DrStrad
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Thinking about getting a relatively inexpensive Chromebook for about $300, any suggestions or recommendations? I already have a monster gaming rig, this is just for some portable college work in the Fall.
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I am currently on a Acer Chromebook with Ubuntu hacked on it, so I can play Minecraft. So they can be useful. I'm not to sure about college work.
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I don't like it, but it's not because you can't play games on it. It's really just the keyboard on that thing that really bugs me. Like, I can type pretty fast on my home keyboard and even the school keyboards, but that Chromebook is just like, wow.
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I'll almost exclusively be using it for word processing, and some slideshows and spreadsheets (Google Docs). The only other thing I can think about doing is watching Twitch, YouTube, and streaming some movies, which can all be done easily.
He sums it up:
Final Analysis
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2946-Can-a-Chromebook-Do-Real-Work-
After almost two weeks of regularly using the Chomebook to edit spreadsheets, write documents, send emails, and access servers, I believe that it can be used to complete nearly any ecommerce, business-related task. Although, it may not be immediately obvious from this article, I really like the Chromebook and Chrome OS, especially for working on the go. It is very fast loading, extremely lightweight, and its battery will last all day.
The caveats, though, are its inability to connect via VPN and web application limitations. The Chromebook demonstrated to me that business and productivity web applications are trailing desktop applications in many ways. While I feel like Gmail, as an example, is a match for Outlook or Thunderbird, Google Docs is just not as capable as Word or Excel.
Finally, I wish the Chromebook were larger. Its tiny keyboard can be a pain, but this has as much to do with me as it does the device.
Bottom line, for most users the Chromebook can, in fact, do real work.
He sums it up:
Final Analysis
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2946-Can-a-Chromebook-Do-Real-Work-
After almost two weeks of regularly using the Chomebook to edit spreadsheets, write documents, send emails, and access servers, I believe that it can be used to complete nearly any ecommerce, business-related task. Although, it may not be immediately obvious from this article, I really like the Chromebook and Chrome OS, especially for working on the go. It is very fast loading, extremely lightweight, and its battery will last all day.
The caveats, though, are its inability to connect via VPN and web application limitations. The Chromebook demonstrated to me that business and productivity web applications are trailing desktop applications in many ways. While I feel like Gmail, as an example, is a match for Outlook or Thunderbird, Google Docs is just not as capable as Word or Excel.
Finally, I wish the Chromebook were larger. Its tiny keyboard can be a pain, but this has as much to do with me as it does the device.
Bottom line, for most users the Chromebook can, in fact, do real work.
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You're pretty much buying a browser. Check out a video by MKBHD on YouTube about Chromebooks.
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I think you already know my opinion on this, but I'll post them here anyway
There are very few situations in which I'd recommend a Chromebook. Especially for college, because you extremely limit what you can do with your machine.
I guess it depends on what you're going for, but I still wouldn't recommend a Chromebook
There are very few situations in which I'd recommend a Chromebook. Especially for college, because you extremely limit what you can do with your machine.
I guess it depends on what you're going for, but I still wouldn't recommend a Chromebook
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If it's a college notebook, then I'd personally recommend focusing on the processor, RAM, and Network Card... Sense it's for college, you shouldn't worry about graphics card. I've used a Samsung Chromebook, (surprisingly, it's lasted years) for trips.
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Performance isn't really a factor with Chromebooks as they're all pretty similar performance wise, and you can't do very much besides use some Google apps and surf the web. I'm looking more for ergonomics and quality.
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It will do well for just college and such work. Small HDD so not really for storing videos, music, or games. Great for school.
