Chromebook (1 Viewer)

[Reets]

I've been using my phone for everything for the past year and have finally admitted that I need a laptop/tablet.
It'll just be for emails, watching netflix and the very occasional document.
Does anyone use a chromebook, or know if they're any use?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Reviews are mixed

Samsung Chromebook Series 3 User Reviews - CNET

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

I've been using my phone for everything for the past year...

Fair fucks to you. Would drive me mad.

I've had a Samsung galaxy tablet the last two years, gets slow occasionally but no other real complaints.

 

[Gambra]

I'm posting from one right now, they're deadly. I was in the market for something like your were after. Just browsing, typing document/emails and watching videos, that kind of thing. I've had the Acer C7 since Christmas 2012 which I think has been replaced by the C720 (better battery life & SSD hard drive). As longs as you know you're not gonna need iTunes or whatever then it's such a handy machine. I knew I wouldn't have been able to handle typing/browsing on a tablet so it's perfect for that.

 

[Reets]

Do you misses having a disc drive?
I don't think I've used one in ages, but it's always nice to have the option.

The HP one is a 14" and that sounds like a decent enough size.

 

[Gambra]

Nope, haven't needed anything that requires a disc drive in ages. I have a desktop if I've really needed one (maybe for ripping music) but even then I can't remember the last time I opened it.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

What if someone sends you a Word document?

Can you open it on a Chromebook?

 

[Jill Hives]

Remember you can always avail of my new and old laptop for documents and disc needs.

 

[Gambra]

What if someone sends you a Word document?

Can you open it on a Chromebook?

Yup. There's an inbuilt plugin that opens all documents in Google Docs automatically. You don't need to be onine for it either. It saves the edits to the file itself too, not on Google Drive.

The file support is pretty good, I can play pretty much any video file (except things with weird audio tracks), most music files (again, excluding the weird ones) and all documents. You can zip/unzip and unrar files to your hearts content too.

 

[Reets]

SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Is @riath still here? I'm getting an Acer Chromebook tomorrow and need to know if I'm gonna be sold a pup.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Is @riath still here? I'm getting an Acer Chromebook tomorrow and need to know if I'm gonna be sold a pup.

She is keeping @Jill Hives prisoner on Facebook

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Poor Jill.
Fuck it, it'll be grand I'm sure.

 

[pete]

Is @riath still here? I'm getting an Acer Chromebook tomorrow and need to know if I'm gonna be sold a pup.

i got one of these lads

http://www.trustedreviews.com/toshiba-chromebook-2-review

it's deadly

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

i got one of these lads

Toshiba Chromebook 2 review | TrustedReviews

it's deadly

What do you use for storage?

 

[pete]

What do you use for storage?

Well with two kids and all the stuff that goes along with that it can get a bit crowded, but I have the attic converted and some space under the stairs so it's grand.

It has a bit built in, there's an SD slot, external USB drive, cloud stuff...

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

i got one of these lads

Toshiba Chromebook 2 review | TrustedReviews

it's deadly

The whole Chromebook thing is grand yeah? I'm going for the cheapest option, just want something for typing up essays and that is a bit more user friendly than the tablet when it comes to formatting files etc.

 

[pete]

The whole Chromebook thing is grand yeah? I'm just going for the cheapest option, just want something for typing up essays and that's a bit more user friendly than the tablet when it comes to formatting files etc.

yep no complaints. battery life is fantastic too.

 

[GO]

Whats the battery life like on her there petey boy?..edit ..I see

And can you torrent like a bad motherfucker from 2007 on it?

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

yep no complaints. battery life is fantastic too.

Awesome, thanks. Gonna get it.