Why Does Chrome OS Still Exist?
Why Does Chrome OS Still Exist?
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0.17 -> - Hey guys, this is Austin!
1.9 -> Chrome OS, ever since I got to take a look
4.5 -> at the very first developer model,
6.09 -> the CR48, all the way
back in ye olden 2011.
10.33 -> The promise was absolutely there.
12.37 -> Get rid of all the legacy stuff,
13.95 -> of Mac OS and Windows,
15.069 -> in favor of something which is,
16.68 -> cleaner, simpler, which just works.
19.99 -> I feel like I'm tryna say that like,
20.92 -> Chrome OS is like the
vegan option of laptops.
23.435 -> It's hard to argue with in theory.
25.61 -> You've got a clean build of Linux,
27.18 -> with just the Chrome browser on top.
29.09 -> And realistically, you can get a lot of
30.98 -> what you need done inside of Chrome.
32.71 -> Especially considering that
most of these Chromebooks
34.57 -> have very low end specs.
36.01 -> We're talking Intel Celeron processors,
37.7 -> or Rockchip processors.
38.91 -> And you don't need a lot of power,
40.524 -> to simply just run a web browser.
42.21 -> And then there's the idea of having a more
43.85 -> locked down system, can
actually be a real benefit.
45.893 -> I mean, sure, you probably
know that you shouldn't
49.18 -> really go visit sketchy site .org.
51.11 -> But there are tons and tons
of Chromebooks in schools.
54.146 -> Kids might not necessarily
have that same level of,
57.042 -> of forethought and thinking
behind not opening every
61.06 -> attachment and downloading
every weird emoji pack
63.16 -> that you can see.
63.993 -> Oh I guess they do it on
their phones, so, you know.
67.39 -> And really think about it.
68.46 -> Back in 2011.
69.293 -> - Hi I'm Rebecca Black of 2011.
71.422 -> This year was a huge year for YouTube.
75.09 -> - There were a fair few things
76.27 -> you could do inside a web browser.
77.61 -> These days web apps have
gotten much more powerful.
79.79 -> I know personally, I can
pretty much do everything
82.07 -> on a day to day basis,
purely just inside a browser.
84.63 -> So, things like Spotify,
Google Docs, Gmail.
86.873 -> All these things run
just fine on Chrome OS.
89.167 -> And arguably, that's sort
of the main selling point.
91.45 -> Chrome really is simple,
clean and elegant.
94.1 -> It's the vegan option of PC's.
96.046 -> But of course the question is,
97.683 -> can you actually do everything you need,
100.38 -> inside Chrome OS?
101.22 -> (upbeat music)
115.92 -> I've gone on and off with Chromebooks
117.46 -> over the last few years.
118.5 -> In fact, I originally started working on
120.1 -> this video last year,
with this Asus Chromebook.
122.489 -> However I didn't actually,
finish the video.
125.35 -> But today, with the brand
new Pixelbook Go coming out,
127.94 -> is Chrome OS good enough,
or should you just ignore
130.76 -> your plant based diet and go
straight to being a carnivore?
133.74 -> A.K.A a Windows user, or a Mac user.
136.65 -> I like that this metaphor went from like,
138.56 -> a little joke to like, the
entire purpose of my video.
141.066 -> And I'm kind of okay with that.
143.05 -> Honestly just stay off the internet,
144.22 -> that's really the best advice.
145.696 -> And Chrome OS is the exact opposite way
148.18 -> that you wanna do that.
149.272 -> (upbeat music)
152.22 -> Lets start with the Pixelbook go itself.
154.4 -> This is the first time that Google has
155.63 -> brought out their own first
party laptop in a couple years.
157.93 -> If you don't count the Pixel
Slate, and you shouldn't.
159.84 -> And the nice thing here,
is that this hardware feels
161.91 -> very very premium.
163.31 -> Now, the nice thing about
this, is a lot of the cheaper
165.54 -> Chromebooks feel, shall we say, cheapy?
168.57 -> Where as this is still super
thin, and super lightweight.
171.05 -> But the important thing here
is that, in a hand it feels
173.31 -> like a solid piece of laptop hardware.
175.638 -> I feel pretty confident in
this lasting quite a while.
178.23 -> It's made out of a
finely painted magnesium,
180.95 -> which is one of the
things that helps it to be
182.7 -> not only lightweight.
183.66 -> One of the interesting things here,
184.69 -> is that it's got this
sort of washboard texture.
187.06 -> You're also getting an excellent keyboard,
188.81 -> with great travel, and
honestly it's actually one
190.46 -> of the quietest laptop
keyboards I've ever used.
192.78 -> And around on the side, you actually get
194.093 -> a pretty solid selection
of ports, for a Chromebook.
196.94 -> A pair of USB-C ports, which
can not only handle power.
199.86 -> They can also do data as
well as each can handle
201.97 -> a 4K display.
202.94 -> Which I tested, and it actually works.
206.18 -> Not that lots of people with Chromebooks,
207.7 -> are probably using multiple 4K displays.
211.58 -> Is that a little
unrealistic of a use case?
213.75 -> No, it is certainly not perfect.
215.72 -> The specs are shall we say,
216.995 -> not exactly blisteringly fast.
218.913 -> Now I have the base model here,
220.82 -> which comes with a
dual-core, Core m3 processor.
224.24 -> Eight gigs of RAM as well
as 64 gigs of storage.
226.93 -> And considering that
we're just web browsing,
228.54 -> it's fine, but at $650,
you're definitely paying a lot
230.754 -> for this design, and you're
not really spending a lot
233.38 -> of money on the actually
spending money on the
234.213 -> actual spec inside.
235.43 -> The screen is also fine, it's
a 1080p 13 inch touchscreen.
239.049 -> And while the brightness and
the viewing angles are fine,
242.22 -> the bezels are a little
bit thick on this guy.
244.95 -> And something I really miss
from the original Pixelbook,
247.36 -> is the ability to actually
use a full two in one design.
249.891 -> This guy just does, I mean.
251.941 -> (upbeat music)
255.2 -> It's fine, it's a normal laptop.
256.68 -> But I just kind of
expect a little bit more.
257.99 -> Especially considering
just how thin and light
259.62 -> this laptop is.
260.64 -> You actually could legitimately use it as
262.32 -> a pretty useful two in one, but you can't.
265.554 -> Honestly, my biggest
problem with this hardware
267.802 -> is just the price.
268.761 -> At $650 for the base model,
that's a lot of money
272.17 -> for a Chromebook.
273.003 -> And this thing gets incredibly
expensive as you start to add
275.58 -> upgrades like a Core i5, more storage.
277.383 -> there's a 4K display option which is like $1400.
280.33 -> Like it just doesn't make a lot of sense.
282.083 -> - Wait it costs $1400?
283.314 -> - $1400, okay no, the
entire laptop costs $1400
287.29 -> when you upgrade, but its very expensive.
289.33 -> There are other Chromebooks on the market
290.84 -> which have very similar
specs for far less money.
293.36 -> Take the $650 option
and compare it to this
295.84 -> Asus Chromebook, which only
costs a little less than $400.
298.913 -> The same Core m3, same
memory, same storage,
301.565 -> slightly bigger screen.
302.796 -> It's kind of hard to justify.
304.81 -> Don't get me wrong, this is
still probably the nicest
307.12 -> Chromebook that you could buy,
but with this kind of money,
309.47 -> you're not just competing with
310.53 -> two and three hundred dollar Chromebooks.
312.14 -> You're competing with
full on Windows laptops,
313.865 -> which really begs the question,
315.3 -> if the hardware's largely
there, is Chrome OS?
319.04 -> Spoiler, it's complicated, and
it depends on your use case.
322.324 -> And whether or not you
need to do real work.
324.751 -> The easy answer is, actually
a lot of people can use
327.444 -> a Chromebook everyday,
provided you do have
330.38 -> one with at least, sort of,
decent specs like this guy.
332.86 -> Now, in addition to the fairly wide range
334.81 -> of web apps out there, you
also do have access to most
338.17 -> Android apps using the Play Store.
339.96 -> Now of course, these
are still Android apps
342.36 -> running on a Chromebook, which means that
344.01 -> the quality is maybe not
quite as nice as say,
346.26 -> oh I don't know, a native
Mac, or Windows app.
349.92 -> Twitter's a really big
offender, it looks fine
352.04 -> when you have it sort of
squished to the side of
353.53 -> the screen, but the second
you go full screen with it,
355.829 -> it looks ridiculous.
357.66 -> There are a few examples
of apps which do run really
360.42 -> well on Chrome OS.
361.304 -> I know Adobe's Lightroom
in particular has been
363.63 -> designed, obviously it's
based on the Android app.
366.118 -> But there are a lot of
optimizations specifically
368.36 -> for a large screen, keyboard
track pad for Chrome OS.
371.49 -> Then you've got some
other stuff which is nice.
372.96 -> So there's a full file
browser, and there's even
374.91 -> a fairly rudimentary version
of Linux which you can install
377.51 -> which while not full blown
or anything is definitely
379.93 -> a nice little feature.
381.28 -> Sometimes though, there are just no ways
383.05 -> around the limitations
of a Chrome OS device.
385.273 -> Now, sure, if you can
do a lot of basic tasks
388.554 -> on Chromebook, more power to you.
390.17 -> But, I think the issue here
is that a lot of people
392.82 -> can do a lot of this
stuff on mobile devices.
394.305 -> Such as, phones and tablets.
396.13 -> Really when you come to a PC,
a lot of times that's because
398.59 -> you need a specific feature.
399.795 -> Whether you're doing CAD or video editing,
402.33 -> or you're doing Photoshop.
403.62 -> All these things generally speaking,
404.94 -> require a fairly beefy PC.
406.433 -> This is where your specific
use case really matters.
409.447 -> It isn't 2011 anymore, and Windows and Mac
412.43 -> but specifically Windows 10,
has made a ton of strides
415.2 -> towards sort of, fending off
the Chromebook onslaught.
418.11 -> Windows has absolutely
filled a lot of the void that
420.38 -> Chromebook started to pick
up in those early days.
422.83 -> I mean, when Chromebooks first came out,
424.53 -> when the major advantages,
and even to this day
426.39 -> has been in the price category.
427.857 -> Put simply, you could get a
very very cheap Chromebook,
430.36 -> because all it needs you
to do is run a web browser.
432.74 -> Nowadays though, Windows 10 laptops
434.4 -> have actually come down a lot in price.
436.181 -> And while a lot of the laptops have
437.81 -> pretty crappy hardware,
and not much in the way
439.89 -> of screens or specs or anything.
441.479 -> But the important thing is,
is they're about the same
443.22 -> price as a Chromebook.
444.27 -> And generally speaking, of
course you're getting a full
445.94 -> version of Windows, as
opposed to a more limited
447.564 -> operating system in Chrome OS.
449.48 -> Speaking of things that you
can't do on a Chromebook,
451.65 -> this video was actually
part of an editing challenge
453.82 -> between a Mac and a PC.
455.085 -> And between Justine and Linus.
456.967 -> And as of recording
this, I have no idea who
459.568 -> actually won and who was the edit that
462.72 -> we used to post this video.
464.2 -> I'm actually very curious to
see how this video came out.
466.33 -> And if it sucks, you can blame them.
468.18 -> - Justine will probably win though.
469.19 -> Because Final Cut's better.
470.14 -> - Final Cut is better.
471.16 -> Oh wait no, I can't say that.
472.366 -> Goodbye!
473.65 -> Thanks for editing my video.
475.1 -> Hopefully it wasn't that long.
476.297 -> And I believe in you,
you're gonna win this.
479.723 -> You've definitely got
this, I believe in you.
482.92 -> - Justine.
484.68 -> - No, I'm talking to
everyone who's watching this.
486.962 -> Whoever actually ends up editing this.
488.73 -> I have no idea.
489.66 -> And make sure to make me look good.
491.694 -> (upbeat music)
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