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If they were cheaper, like $99, I'd buy one. But right now they're too overpriced for what they are.
That's what I'm thinking.
For the same $499 that a Samsung Chromebook costs, I can get a really nice notebook with a 15.6" screen, 4gb RAM, 500gb hard drive and an i5 CPU.
The Chromebook has an Atom CPU (underpowered), a 12" lcd screen, 2gb RAM and only 16gb of storage.
Too little for too much money.
The Chromebook has two advantages - both I can live without:
1. Eight second boot time. I hardly ever reboot my computer. I usually put it in sleep mode.
2. 8.5 hours of battery life - the Notebook has 6.5 hours, but I can upgrade to a nine cell battery or carry an extra battery with me if I need the extra time.
I have Chrome installed, so I get all the advantages of the cloud. I also have the ability to run Windows applications.
I wouldn't waste my money on a chromebook. It's a white elephant. Get a tablet, but wait for the next generation or iPad. Personally I wouldn't tether myself to Google's OS/cloud for any reason. I like my applications too much. To me a chrome book is a dumb terminal.
I have two. The Samsung, and CR48. I now use the samsung 90% of the time for personal use. Internet, spreadsheets (Google docs), video & voice chats (gTalk).
I also have a 6 month old HP laptop (quad core, 8 GB RAM, 1G dedicated video memory), and a 2 yr old ASUS netbook (both running win7). I now only use the HP for playing games, photo editing, and as a print server (cloud printing). I also occasionally stream movies or play blueray DVD's from it (since it has an HDMI port).
Surfing the web is way faster on the Samsumg & CR48 then the HP & netbook. Even on sleep mode, the win7 is slower. And the constant amount windows update gets tiresome.
I haven't used the netbook at all, am probably going to give it to my brother as his computer is failing.
Otherwise, I use my Nexus S for accessing internet, email, news reader when I am on the go.
I don't use it for work, though it would function just as well since I use my work Macbook Pro mostly for email, calendar, spreadsheets, docs... all of which are on Google docs anyways. Since I am a software engineer, I have to work on the actual mainstream O/S for development work.
The Chromebook is intended for people who mostly use computers for internet. I would consider getting one for my parents one when they finally kill the new win7 Lenovo I got them last year...it's only a matter of time, despite the fact I set it up such that they have no admin privileges on it so they can't accidentally screw something up. The rest of my family have an amazing ability to kill computers.
I had numerous friends stay with me, they all really like the speed and convenience of the Chromebooks. They all had their own laptops/netbooks with them (which they could easily setup to my wifi). But they preferred the Chromebooks.
I wouldn't waste my money on a chromebook. It's a white elephant. Get a tablet, but wait for the next generation or iPad. Personally I wouldn't tether myself to Google's OS/cloud for any reason. I like my applications too much. To me a chrome book is a dumb terminal.
It's had to recognize sometimes but that's the truth, well said.
"As seen in the above graph, so-called Chromebooks gobbled up 9.6 percent of the market from January to November,"
I know that article was from an Apple blog, but the real story is the decline in Windows laptops. If someone buys a Chromebook, it’s much more likely to be in lieu of a netbook or some other Windows laptop than a Mac. The specs are so wildly different there can’t be much direct competition. Chromebooks compete more against iPads rather than MacBooks.
I know that article was from an Apple blog, but the real story is the decline in Windows laptops. If someone buys a Chromebook, it’s much more likely to be in lieu of a netbook or some other Windows laptop than a Mac. The specs are so wildly different there can’t be much direct competition. Chromebooks compete more against iPads rather than MacBooks.
Agreed. Comparing two different platforms.
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yeah..........I'll sell it cheap.......
