Are chromebooks worth it to you? Especially technical folks

[Scott Larock]

Do you like them and would you use them as your main laptop?

Over windows 10...

How does Office compare and individual applications on chromebook to windows?

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

I'm on my job's work chromebook as we speak (we're a Google sponsered company) and so far, this newer one they gave me since last year has been pretty nice. The office apps, tho I rarely have to use them, they work well enough. I like some of the hardware functionality to it. It's touch screen and can be inverted. I have little issues with it and like it overall and it's served me well on work and outside work functions, tho I'm not doing anything too intensive with it.

 

[duckbutta]

Depends on what you are doing on your "main laptop"

 

[B86]

For basic web browsing and office apps (Docs, Sheets, etc), even Chromebooks with under-par specs aren't bad. Adding Android apps natively (you'll have the Google Play Store) is a huge selling point and makes it to where there's rarely ever an app you can't find when you need something. You can use some Windows apps with Crossover, if needed.

 

[Scott Larock]

Depends on what you are doing on your "main laptop"

mostly packet tracer, gns3 windows apps and web browsing, movie watching

Nothing really too major

Once I get the hang of the cisco stuff I probably don't need PT or GNS3 anymore so I would guess a company laptop would be given to me at that point

but for my personal stuff not really much...

I was thinking of selling the chromebook and getting either a macbook or this

Dell Inspiron 13.3" 7000 2-in-1 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop Intel Core i7 16GB Memory 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane Black I7391-7520BLK-PUS - Best Buy

like 650 open box

 

[duckbutta]

mostly packet tracer, gns3 windows apps and web browsing, movie watching

Nothing really too major

Once I get the hang of the cisco stuff I probably don't need PT or GNS3 anymore so I would guess a company laptop would be given to me at that point

but for my personal stuff not really much...

I was thinking of selling the chromebook and getting either a macbook or this

Dell Inspiron 13.3" 7000 2-in-1 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop Intel Core i7 16GB Memory 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane Black I7391-7520BLK-PUS - Best Buy

like 650 open box

Chromebook would be fine for this. A macbook would be a pretty big over pay if that is all you are doing. especially if you are not watching video content in hdr or 4k.

 

[Scott Larock]

Chromebook would be fine for this. A macbook would be a pretty big over pay if that is all you are doing. especially if you are not watching video content in hdr or 4k.

Yes I don't need to spend 500 bucks on anything since I don't do much, I just get bootlegs to watch and youtube...

I just picked up a cheap laptop for linux and called it a day, no need to spend money like that.