The hardware is nothing special. But the only desktop OS that currently works on ARM is MacOS, and good luck getting that to work. Windows on ARM, from my understanding, is trash. Linux doesn’t seem to work on X Elite chips. So you’re probably stuck with Android.
My only question is if they’re selling the hardware at a discount
and
what other OSs I’ll be able to run on it because fuck Google.
Who cares? If you don’t want GoogleBookOS just buy something else.
That’s what my first question is for. Often, manufacturers, especially launcing a new product category, will subsidize the price…
I also don’t want Windows, so I am necessarily just buying hardware at this point.
Just read this which says they are bootloader unlockable
https://www.androidauthority.com/googlebook-bootloader-unlock-magisk-root-3718930/
Huzzah! Now I just need a thousand bucks!
Sometimes the hardware’s good, but the softwares shit. Google’s essentially Hammer Industries.
So it’s good to have alternatives in most cases.
The hardware is nothing special. But the only desktop OS that currently works on ARM is MacOS, and good luck getting that to work. Windows on ARM, from my understanding, is trash. Linux doesn’t seem to work on X Elite chips. So you’re probably stuck with Android.
The answer to the first question is: it seems like they are, nothing crazy but definitely cheaper than the other elite x ones
The answer to the second is…probably not right at launch? But we’ll see?
Sounds like 2 questions
I like the cut of your jib. Corrected.