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Lemmy predicts: Chromebooks will become the new Thinkpads

Maybe this is a hot take. However, a lot of the Chromebooks that were deployed by schools during covid are build like tanks while being super lightweight and having great battery life. Meanwhile the old thinkpads are 10 years old and are probably starting to wear down. Many Chromebooks support coreboot these days so theoretically they have the potential to be more private and secure. Some of them are also arm which means that they are more efficient from an architecture perspective.

pastermil ,

I don’t not necessarily agree, but I like your prediction. Let’s see if it turns out correct. Time will tell.

n.b.: am a Thinkpad enthusiast myself

KickMeElmo ,

ARM is the biggest reason this is unlikely to happen imo. Software compatibility is key.

GravitySpoiled ,

How does arm limit that?

arm is up and coming

KickMeElmo ,

For a laptop style system, the vast majority of users expect x86_64 software to just work. There are ARM versions for some things, and some can be recompiled by a knowledgeable user, but most software simply won’t run.

GravitySpoiled ,

So?

Arm usage is increasing, not decreasing

cizra ,

We’re at [email protected], hon. The average user uses a package manager. The majority of software is open-source and compiles for ARM just fine. Games excepted, but they won’t run on the low specs anyway.

0x0 ,

most software simply won’t run.

…for the time being…

wesker ,
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Hot take. 🍿

possiblylinux127 OP ,

Actually these devices are pretty cool as the usually have a TDP of 5-7 Watts

wesker ,
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I don’t disagree, I was just commenting from the angle of how enthusiastic many are about ThinkPads.

I don’t know too much about Chromebooks myself, so I look forward to the banter in order to learn more.

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