The Pixelbook is Google's flagship ChromeBook.
There reasons I use one is it meets my use cases: Android Tablet, Web browser notebook, software development laptop.
I can run a Debian container that integrates well with the GUI system of the Pixelbook. This allows me to use Emacs no just in a terminal, but in it's GUI incarnation. I can do the same for other Unix tools like terminals.
I am an avid listener of podcasts and music.
I watch YouTube, MMA, educational course videos and occasionally some Netflix.
Most of the media I consume on a computational platform is best done through a web browser or an Android app. Since the Pixelbook can run Android apps ad has a touchscreen and can fold into a table I can consume in either a laptop mode or tablet mode which I do switch into sometimes.
There reasons I use one is it meets my use cases: Android Tablet, Web browser notebook, software development laptop.
Software Development
I do very specific kinds of development, usually in a Cloud provider, or using scripting languages (Python, Ruby, R, etc). I wouldn't want to do serious compilation, or other CPU intensive development on the Pixelbook.
For scripting, traditional 3 tier web app development, or cloud development I think the Pixelbook is a fine platform. I'm what you call "old school". I use Emacs and sometimes Vim. I like the a shell aka CLI and usually use a multiplexer (tmux). I maintain they are good tools if you know how to use them and have put the time in to master them. That is definitely the case with Emacs.
For scripting, traditional 3 tier web app development, or cloud development I think the Pixelbook is a fine platform. I'm what you call "old school". I use Emacs and sometimes Vim. I like the a shell aka CLI and usually use a multiplexer (tmux). I maintain they are good tools if you know how to use them and have put the time in to master them. That is definitely the case with Emacs.
I can run a Debian container that integrates well with the GUI system of the Pixelbook. This allows me to use Emacs no just in a terminal, but in it's GUI incarnation. I can do the same for other Unix tools like terminals.
Media Consumer
Like most "techy" people I am a media consumer, and I probably consume more than I should. I am an avid reader of books (and ebooks). I tend towards technical books that I can refer to or learn from. I have a broad range, but mostly within software development, leadership, nutrition, health, exercise, philosophy and meditation. My guilty pleasure reading are fantasy, wushia, xianxia, and science fiction.I am an avid listener of podcasts and music.
I watch YouTube, MMA, educational course videos and occasionally some Netflix.
Most of the media I consume on a computational platform is best done through a web browser or an Android app. Since the Pixelbook can run Android apps ad has a touchscreen and can fold into a table I can consume in either a laptop mode or tablet mode which I do switch into sometimes.
Work, Web Browsing and Email
What most people on an computational platform do. The read and write email, browse the web, watch YouTube. That is a Chromebooks wheelhouse. It's what they were designed to do, and they do it fairly well with the Chrome web browser.What I Don't Do
I don't process audio or video. I don't make audio or video or manipulate/make images. I'm not sure the applications available or the processing power available can do a good job of those tasks.
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