gentlebend

$999 (2.2GHz i5, 8GB RAM, 32G SSD) and $1299 (2.g4GHz i7, 16GB RAM, 64G SSD), 2560x1700 12.85" touch screen, Intel 5500 graphics, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB Type-C ports, SD card, audio jack, 720p webcam, Bluetooth 4.0. Really a very nice machine; seems a little overpowered for the cloud-oriented ChromeOS. Stingy SSD can be fixed with a generous high-speed SD card. Presuming it's dual-bootable, I'd be tempted though. I'd been planning to spring for the new Macbook Air but now that Apple's declared war on ports, this looks more my style.

Anyone care to explain how they somehow haven't ruined VirtualBox yet?

Great, now bars will start implementing MITM attacks on their wifi routers to steer you to yesterday's flat keg.

While we're on the topic, here's a cute tip: To make the opposite move -- from the command prompt to an explorer window of the current directory -- use "start ."

Great, I'll be busy prepping an Android VM appliance for this that I can install on every machine I touch. Probably a good idea to isolate Office code from the real OS anyway. Hope I can get printing to work.