Do you use a Mac?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by long, Feb 22, 2024.

  1. birdman

    birdman

    Google has stopped making its own Chromebooks, but other manufacturers continue to produce them. The Verge reported that there are no new Google-made Chromebooks on the horizon.

    However, various other manufacturers such as Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, and HP are still actively producing Chromebooks with different features and price ranges

    Google recently introduced a new category of Chromebooks called Chromebook Plus, which offers improved performance, built-in Google apps, and powerful AI capabilities.

    Google makes the Chromebook Plus, which is a new category of Chromebooks offering improved performance, built-in Google apps, and powerful AI capabilities. The Chromebook Plus features an Intel Core i3 12th Gen or above, 8GB+ RAM, 128GB+ storage, a Full HD IPS display, and a 1080p+ webcam with temporal noise reduction

    It is designed to offer a high-performance laptop experience with long-lasting battery life and AI-powered tools.

    The Chromebook Plus is available for purchase from major retailers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

     
    #21     Feb 22, 2024
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  2. Quanto

    Quanto

    Nowadays 128 GB storage is really laughable.
    One needs at least 1TB, I even need 2TB.
     
    #22     Feb 22, 2024
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  3. trismes

    trismes

    Don’t. Utter style over substance. There’s a good reason pc: Mac ratio is 70:30.
    Ps I use both
     
    #23     Feb 22, 2024
  4. themickey

    themickey

    Aaaahhhhh, that's very interesting about the new google chromebook plus, thanks for that. :)
    I'm running 3 chromebooks atm one is Asus, the other two are the older Google models, absolutely love them.
     
    #24     Feb 22, 2024
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  5. themickey

    themickey

    Just a heads up to those unfamiliar with chromebook, every program runs on the cloud, they don't run on your hard drive.
    There are limitations on which programs you can run.
    For example, Amibroker can't be loaded on the cloud, that I'm aware of.
     
    #25     Feb 22, 2024
  6. long

    long

    Over the years I’ve had hard drive failures, WiFi adapters that quit once a week, displays stop working, etc. All of this has been on PCs while people with Mac’s say the hardware performs flawlessly. That’s what I’m interested in. I’m guessing that the 70:30 is due to the price difference and not user experience. It’s why most people have android phones instead of iPhones, and I highly prefer iPhones myself. If a virtual machine will solve my trading platform compatibility hurdle I think I’m gonna switch. The only thing holding me back is available screen size. I use my laptop most of the time without an external monitor and I’ve gotten used to the 17” screen. The extra real estate is worth more than I realized. I’m gonna have to buy a Mac and use it side by side with the PC to really find I guess.
     
    #26     Feb 22, 2024
  7. long

    long

    No idea what you’re talking about
     
    #27     Feb 22, 2024
  8. ZBZB

    ZBZB

    That is a windows program, TradingView will run in a Chromebook browser.
     
    #28     Feb 22, 2024
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  9. ZBZB

    ZBZB

    MacBook Pro has a 16 inch version.
     
    #29     Feb 22, 2024
  10. ZBZB

    ZBZB

    Apple silicon is the Arm instruction set processor that Apple introduced in 2020 replacing Intel processors. Interactive brokers trader workstation is a brokerage application that runs on the new Mac’s, tc2000 is a charting program for us stocks with a scanner that runs on Apple silicon,
     
    #30     Feb 22, 2024