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This is absolutely perfect for my business' use case: 4 customer support advisers who currently use Win7 with just browsers open to our custom built web app. This will be so much cheaper and less maintenance. Only downside is that while it supports 2 screens currently (I'm hoping an update fixes this real soon) it can ridiculously only show the same thing on both screens! No extended desktop.

I was first to buy one at PCWorld on Tottenham Court Road in London yesterday for £279. Will be testing it out next week.



May I ask why you would run win7 on those machines and not a free linux distro?


Multi monitor support. Win7 laptop plus hdmi screen plus displaylink screen. Displaylink linux drivers are iffy. With chromebox really really hoping they get the extended desktop support in soon to use the 2 displaylink ports (would be great if could use the vgi too for 3rd screen but presume not possible)


>it can ridiculously only show the same thing on both screens!

Well, that pretty much kills it for me right that. That and the privacy implication of the Chome* line in general.




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