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I agree with the above posters, a chromebook wouldnt be a bad addition for you...especially if you are already used to using Google's office products...
I have both a Nexus 7 tablet and a chromebook. I use the chromebook almost all the time (like now). I got the Acer C720P chromebook with the touchscreen so it is very much like a tablet, but with a good keyboard.
This chromebook is much easier to carry around than my Windows laptop is.
I have the HP Chromebook and carrying it no different than carrying my Macbook Pro or my Windows Ultrabook. Each one has different usages (and I have tablets too). But for the OP the cost of the Macbook/Ultrabook may be prohibitive compared to a Chromebook.
Don't you have a desktop computer in the dorm? A used one will do. Could be less than $300. I would suggest putting in a new hard drive or a used one with less than 500 hours.
SATA drives have had SMART that records that info for 5 years now.
If you're invested in the Google ecosystem, and your mention of using Google Drive "exclusively" indicates that you are, a Chromebook will be useful to you.
Here's a freebie from Google/Google Drive: The Google Drive Blog: A quick checkup and a simple thanks The only thing is, this needs to be done before February 17th, I think Google's offer for 2 free giga bytes expires after that. I haven't done the checkup yet, but I'll get around to it.
Here's a freebie from Google/Google Drive: The Google Drive Blog: A quick checkup and a simple thanks The only thing is, this needs to be done before February 17th, I think Google's offer for 2 free giga bytes expires after that. I haven't done the checkup yet, but I'll get around to it.
If you read the whole thing you would have seen that last paragraph.
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We’ll be granting the storage automatically to everyone around 28 February 2015 and we’ll send you an email when your adjustment is complete.
One unique feature of the new Toshiba Chromebook 2 according to a review last month in Forbes is that all of the typical F keys have been replaced with kerys for direct functions such as sending screenshots or refreshing the page; it's on sale for $249.99 @ Office Depot this week as is an Acer 2-in-1 for the same price, although I don't know how reliable Acer products are.
One unique feature of the new Toshiba Chromebook 2 according to a review last month in Forbes is that all of the typical F keys have been replaced with kerys for direct functions such as sending screenshots or refreshing the page
That's a standard feature of Chromebooks. It's not unique to Toshiba.
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