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Won a Chromebox, what's it good for?

  • 06-01-2015 6:59pm
    #1
    DoomZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 166 ✭✭


    Know feck all about it, its cloud PC ...I think... It can connect to TV by HDMI and has bluetooth too.
    So what is it good for?


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  • #2
    DoomZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 166 ✭✭DoomZ


    Photo here


  • #3
    DoomZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 166 ✭✭DoomZ


    333899.jpg
    Photo


  • #4
    moleyv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,581 ✭✭✭moleyv


    If you know what a chromebook is, it is essentially just a desktop version. Simply, it is chrome browser disguised as an operating system.

    Nice win BTW


  • #5
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Great for streaming Youtube, Netflix, etc.


  • #6
    DoomZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 166 ✭✭DoomZ


    Can non-chrome apps be ran on it?


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  • #7
    moleyv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,581 ✭✭✭moleyv


    No, no things you would normally install on windows/mac. No MS office, photoshop etc. You can install some apps on chrome browser, but a lot of them are just a webpage in disguise. It is more limited than windows but that suits a lot of people. Open chrome browser and have a look at the apps/extensions you can iinstall. Some android apps are being converted for use in chrome browser, but is a slow process.

    Edit: personally I would sell it


  • #8
    D'Peoples Voice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    DoomZ wrote: »
    Can non-chrome apps be ran on it?
    yes via a virtual machine like VMware.

    the list of apps are here:
    [url] https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1056325?hl=en[/url]


  • #9
    user2011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭user2011




  • #10
    long_b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭long_b


    You can run Linux on it

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsqrQw1kbs


  • #11
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Install openelec on it, sit it under your tv and be happy.


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  • #12
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    Plex would involve far less messing around and be a faster simpler set up to achieve pretty much the same thing I'd say.

    Not sure if the client version for this is free or not though.


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