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  • Arthur Besse
    6•2 years ago

    I was hoping this would be an ARM chromebook that postmarketOS could also run on, but instead it’s just another intel laptop.

    🥱

    Doesn’t google even ship a generic ChromeOS that runs on any modern intel system now?

    Unless I’m missing something, this “chromebook edition” appears to just be framework’s existing base model 12th-gen i5 laptop but with a Chromebook logo printed on it.

    • @hfkldjbuq@beehaw.org
      4•2 years ago

      I’ve come here to say the same. ARM and RISC-V are the way forward. I have no interest in x86-64 devices anymore, specially for laptops.

      • Arthur Besse
        4•2 years ago

        re: my conclusion:

        Unless I’m missing something, this “chromebook edition” appears to just be framework’s existing base model 12th-gen i5 laptop but with a Chromebook logo printed on it.

        …actually I see now that the blog post has a major buried lede: "With open source Embedded Controller firmware and coreboot BIOS, the underlying system software is open too."

        afaik they didn’t have coreboot or an open EC before, so, that is a big improvement. but still, I hope I never buy another new x86 laptop.

        • poVoqA
          2•2 years ago

          I think Google makes that a requirement for Chomebooks, same with Mesa GPU drivers.