Boot Chrome OS from a USB drive

User Comments: 53

1. November 25, 2009 11:57 AM
   fwilliams said:

   I hope someone comes out with a 3D FPS. Hopefully a variation of Robin Hood.

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2. November 25, 2009 12:06 PM
   

   Adhmuz, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   I really hope that Chrome OS does well, one day maybe it will be suitable to replace windows on more than just netbooks. That 22 second load time is probably dependent on the USB drive being used too.

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3. November 25, 2009 12:09 PM
   

   yangly18 said:

   well just load that on a USB 3 and you're all set

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4. November 25, 2009 12:29 PM
   

   Kibaruk, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   Mmm good for on the go e-mail with dual-booting, will check and give some feedback.

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5. November 25, 2009 12:40 PM
   

   Puiu said:

   since it is based on linux i doesn't come as a surprise that they were able to put it on a thumb drive. Lately i've been playing around with bootable thumb drives. A few days ago i made one with windows xp setup on it. very useful when you need to install windows on a netbook (or you simply just don't have a working CD-ROM).

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6. November 25, 2009 12:51 PM
   Guest said:

   Its asking me for my gmail user name and password at the main login screen when i try to boot.

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7. November 25, 2009 12:52 PM
   

   codefeenix said:

   I am not going to enter my gmail uname/pword into something not prepared by someone i trust.

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8. November 25, 2009 12:56 PM
   fref said:

   What sort of an OS is this exactly? Is it only for web related stuff or could someone install a photo edition program, word processor, etc.?

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9. November 25, 2009 1:03 PM
   

   klepto12, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   I personally love google android but idk about this os it seems like it would be nice for a netbook which with limited space and no cd drive would help a lot still i have to question the reasons why google wants to bring this os out. dont get me wrong if they get this thing going and it can compete with windows then im all for it.

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10. November 25, 2009 1:10 PM
    Serag said:

    I share the same concerns of other comments...Though it seems like an awesome idea

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11. November 25, 2009 1:13 PM
    paynetrain007 said:

    Sounds cool. Might wait for a bit though.

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12. November 25, 2009 1:25 PM
    

    Technochicken, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    I wish the download was not a torrent, as I've had bad experiences with them in the past. I've used Chrome OS on a virtual machine, but the performance was very poor, so I would really like to try it out natively on my netbook.

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13. November 25, 2009 1:37 PM
    gobbybobby said:

    Technochicken, I am glad they released it as a torrent, it means that if loads of people trys downloading at same time, the servers won't crash/ people get uber slow download speeds.

    Now Seed away peeps!

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14. November 25, 2009 1:46 PM
    ColdPreacher said:

    Nice to see another OS being able to boot up from USB. I like the fact that you can carry a Os around that you are use to and run it on any PC that supports USB boot up.

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15. November 25, 2009 2:03 PM
    AtomicPlayboy said:

    Chrome OS is definitely NOT for me, but I can see myself getting all of my relatives (to whom I provide endless tech support) using it on their laptops as soon as possible.

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16. November 25, 2009 2:17 PM
    BlindObject said:

    Hm...now to find them USB drives.

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17. November 25, 2009 2:24 PM
    redtigerdragon said:

    I don't think testing it now is such a great idea. From the sounds of it, when it does release it will only release on certain hardware, and be very cloud-limited...

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18. November 25, 2009 2:27 PM
    Nirkon said:

    That's exactly what I said today!

    my post was like "it would be perfect if I could run it off a usb stick"! lol

    I'm definitely trying this out on the eeepc, it makes surfing much faster than XP i would imagine

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19. November 25, 2009 2:31 PM
    levar said:

    Really? This is awesome news wow, I told myself, the GoogleOS is going places.

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20. November 25, 2009 2:39 PM
    Fada said:

    i cant really see this taking off at all, its only use that i can see is on mobile platforms like iphones, but they already have android for that so...?

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21. November 25, 2009 2:46 PM
    

    klepto12, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    Im sure google has there reasons but i think if your just going to surf the net and do simple tasks this would be great for portable devices and the like.

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22. November 25, 2009 3:27 PM
    drasho said:

    im not sure if this os will take alot of the share but it a nice start for peolple that just feel like surfing the web =)

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23. November 25, 2009 4:01 PM
    harby said:

    Well, I'm not exactly impressed. I'd hardly call it an operating system at this point. But who knoes how it will evolve, lets wait and see.

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24. November 25, 2009 4:14 PM
    

    IvanAwfulitch said:

    I don't really know what to think about Chrome. There are lots of separate Operating Systems that have had minor success, but those have mostly been freeware such as Ubuntu Linux and whatnot. I don't really see how Chrome would bring very much that's "new" to the table when Windows 7 is already grabbing hold so darn well.

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25. November 25, 2009 4:14 PM
    Rapidhic said:

    I was really been looking forward this ver. of ChromeOs. Its supposed to be an os only for basic internet needs and messaging. Lite 'n Simple :P

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