Chrome Os Mini Mac Chromium OS

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log in sign up User account menu 9 Possible to double-boot Mac Chromium OS on Mac mini.

Im not quite ready to blitz macOS on the mini, and know that Chromium (Cloudready) wont dual-boot natively.

Chrome Os Mini Install Cloudready On

But, I have an unused SSD, and Im wondering if I swap the drives in the mac to install Cloudready on the new SSD, then put the SSD with macOS back in (and do a two-disk setup), will I be able to dual-boot with the macs native boot disk selector, picking which OS to boot by picking which drive to boot from.

Thanks for your input 10 comments share save hide report 92 Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by best level 1 2 points 1 year ago I suppose you could install Chrome OS onto a USB stick and boot from that level 2 Original Poster 1 point 1 year ago It wont do a full install to a removable device.

Continue this thread level 1 1 point 1 year ago Is there 2 X SATA in Mac mini Then yes.

I did dual boot with Linux cloud ready after installing ReFind boot loader.

Thanks for the input Continue this thread View entire discussion ( 10 comments) More posts from the chromeos community Continue browsing in rchromeos rchromeos Discussions related to Chromebooks and everything else Chrome OS.

Chromies 663 Chroming Created Jul 8, 2009 Join help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts about careers press advertise blog Terms Content policy Privacy policy Mod policy Reddit Inc 2020.

Chrome OS is perfect for looking at the internet, text editing, and writing.

From our Obsession Smart World Who can create an ecosystem of connected devices that meet and predict our every need By Dave Gershgorn Artificial intelligence reporter June 26, 2018 This article is more than 2 years old.

Since shipping off to college in 2010, a Macbook Pro has always been banging around in my backpack.

Then in 2014, I told myself all the familiar lines when that laptop died and I needed an upgrade: I need a Macbook because I do creative work, and, Apples operating system is just so easy to use compared to Windows.

But after a few years, the number of apps in my computers dock began to dwindle.

Apps normally on my phone, like Twitter, worked better as a website than a Mac app.

Its a super nice web browser, cased in aluminum and sporting a retina display, but its core functions are checking the internet and occasionally editing photos of my cat.

Im now doing the same things I would be doing on my Mac, but on a humble Acer Chromebook 11.

Its not been too much of a jump, as shocking as that might sound.

Im playing music from the Android app for Spotify, as I type into my text editor of choice, Notion, running in a web page.

Ive been testing three Chromebooks over the past month across a range of prices: Googles 999 Pixelbook, Samsungs 599 Chromebook Pro, and Acers 250 Chromebook 11.

Since their launch in 2009 by Googles future CEO Sundar Pichai, Chromebooks have traditionally been seen as a tool for teachers and students in the classroom, with a massive market share inside education.

But for those of us out of school, Chrome OS has also evolved into an entirely functional operating system thats streamlined and versatile.

It just works For years, the answer to buying a costly Mac has been the vast menu of cheap Windows laptops available.

Since the 1990s, consumers typically lived in this dichotomy: Adapt to the laptop that Apple put out that year as hard as that may be or do the research to buy the Windows laptop that might best suit your needs.

Theyre laptops that anybody could use, from their simplified app installation process to the user-friendly gestures on the touchpad.

On its website, Apple boasts, When its simple to do everything, you can do anything.

The design of the operating system and confusing cloud storage options make it difficult to keep track of where your things actually are.

Chromebooks are a middle ground between these two traditional options.

Using the operating system for even a short amount of time makes it clear that the Mac and Windows operating systems were designed before the smartphone.

Chrome OS can run Android apps, has a simple notifications interface that mirrors a smartphone, and doesnt put too much else in front of you just like your phone.

Chromebooks use Google Drive cloud storage, meaning you have access to all of your files in the cloud when youre connected to the internet.

Theres also a small amount of storage on the devices themselves, but thats used for files you need to access on the go and downloads like GIFs or images from the internet.

Photo editing and organizing is easy in the Google Photos app, and naturally other Google apps like Docs and Sheets are built-in.

Chrome Os For Mac Mini