strelok1911 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 HACKINTOSH! HACKINTOSH! HACKINTOSH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Sorry if I missed it, but for those of you who received a laptop did you also get a notification if you were selected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 HACKINTOSH! HACKINTOSH! HACKINTOSH! Defeats the purpose of the device. Besides, with an 8GB SSD as sole storage option there is no room to hackintosh it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'm a bit confused as to the internet connection on this thing. It's has a regular WI-FI adapter AND a built in 3G adapter? So that means if you have a wireless router you don't have to buy the Verizon data plan? Or do you have to get the plan anyway? You are Given a FREE data plan with Verizon once it expires you are find you can continue to use it with Wifi with no issue what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code.Red Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 To the people who received the laptops so far: how early did you guys sign up? Also, which "user" did you classify yourselves as? (e.g. Individual, Developer, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Radeon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Spork, did Google ever send you an email about shipping or did they just throw the thing at your door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 I filled out a form from a drop down in my Chrome home page two days ago, though the form I just filled out now looked way more in depth. What was that first form, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftas Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 It accepted my application in the UK Although they will be looking for Alabama, UK if it gets sent out :no: Im sending it to a person in the US who will send it out to me. At 3.8 doesnt look like much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 To the people who received the laptops so far: how early did you guys sign up? Also, which "user" did you classify yourselves as? (e.g. Individual, Developer, etc.) The application page went up on Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 Defeats the purpose of the device. Besides, with an 8GB SSD as sole storage option there is no room to hackintosh it. It would make it usable though. although a slimmed down Linux install would probably be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted December 9, 2010 MVC Share Posted December 9, 2010 Defeats the purpose of the device. Besides, with an 8GB SSD as sole storage option there is no room to hackintosh it. I wonder what kind of hard drive connection is it has? Is the 8 gig SSD hardwired to the motherboard or can you take it out and put in your own hard drive / ssd drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code.Red Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 The application page went up on Tuesday Yes, I applied on Tuesday around 1:45pm PST, and am wondering if I was skipped or if I may still get one. Ah well, time will tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Spork, did Google ever send you an email about shipping or did they just throw the thing at your door? no email just showed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Radeon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 no email just showed up These things must be a dime a dozen then. I applied yesterday as an individual, here's to hoping I get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 hopefully Engadget tears this thing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 These things must be a dime a dozen then. I applied yesterday as an individual, here's to hoping I get one. Not exactly dime a dozen as there were only 66K of the devices manufactured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLiMiT06 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 *sigh* I never get into these kind of things.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corwinamber Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I am sitting with fingers crossed, hoping to score one!! Probably not, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 Here is a question, do they support Java (not JS) and If so can you run Minecraft on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Is there a way to pull up a terminal on that thing? (It is Linux based, right?) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b10h4z4rd Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I wouldn't mind getting one of these to play around with. Before I left my apartment a Fed-Ex truck pulled up, I got excited but it was a let down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 Is there a way to pull up a terminal on that thing? (It is Linux based, right?) :) CTRL + ALT + T will bring op the console which acts as a Terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarbonKopy Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I wouldn't mind getting one of these to play around with. Before I left my apartment a Fed-Ex truck pulled up, I got excited but it was a let down. I signed up as a company user, but as most of you...I never seem to get selected for these things. Here's to wishful thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 I am sure we will see more people with them tomorrow. who noes how many they even sent out in the first batch however you would have to assume that they did not send out all 66k of the units in one shipment that would be a waste they can spread them out and send them to groups or what not and not just the first group of people that sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexMorgan Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hey, how does this testing works ? You have to send back device after some time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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