt + question mark shows u all the keyboard shortcuts alt + launcher i think is caps lock and alt + backspace is delete

[@esiayoalegbe5681]

Abdurrahman AlQuran *search bksp* for delete

[@mariaaguilera5583]

😂😂😂

[@Readyplayer11]

The best is the log out and power off shortcuts. Used go use that one all the time in school. It's the equivalent of alt f4 in the classroom. Easy way to make enemys when In the middle of an essay.

[@dairyprods]

Or you can replace that launcher button with a capslock and divide the wide af Ctrl key into a launcher and ctrl

[@dairyprods]

@Qimodis they should add a capslock button instead of launcher, and make the ctrl/alt keys smaller if they want to fit the launcher. basically mac/windows keyboard style

[@maddoggaming1171]

I cant even imagine to just what extent my eyes shot open when he threw the chromebook off the desk.

[@OkOk-tu3gc]

Who else is curious about what happened after "Go Fetch."

[@ivanpatarcic73]

Well, someone had to edit the video to make it look like he actually threw it.

[@theburgundynetwork3432]

@@ivanpatarcic73 Or he actually threw it but someone was right there to catch it?

[@macster6984]

they've got a pile of like 40 beanbags there, at least they're using them

[@trapical]

@@ivanpatarcic73 Far easier to just have someone catch it, or have a giant pile of pillows to toss it into. Editing a fake throw would be a waste of the editor's time.

[@tristann1885]

Yes

[@thecaneater]

7:35 Linus evolved from simply dropping things, to straight up yeeting them across the room.

[@thesfox1522]

He does that for liability purposes. "No I didn't drop your product while I was reviewing, it just happened to fly out of my hand while we were filming the durability segment"

[@davidortiz6977]

7:35 he yeeted tf out of that Chromebook lmao

[@hammyboigaming904]

Yep

[@hammyboigaming904]

Basically taking his best talent to the next level

[@justinvalentin8983]

The grooves on the bottom look promising to me. They are good for grip, and may increase surface area for potential cooling performance.

[@justassinkevicius5517]

My dad went to buy a chrome book and never came back

[@Ultimate_Luki]

He bought a windows gaming laptop and doesn't want to come back to admit it's better.

[@thesmashtvnetwork]

@@Ultimate_Luki my mother has a Asus 705ge

[@becausehorse]

where is he now? did he die?

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@becausehorse he is now your father

[@onceuponaban]

He's now one of the Chrome books.

[@cameronszachta3116]

9:01 “Speaking of yet, HiFi Man and Massdrop really are the perfect combination” ...what? How does that relate to the word yet?

[@kingvish45]

The video was my at he pat if this comment and the one before it 😂, but yeah it makes no sense yet doesn’t relate to it!

[@OrangeC7]

It just does

[@CaveyMoth]

You can't say yeet without saying yet. And yeet, here's a sponsor spot!

[@astral6749]

Are you new here?

[@SylasTheGreat]

@@CaveyMoth that's not true... Broken logic

[@MarceloAX]

Such a good and complete overview!! Great video and work. Keep going!

[@jabonorte]

Interesting watching this again after a year of lockdown and homeworking/schooling, when people bought boat loads of chromebook out of need, and saw them give good service. Linus' closing remark about Google playing a long game rings very true now!

[@arnowisp6244]

It helps a lot that online classes center around the Google suit and everyone just needs something to run Chrome browser. With that, the low price point of Good Chromebooks like the C330 help a lot plus long battery life. But if anyone buys those 1000$ Chromebooks for "Online classes, work from home" then they should stay away from the finances. Anything above 300$ is diminishing returns on Chromebooks.

[@marvinmartian1565]

So you're supposed to throw the pet and hang on to the stick......to think I've been playing fetch wrong all these years.

[@AryaCashOut]

And you've probably been using the wrong species too.

[@fewik8567]

When you said 4d chess, I thought you meant it had a special chess game

[@bananaman7001]

A special chess game from a mobile app

[@Thatguy-zd6lp]

You can switch between accounts without relogging in it’s just hidden in settings

[@NPow94]

Yeah pretty straight forward too

[@yaltschuler]

5:30 Totally incorrect. You can sign into multiple Google accounts and switch between them using the menu at the bottom right or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + "." Also regarding your previous point about Office and CC, there are the Android versions of those apps that function fully on Chrome OS.

[@Zorrr]

Note that he obviously meant the full versions of these. Y'know, the versions on every other computer OS ever

[@Zorrr]

@@arkethel I was making a point, I'm aware there is no office on Linux.

[@laurentd.4473]

And also some social media apps are limited or discontinued on Windows 10 (Instagram, Facebook,..), opposite to their mobile counterparts.

[@qmelzthevoid]

@@arkethel you can install ms office from google play store tho

[@lauratimmel3402]

The Office apps for Chrome OS have only a fraction of the functionality of the full desktop programs. Many users will have to look elsewhere.

[@kentliew00]

1:50 Taran was probably talking about his macro keys

[@Crystal.Matthew]

"your so cute~" *proceeds to yeet the "cute" out of existence*

[@OrangeC7]

tbh don't cats do that all the time by themselves anyways

[@IrishLuckyy]

We have upgraded from dropping to yeeting

[@enb3810]

What about my so cute?

[@SylasTheGreat]

You're*

[@admirnaruto]

Yeah just like Alinity.

[@davidnotonstinnett]

Chrome OS, or rather, Chromium OS is a secret weapon for Linux going forward. I want to see major Linux distros form the touch screen code from Chromium to get better touch screen support.

[@ItsBigdaws]

Linus:*talks about chromes plan* Google*👁👄👁 🤚 Wait a got damn minute

[@nelson7499]

My heart skipped a beat when he just yeeted the pixelbook

[@CaveyMoth]

I was scrolling through the comments, so I didn't even see it.

[@_Nicoleo_]

@@guptadagger896 *mounts glasses* acchually its vfx

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@guptadagger896 pretty sure making two random low paid grunts like Riley and James to hold a sheet and catch it is cheaper than paying for a vfx artist

[@ayazamikanz5299]

nobody: google: *_enters a new dimension_*

[@andy56duky]

More like dlc

[@Adnan-sk4jr]

no

[@ark_knight]

more like quantum supremacy

[@jeschinstad]

The fourth dimension isn't a new dimension. It's just time.

[@Skystrike70]

I had to use chrome books in high school. I was appalled then and I am appalled now at the fantastically limited functionality for the price.

[@joecool4656]

Skystrike70 I’m in college and I still use my Chromebook as my daily driver. It does everything I need to except for AutoCad

[@josehernandezmartinez8719]

My condolences for having to use such limited devices, you should have been able to use a device with windows. Or Linux.

[@5T4N1]

@@josehernandezmartinez8719 Can't you just throw Linux on a Chromebook?

[@jimmygatron9690]

My school's cybersecurity was great. Not because they actually hired IT members but because the school was just chromebooks. They didn't even have a fucking firewall!

[@Ocastia]

@@jimmygatron9690 hm I guess you're right, who the fuck would write a virus that infects Chromebooks, like what would you do Whit the stolen data? Blackmail little Timmy to get his lunch money?

[@devedee2393]

Linus: This laptop is so CUTE! Thanks to Google for sending this to us... *7:33** throws it* fEtCH

[@baileyleadbeater4709]

Yeet

[@FancyFun3433]

8:31 me when I nail down the multiple choice question to one answer...

[@lawrence6648]

0:28 Linus telekinetically drops one of his employees

[@signrockg]

great video, analisys and comments! tks

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Holy crap coming back at this in 2021, I just realized how close this thing reminded me of my 2008 black Macbook

[@jessicagomez1760]

Loved the editing style from this video and the very well deserved tiny moments to shine for the rest of the staff. Feels good to see almost all the family in one video.

[@DanielGonzalez-po7pn]

😍

[@rasalas91]

~"The bezels are so thick, they feel out of place in a modern device" LG: 6:56 Hold my beer

[@Rainaman-]

Hold my bezel

[@CaveyMoth]

It almost has bigger bezels than my Acer Nitro 5. Now that is quite a feat.

[@wta1518]

My laptop has rather large bezels. But that’s because it’s a 2-in-1 and needs bezels so that you can use it as a tablet,

[@lia507]

I’m getting one for Christmas and I’m excited

[@jvanegas14]

I just bought one...a year and a bit after release lol. It makes a brilliant little SSH machine, not to mention crostini has matured to the point where I don't feel constricted by the operating system any more!

[@Wanooknox]

7:34 If anybody needs me I'll be in Timbuktu fetching my heart that jumped out of my chest.

[@Kylefassbinderful]

7:55 Linus predicting the future. Is there anyone watching this video in 2030? Is he right?

[@wyattroncin941]

Came back to tell you, yes. He predicted that Google invented 4D chess.

[@Kylefassbinderful]

Nice. I can die a happy man

[@theghostwing1]

better be some lad finding this in the future lmfao

[@Kylefassbinderful]

TheGhostWing yeah dude I’m hoping I get a notification in 10+ years about someone replying to this lol

[@theghostwing1]

@@Kylefassbinderful Tag me if that happens lmfao

[@Acid113377]

Linus, I believe you can quickly switch between two signed-in profiles on ChromeOS with Alt + Ctrl + > or Alt + Ctrl + < This works as long as you have a "fresh" session active on both profiles. Every now and then you are asked to sign in again if you were inactive for two long on the account you are trying to "quick-switch" to. Hope this helps!

[@WisdomEDM]

Linus: "Speaking Of Yet!"

[@bullymaguire6388]

Speaking of yet, we have yet to introduce our sponsor

[@rolmops883]

"What exactly is it running?" A Linux kernel, some GNU parts that most GNU/Linux distro's offer and some proprietary software. So basically, it's a non-free Linux spin-off, just like Android. Can you run Windows software? Yes, you can run anything, if you're prepared to deal with translators (like wine), emulators, and virtual machines. Also: why is the storage space low? Because Google wants its customers to invest into their ecosystem (google docs, google cloud, etc...). They're trying to do the same thing apple does: build an environment that is incredibly difficult to leave. Just stick to Linux (which is what ChromeOS is based on anyway), and get the hardware you want.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Yep agreed, and I personally run Manjaro Budgie Linux on all my systems with good results, but if you need something dirt simple for someone in your life who is not very tech savvy, Neverware's Cloud Ready OS Home Edition aka Chromium OS is free, and can be installed on almost any hardware with a dual core 64bit CPU(yes there is a 32bit ver. but it's not long for this world), and 4GB of RAM, meaning you could slide in a 1TB HDD/SSD so storage space for them would not be an issue

[@fewik8567]

While they are trying to build an eco system, tbf they did gift me 100gb lifetime storage on the cloud when I bought my pixel, and my Chromebook does have games on it, my Chromebook does actually have a 256gb nvme SSD which I assume I could upgrade, I think Google are much more lenient with it, they done mind other brands mixing in, whereas apple only lets their products be in the eco system

[@rolmops883]

@@fewik8567 a mystery that does sound good. Almost too good to be true. The saying in business being: if something sounds good to be true, it generally is. Here's my issues with what you said: * 100GB of cloud storage: Google scans the data you store with them. Check their help pages and carefully read through them. The phrasing is sometimes vague to downright deceptive. The question on what type of scanning/processing is being done is answered along the lines of "Google does not scan data or emails stores on g suite for advertising". That's not an answer to the question, but it looks good to open with "we don't scan data or emails". That sentence is carefully crafted to distracted from the fact that your data and emails are mined, just not directly for advertising. The statement that Google let's other brands mix in holds water only from a consumer point of view. Android phones being forced to use the play store made that clear. Much like Apple did with the music industry (flog your product on our platform, according to our rules), Google is forcing manufacturers to play by their rules as much as possible. Limited storage clearly fits in Google's business plan. 256Gb nvme SSD which you assume you can upgrade: that really depends on the machine itself. Chromebooks are deffo not meant to be upgradable, much like Apple products. Apple used to be fairly easy to upgrade for years. This started changing only over the last couple of years. Chromebooks haven't been around for that long. Give it time, and I expect them to go down the same path. Last thing on the 100GB cloud storage: this seems like something Google might actually loose money on, and they probably do. Just like Amazon looses money on each fire tablet/stick and Kindle they sell. In this day and age, though, 100GB isn't all that much. Your pixel phone backup alone will easily take up half that. Add your Chromebook backup and you're out of space. If you already have 100GB of data stored with a service you're familiar with, and need more space, where are you most likely going to buy that space? Well with Google of course. After all, the integration with your laptop and phone has proven to be seamless (same thing Apple users say). I'd also carefully read what this lifetime storage actually entails. Is it genuinely limitless, or is lifetime based on the lifetime of the machine you bought? Is lifetime like a life sentence is in many countries (not actually life). What conditions are attached to it (terms of service), and will you be able to access your data if Google finds you in violation of the terms? It could be as simple as "finding malicious software on your cloud storage", and getting a malware infection that uploads itself. Who is liable for data theft, and all possible consequences (like identity theft, loss of money, etc...). What if, best case scenario, you manage to store data safely until the day you die. Great, what happens to the pictures, videos, etc... You stored? Can anyone other than you access them? Do they now have to pay for the storage? Do they have to export it, and find another place to store it all? Download it where? There now not-upgradable Chromebooks that simply don't offer the storage capacity needed? I know this is a very pessimistic, grim take on things. However, until a company can guarantee me safe, affordable cloud storage, which answers all these questions in a satisfactory manner, I'll stick to my external drives, and NAS'. A free 100Gb with 1001 unknowns is fairly meaningless when I'm able to get 1001 times that storage capacity for a reasonable price still.

[@fewik8567]

@@rolmops883 I never read terms and conditions or anything, I just do whatever, now you might think I'm dumb, but all I ever do is search on my Chromebook and occasionally play games, I don't mind them getting data from me for ads, that's just me, I don't see why that is so bad for me, I'll be dead in 70 years and then that data is mostly useless, the thing is they force you to do it, otherwise it's too much hassle, I don't want hassle, I never do anything that is illegal, apart from small thing like watching films online, I have nothing to hide, and my life is easier, and that's all I want, when technology becomes a pain, it is always a real pain, all I want is ease, I like how when I want a new phone I can just get a new one and in 30 minutes I've got a everything back The cloud storage is fine, I mean apple only give your 5gb before you have to pay, and I keep most things on my Chromebooks local storage except for photos, passwords and browser data, all of which I dont mind they have, while Google will probably end the same path as apple unless their prices increase like theirs will definitely loose me as a customer, but even with android restricting me, I actually love it, I don't really customize it, I change animation speeds and that's about it, so I'm very happy with how everything goes together, the cloud storage works great and I dont mind Google having my data, apart from social media and phone calls and texts, most of my photos are what I've taken on walks or of my wife and I, and we both love android and how it goes together

[@Andrew-it7fb]

The difference is that you don't need to stay on Google's hardware. I'd argue that the nature of chromebooks make it easier to transition to any other OS since you can access your stuff on the cloud from anywhere. They also offer a nice way to get introduced to Linux for people who aren't familiar with it.

[@Uyuzefe]

Everyone tries to make their videos longer than 10 minutes. LTT: 9 mins 59 secs

[@master_matthew]

The thumbnail prior the the video says 10:00 Maybe this is a Galaxy brain tactic to expand revenue and convince viewers they care. Or it could be coincidence.

[@josephcano8074]

1:50 Dang Riley, that's harsh, Taran just wanted to talk about his tree house.

[@rationalraven8956]

I used a $200 Chromebook in college and that was a great option for taking notes because it had a super long battery life and I could throw it in my backpack without having to worry about it being broken or stolen since it's so cheap. I always had a desktop back in my dorm room/apartment though for serious work, Chrome OS is pretty limited beyond browsing the web and taking notes. Now that they have Linux functionality I can see a use case for a cheap one to basically use as a dumb terminal for SSHing into my servers, but again it would have to be pretty cheap. As soon as I'm spending $500+ on a computer, there are better alternatives with Windows that can still get good battery life while also having all the other functionality of Windows. This will only become more true once Windows 10 X for ARM-based processors comes out...

[@490o]

Remind me again why everything has to run on web technologies today.

[@Jackrodder]

If by that you mean in a browser, like on the internet, It's kinda annoying I agree but with the latest HTML and PHP versions, also stuff like unity, you can actually run almost anything in a browser. It's weird, but it works.

[@CheapBastard1988]

So client machines can be low spec with a good battery life while the server does the heavy lifting. But in case of Google so they can snoop in and sell everybody's personal information as they offer you several years of free web storage to compensate for the tiny built in storage and to get rid of the competition. Cloud computing has great potential but the big tech companies aren't the best bed partners.

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

Because history is circular in nature. Terminals were big half a century ago, now they're making a comeback. Ha ha, but seriously it's all about moving most essential programs into the cloud and onto a subscription model.

[@devilmikey00]

So google and other companies like them can have total control and trap you in their ecosystem. Sell you subscriptions, apps and sell your personal data to advertising firms.

[@Bobis32]

you'd be surprised how hard it is to be without a net connect device at least in countries like the US and canada and i find its nice just to be able to open a document anywhere i am and make edits googles suite of office software is amazing IMO

[@Sky9X]

Nobody: Google: We got the competition right where we want them.

[@Nik6644]

Far far ahead😂

[@harithizzuddin]

How about...NO.It's really expensive for a chromebook with just a little amount of storage and not a decent powerful processor

[@Necron3145]

r/wooooosh

[@joecool4656]

I use an Acer C740 Chromebook in college and it does everything I need to except for AutoCad. I use an external 24” monitor, mouse, and keyboard back at the dorm. Had it for four years in high school and the battery still lasts all day.

[@deivanivan_c]

I have those headphones in the ad at the end of the video, bought them for $180 a while a go. They were absolutely great for the price back then, it's a steal for 130. Highly recommend them!

[@AngryCanine]

6:26 that "please activate windows" in the background lol

[@AngryCanine]

@@buckshot5096 you don't have to technically, if you know someone who has a business key with unlimited uses, you can just activate windows using it. some people share those keys online so you don't have to pay for a free operating system. Now for those who don't have windows registered, its dangerous as key protections are not enabled, and key updates are not able to be downloaded, but you can edit the system registry or whatever through the admin command prompt and disable the message and enable customization, so it will look like a registered copy of windows, but with higher risk to your system to hackers or whoever even with an anti-virus software. its more of a (do at your own risk) thing, not recommended. Now what else you can do is buy a copy of windows, keep the key on hand, doesn't matter what windows it is, windows 7 can be upgraded to 10 for free, same with 8, vista and XP, so cheaper keys for the same purpose, but if you ever upgraded your PC, like new motherboard and hard drive, you can use that key to activate windows on the new system, but you may need to disable the windows it is active on before hand, or create a virtual machine, which is basically 2 PC's on 1, and you can hook up a new PC to the second one maybe, I am not really familiar with that method.

[@texaneli1427]

As a high school student, with the school building filled with chrome books in every room, I can positively say I absolutely despise them

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Why?

[@kilometers529]

space in va der so many limitations

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@kilometers529 which ones? can't play games? ) It's actually possible to use apps from Linux, Windows, Android, AND ChromeOS on a chromebook so I don't really see any disadvantages for a sem-regular person. I do miss AHK from windows though, but that's a pretty power user thing

[@markmusurivskyi3870]

@The Great Drake at my school youtube doesnt even work and pretty much every website that isnt educational is blocked. Although getting a free vpn completely solves this problem.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

The school wants y’all to do only school related things on these school district-owned assets? Wow, that’s so crazy.

[@asimzahirali3043]

I'm surprised Linus hasn't even tried to install windows 10 OR Linux on any Chromebook

[@user-le8ul4nr5t]

Windows for ARM really isn't mature enough (yet) to be useful on a chromebook, but linux has some serious potential, with ARM branches of debian being in developpement for quite some time now. It's probably just down to google not allowing you to install a third party OS on their brick like apple does. as of right now the only two OS'es I would consider ARM ready are linux, or at least debian, and macOS, why bother making your own crappy OS when linux is already available and able to do everything you need, it's not even like google doesn't want to use linux, they have customized linux to make android.

[@naviimandiv8407]

chromeOS can run Linux apps

[@vedantganesh4954]

3:00 as a Windows User from XP *all* the way to 10, this threw me off when i got a mac.

[@turtlelore2]

0:52 keeping things family friendly

[@mccoolguy8176]

Linus is throwing laptops DaVe2D spinning them on his finger I don’t know what happened to tech channels

[@cortex6065]

So I was talking to this girl in my class cause she was complaining that she didn't know how to use the school laptops we got(which are windows, they're like ThinkPad e495 I think) and apparently she uses a Chromebook at home because they are easier to use. It is probably the most mind blown I've been in a while. I still cannot understand why anyone right now would prefer a Chromebook over a regular windows laptop.

[@arnowisp6244]

Simple, she was programed to operate low intelligence interfaces. Show them something requiring more thinking like Windows and they crash. Windows is more complex than Chrome OS so it can be trickier to navigate for Chrome users.

[@SupahLinkio]

Move over LinusDropTips there's a new hero in town: LinusThrowTips

[@ORIOLESFan02]

Video idea: Install Windows on a Chromebook

[@PixelatedH2O]

Good luck having any storage space afterwards.

[@robinhood791]

@@PixelatedH2O 120GB is enough for windows. 60GB left after WIn10 install or more. And you have USB type C to add external storage.

[@hikari_no_yume]

Or even macOS (not that it makes sense when you can just buy a MacBook, but a hackintosh Chromebook sounds amusing)

[@zamundaaa776]

Install Manjaro and we have a deal...

[@SynthSy]

Not possible, with efforts from Google making hard to near impossible.

[@dan_loup]

That's a terrifying future, a future where you can't really control your computer or stop it from sending all your data to be sold.

[@dan_loup]

@randy s You can escape windows 10. you're using an IBM PC clone, a device with a standardized bios that allow you to run anything on it. But this is not the case with android devices. Every android device have it's own way to boot stuff pretty much, and no obligation whatsoever to allow you to boot anything but it's own flavor of android.

[@thedumbnicname]

I got my pixelbook go for $320 open box at best buy. It had some fingerprints on it, but that's about it, and they wiped right off. The screen still had the protective screen on it, as well as the cord and power block were still factory wrapped. I jumped on it and love it, I use it every day...

[@hiimwilliam]

But let's be real here, at my school they have Chromebooks and they feel like a toy and you can't really get any work done on them. Especially if you have homework in illustrator or Photoshop it's rlly hard to explain to a study hall teacher that you can't use a Chromebook to get ur homework done.

[@7DegreesOfFreedom]

My 3D modeling teacher expected us to use these sub-$200 Chromebooks on 50 part models. Without a mouse

[@elinoamrichter162]

That's why these chromebooks piss me off

[@7DegreesOfFreedom]

@@elinoamrichter162 exactly. The idea of a Chromebook isn’t bad, but if you do more than just Google docs and basic browsing, you can’t force someone to use one

[@techhelpportal7778]

Thats why i havs my own pc

[@jvanegas14]

@@7DegreesOfFreedom I don't buy it.

[@daanjanssen2880]

Actually you can switch from accounts just log them in at the same time and press cntrl alt > or something like that

[@mrrlcollins]

Daan Janssen The domain account has to be set to allow other accounts to sign in, but yeah, that’s a pretty big error in the review. Multiple accounts can be signed in at the same time, and switching between them is faster than on Windows or Mac.

[@kintler11]

7:31 Linus starting to lose his sanity.

[@JasonAlcockAsoko]

You're on point with the long game. My favorite laptop is a (horrendous by comparison) 6 year old Dell 11 Chromebook that has just gone out of extended support. Every year I owned it, it has got better. More capable, faster, sleeker UI. Now that I have corporate$ to spend on a Chromebook it is definitely aimed at the Pixelbook Go

[@kennybarahona191]

Bro your theory about kids growing up with cheap chromebooks from school, and growing up to buy them because we are familiar with it it’s SO ON POINT, I recently graduated high school and just got a pixlebook go for college, and your reason is the exactly the reason of why I bought it, been using it for almost 4 years and I’m so familiar with it that it just felt like the right laptop for me

[@Dragonsrage012]

7:36 Ok did someone catch that in a bed of pillows or something? If not I want to see what it looks like now after hitting the pavement.

[@ivanpatarcic73]

It was obviously fake.

[@tobypetch74]

7:35 What?? Have i missed something or did he just throw it

[@mechagenide4612]

He dropped it... with style

[@tobypetch74]

MechaGenide 😂

[@imnatgreen]

They've shows stuff like this before on BTS, someone stands just off camera to catch it

[@tobypetch74]

Nathan Green thanks

[@johnb0815]

@@mechagenide4612 technically the person that is supposed to catch it is the one who drops it. I guess its LinusThrowTips today

[@roserade21]

I have an acer chromebook that I've been using for about 2 yrs and I love it. After seeing the pixelbook go I was contemplating an upgrade but for the first time I have a professor who uses a lockdown browser for online examination which is not compatible with chromebooks. Fortunately, my boyfriend had a Windows laptop which I used for the exam. So now I'm not so sure if I want to get it if I'll keep having examinations through the lockdown browser in the future :/

[@primitivvve9117]

Google is definitely playing the long game, I've had plastic Lenovo Chromebooks since like the fourth grade, I'm a senior now and honestly these machines look pretty tempting

[@willphillips2522]

You can absolutely switch between google accounts in browser

[@phoenixz1014]

5:36 make two users on chrome, go one of them and click sign in another user by clicking profile pic and then voila switch between acounts, not exactly the same thing but good enough

[@JonBlanton]

Exactly! Easily switch with Alt + Ctrl + . or Alt + Ctrl + ,

[@karyon1007]

Right...not sure how they missed that before making this video! It's not hard.

[@hypnotixyt]

This video just turned a year old and it got recommended to me

[@mbpjr566_evan5]

I love how linus said something about the line for customers that dont exist yet and 1 milisecond after, i went out of connection

[@wetnoodlesnaughtywipes3967]

“We don’t like everything google does.” “Yet” *Linus winks 48 times*

[@ubseen]

SPEAKING OF YET!...

[@holderofpots]

I used a chrome book sometimes, I just replaced the OS with Linux 💁🏼‍♂️

[@TexelGuy]

It's now a Linux Book.

[@AryaCashOut]

A lite version of linux I assume.

@@AryaCashOut BtW I uSe ArCh

[@AryaCashOut]

@ I use Zorin. It was the easiest to use when I moved from windows 7.

[@kasenratliff1832]

I did windows, get on my level Realistically it isn't that hard. You probably had better luck, when I did ubuntu on it(because I eventually did switch to windows) and I was so unintelligent, i just dragged the iso file into the thumb drive..... I felt extremely stupid when I figured out what I did wrong

[@freduah4253]

0:26 the noise fit perfectly in the video XD

[@jay-yg2nh]

gosh, i'd honestly love to buy one of these. if they were $200 or less

[@jtk6402]

Yh

[@jtk6402]

But its really interesting ... To know what Google will do to chrome os later

[@samuelmesfin5851]

I have this computer and its really good

[@Menez1k]

@@samuelmesfin5851 I just purchased it bro ! What's the good and bad ??

[@JustJory]

nah if they were under 25 bucks.

[@darthfruits]

Why save up $1400 for a chromebook? *When you can get 46 ltt water bottles*

[@Comander311]

Or better... With the wame amount of money you can buy a good pc with more capabilities for work.

[@ErikTheAndroid]

I actually use a Chromebook Pixel 2 as my main on the go laptop. It is limited with what you can do but basically all I do on the go is watch YT and locally stored videos anyway. Plus the build is just so damn beautiful, it is by far the most beautiful piece of hardware I own.

[@salmoo97]

when are you going to install windows on on of those? looking forward to this video

[@craftnut]

Near the end of the video with the 4d chess Linus almost went full Vsauce mode.