Android for desktop/laptop?

**ycc** · 01-22-2013, 02:20 AM

Hi,

I recently started using Android when I bought a Smasung Galaxy Note II. I am really impressed by how well it functions and that you can find most commands intuitively.

I wonder what is the state of Android on the desktop/laptop side? I think it could be a serious contender?

(Personally I use LInux a lot. It is a good system but for desktop/laptop I often have to use Windows for practical reasons. On the server side Linux is unbeaten IMHO.)

Two years ago I bough an Acer Aspire One. It had Wn7 and Android preinstalled. The Android could surf the net over WiFi but it was slow. The USB did not work. So I left it by that.

Are there plans to set up serious competition against Windows and Linux on the market for desktops and laptops?

**NothingIsTrue** · 01-22-2013, 02:23 AM

So far that front is Chromebooks. .

**ycc** · 01-22-2013, 02:31 AM

Wow. They have a clever angle on many things, the Google guys. Connecting it to hardware, like the nexus.
But why haven't I heard of the Chromebook until now?
Does it have the same problem that I think Linux for desktop/laptop has. A few crucial applications do not fully meet up to demands. (Like f.ex. GIMP/Photoshop)?

**Cormillo** · 01-22-2013, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by NothingIsTrue

So far that front is Chromebooks. .

This one is nice..

**psychoken** · 02-21-2013, 01:41 PM

Hopefully one can easily get that. It's not available in my country yet.

**Joe Spencer** · 03-24-2013, 12:38 PM

The Android version which came with the Aspire was very old - take a look at the Jelly Bean builds of Android at

The builds support USB, Google Play and the internet is quite fast and a lot better than on the older builds.

I'd really like to see a custom launcher for desktop Android though..

**Patrick Schroedl** · 03-24-2013, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by ycc

Wow. They have a clever angle on many things, the Google guys. Connecting it to hardware, like the nexus.
But why haven't I heard of the Chromebook until now?
Does it have the same problem that I think Linux for desktop/laptop has. A few crucial applications do not fully meet up to demands. (Like f.ex. GIMP/Photoshop)?

The Chromebooks are still relatively new and unknown. One of the tricky points of balance between lightweight, mobile-friendly, web-based systems is that they often don't support (or aren't capable of supporting) intensive applications such as the Adobe suites.

It will be interesting to see in the future what aspects of Chrome OS make it into Android and vice versa.