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Android |OT8| ConFuchsia say beta is better

SolidSnakeUS

SolidSnakeUS

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DrFunk said:
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19/google-pixelbook-chromebook-price-release-date/

Pixelbook, $1,199, comes with pen

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$1200 for a Chromebook? Fuck off...
 
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Baroquemantic

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I'm not surprised at the Pixelbook price since the Chromebook Pixels had similar prices. At least they have Android apps now, but I still wouldn't pay that much for what is essentially an Android/ChromeOS tablet/laptop.
 
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Jeffrey

Member
Storage is still too little for a phone you cant expand memory. Should offer a 256gb option at least.

Also the price... Just doesn't feel like Google earned premium prices. Just bandwagon on price hikes.


Phone should launch with Android p lol.
 
NeOak

NeOak

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The Pixelbook will come in Silver, along with 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options... The 128GB version will start at $1,199, followed by the 256GB model at $1,399 and the 512GB option at $1,749.
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ROFLMAO

It'll also get additional interactivity, thanks to the official Pixelbook Pen, which will cost $99.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Might as well get a Surface Pro with the pen.
 
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Hasney

Member
I know this isn't the Surface thread, but people might know what I mean more. Can you get a keyboard for a Surface Pro 4 that is similar to the Pixel C hard keyboard? In terms of being a stand at the back rather than using the stand in the tablet itself and can hold.

The Surface Pro 4 keyboard is just too floppy.
 
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Baroquemantic

Member
Well at least the Home mini seems like a good get. As for the rest, while I'm sure they're quality and well-made products, the prices are too high.
 
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Groof

Junior Member
if google's camera didn't have such black magic fuckery i wouldn't even consider this train wreck of a phone.
 
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Hasney

Member
I mean, gun to my head, if I had to buy a 1,000 USD phone, I'd take the Pixel over the iPhone assuming the Pixel doesn't have the dumb fucking notch, but I'd rather have neither.
 
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Con_Smith

Banned
Honor 8 is getting long in the tooth and I've been trying to hold out for the Pixel, but with the Oneplus 5 being pretty decent and playing with my brothers G8 I just don't know. If I'm going back to the high end range I want something good that isn't a hassle to root and unroot and will last me a year and half/2 years. I can't stand LG and used to love HTC phones but I hear mixed feedback from the U11.

My question is who can I run to gaf? To share this empty space, who can I run to?
 
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Mindwipe

Member
The Chromebook is kind of cool, running Android apps is much more attractive to me than a Surface running Windows Store apps.

But ultimately that's crazy expensive, and not being able to detach the keyboard would make it pretty clunky.

I imagine this is instead of the processor refresh the Pixel C needs.
 
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akileese

Member
Frustrated_me said:
1200$ USD for a Chrome browser and Google Play Store.

My god, Google has lost the plot.
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Yep. They're fucking nuts. Why in the hell would I spend that kind of money for that when I could get a used Pixel C/keyboard for half the price?

I have no idea what they're thinking..if they are.
 
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BoboBrazil

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Con_Smith said:
Honor 8 is getting long in the tooth and I've been trying to hold out for the Pixel, but with the Oneplus 5 being pretty decent and playing with my brothers G8 I just don't know. If I'm going back to the high end range I want something good that isn't a hassle to root and unroot and will last me a year and half/2 years. I can't stand LG and used to love HTC phones but I hear mixed feedback from the U11.

My question is who can I run to gaf? To share this empty space, who can I run to?
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OnePlus 5 is amazingly easy to root. If you have all the files on your pc from unlocking other phones through adb it only takes a couple of minutes. It took me less than 5 to unlock the bootloader and root my oneplus 5.

The U11 is also very nice, but much wider than the oneplus 5 and seemed pretty fragile. It's also somewhat easy to unlock and root but there are a few extra steps like requesting an unlock key through HTC. Also you have HTC's skin which is kind of ugly.

Don't buy LG phones if you root. They are running processes in the background now to slow down phones that are rooted and they continually put things to block root in updates if root is ever achieved.

Overall if you are planning to root, OnePlus is the way to go with HTC U11 second. The dev community on OnePlus phones will be unmatched elsewhere unless you go Pixel, which is even becoming a pain in the ass to root with their dual partition stuff. Most of the devs have switched over to OnePlus devices since it's taken over the Nexus mantle unofficially.
 
SolidSnakeUS

SolidSnakeUS

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I had no idea the Pixel XL came with an adapter to directly copy over files from your old phone. Seriously, that's fucking useful as hell. This phone is gorgeous, by the way.
 
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LostMyNarbles

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Did the Pixel C even sell well enough for Google to think that releasing a $1,200 Chromebook would be a good idea? Why the hell would anybody pay that much money when you could get an iPad Pro or Surface Pro 4 for less.
 
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Baroquemantic

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LostMyNarbles said:
Did the Pixel C even sell well enough for Google to think that releasing a $1,200 Chromebook would be a good idea? Why the hell would anybody pay that much money when you could get an iPad Pro or Surface Pro 4 for less.
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Pixel C likely has nothing to do with this existing since this is an update to the Chromebook Pixel, and I doubt those sold well either. It's just Google wanting to make a high end Chromebook. But yeah, not worth the asking price.
 
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Unknown Soldier

Member
I'm just sitting here waiting patiently for someone to have the Note 8 Exynos version on sale in North America at retail or lower pricing. Hopefully it won't take too long.
 
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Con_Smith

Banned
BoboBrazil said:
OnePlus 5 is amazingly easy to root. If you have all the files on your pc from unlocking other phones through adb it only takes a couple of minutes. It took me less than 5 to unlock the bootloader and root my oneplus 5.

The U11 is also very nice, but much wider than the oneplus 5 and seemed pretty fragile. It's also somewhat easy to unlock and root but there are a few extra steps like requesting an unlock key through HTC. Also you have HTC's skin which is kind of ugly.

Don't buy LG phones if you root. They are running processes in the background now to slow down phones that are rooted and they continually put things to block root in updates if root is ever achieved.

Overall if you are planning to root, OnePlus is the way to go with HTC U11 second. The dev community on OnePlus phones will be unmatched elsewhere unless you go Pixel, which is even becoming a pain in the ass to root with their dual partition stuff. Most of the devs have switched over to OnePlus devices since it's taken over the Nexus mantle unofficially.
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Thanks. Guess that narrows it for me. Price vs Galaxy will probably push me more. Only apprehension is the jelly effect but seems like no biggie going by some posts. I'll check XDA and see how it is on T-mobile signals.
 
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BoboBrazil

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The Faceless Master said:
CDMA or nah?
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Who knows, probably. I'm hearing that this might not be the Axon 8 though, but rather a dual screen phone. Strange they would be using the axon naming though.

Con_Smith said:
Thanks. Guess that narrows it for me. Price vs Galaxy will probably push me more. Only apprehension is the jelly effect but seems like no biggie going by some posts. I'll check XDA and see how it is on T-mobile signals.
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I have T-Mobile. Signal is awesome on it. Best call quality of all the phones and I've used them all. Jello effect is pretty noticeable and jarring if you do alot of website scrolling on the phone at first, but your eyes adapt eventually and it doesn't become as noticeable. Some people see this more than others.
 
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