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Google Intros Chromebook Plus Devices With More Power, Apps and AI for $399 (www.cnet.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Salamendacious to c/technology
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The new Plus category of Chromebooks is an assurance that you'll get a higher level of performance and features but still at a reasonable starting price.

With Chromebook Plus, you're guaranteed to get at least the following specs, with a starting price of $399:

  • 12th-gen Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 processor or better
  • 8GB or more of memory
  • 128GB or more of storage
  • 1080p-resolution IPS LCD or better
  • 1080p webcam with temporal noise reduction
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[–] baronvonj -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Slackware 1.0 isn't still receiving updates though. There doesn't seem to be a statement on how long major releases are supported, it just says "a number of years."

https://docs.slackware.com/slackware:faq

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you compare patches for major software releases with updates for hardware? Those are completely different topics.

[–] baronvonj 0 points 1 year ago

I'm comparing ChromeOS software updates to Linux distro major release support lifecycles. The original assertion was that a Chromebook becomes useless ewaste once the software updates stop.