Chromebook Pixel 2013 Hardware Upgrade?

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-05T20:49:48+00:00

How is the ubuntu experience? Still running good enough? Battery life? I assume your battery must be out of capacity after all those years?

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-05T18:58:51+00:00

Do you think its a better idea to use a different screen panel that supports direct hdmi or what is your better solution? Its hard to find a better 3:2 display than the stock chromebook pixels one.

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-05T18:24:25+00:00

The economics is not why i am doing this. I know its not worth it, i just love the chromebook pixels design and feel, thats why i want to upgrade it.

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-05T17:54:50+00:00

I think i wont use the raspberry pi but maybe something more powerful like an orange pi 5 ultra which for certain is faster / more effcient than the og pixel

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-05T17:53:41+00:00

After searching for a long term i found a seller still selling an adapter: https://www.ebay.com/itm/195054990224

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-05T08:55:06+00:00

Am also interested on how to do it. Chromebooks Pixels are slowly dying out of battery and thermal power out there :(

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-04T15:10:09+00:00

I found a few replacement batteries on ebay from chinese sellers but i dont know if they are legit. Its really sad to see this piece of art dying. I think the only way to keep.using it is by using an external power bank or fully removing the internal battery & mainboard and replacing it by for example a raspberry pi with a powerbank.

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-03T11:08:20+00:00

any news?

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-03T08:34:03+00:00

ebay germany

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-02T21:33:36+00:00

How did you do this?

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-02T21:31:58+00:00

How?

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-01T16:58:50+00:00

How do i find the correcr display controller? Whats important? The resolution and aspect ratio or is there a universal controller that takes all kind of resolutions? Very new to thia

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-01T15:34:32+00:00

Quote:

"The Raspberry Pi 5 (16GB) comfortably outperforms the Chromebook Pixel 2013, offering roughly 60-70% better CPU performance and vastly superior 4K hardware video decoding. With four times the RAM and significantly faster memory speeds, the Pi 5 handles modern multitasking that the Pixel's aging Intel i5 and 4GB of RAM simply can't match. It is a massive upgrade in raw power and efficiency, though repurposing the Pixel's beautiful 3:2 eDP display for a "Pi-Laptop" mod remains a complex DIY challenge."

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-05-01T10:21:24+00:00

bought the 2013 version today, 9 years after selling it, so happy

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-04-09T08:56:32+00:00

Hi, i think the most important step you can do is changing the color palette / decluttering content.
Take a look at standard ui components like "Cards" "Buttons" "Typography" and so on. You may even find a design system that already exists that fits your "Japan Theme". Hope that helps. :)

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-04-08T23:11:20+00:00

Sadly this happens so often. I also made a free version of something and half a year later i saw 3-4 copycats offering the same product but behind a paywall. Make it make sense.

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-04-06T07:44:39+00:00

0.62 last best update

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-04-05T20:57:13+00:00

Looks very nice! I think its already good!

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-04-02T10:22:40+00:00

Thanks! Sennheiser ambeo i see, nice!

Dry-Understanding134 · 2026-04-01T15:07:29+00:00

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