I have recently moved all my work over to G Suite because I use Google voice to text a lot, so I wanted to see if I could get away with doing most of my work tasks on a Chromebook. Turns out that with SAS Studio installed in a virtual box through the integrated Linux terminal, that I totally can. I am amazed. My last straw moment with my Windows machine were the sorts of things that everyone is annoyed by: slow startup, updates that fail to install correctly, and machines that just run slower and slower with every update that does install correctly. I was officially done when Microsoft pushed an "OMG you must do this NOW" security update outside of my designated update time with zero warning. That happened on my primary machine 20 minutes before giving one of the biggest webinars of my career. Never, ever, ever again Microsoft. You're dead to me.
I wanted this 8 GB RAM machine since Google is now doing 8 years of support from the time the product is introduced to the market, in hopes of prolonging the device's useful life. It feels little like overkill, but came in really handy last week when I had over 40 browser tabs open trying to score a vaccine appointment. Not even a hiccup. The keyboard is super comfortable to type on, and the trackpad works well. I bought the iPlume USI stylus and that works perfectly as well. I use my Logitech trackball mouse with IR dongle and my old school USB ergonomic keyboard with this with no problems. The only software hiccup I've had so far are with backspacing on Facebook messenger. I'm also not a fan of Zoom on chromebook (no option for face tuning, backgrounds etc), and Microsoft 365's web based PPT has a really awful presenter view. But those are problems on the software side and I'm not blaming Google for that. I just mention it since we are all using PPT on Zoom these days. I am treating the hinges of this machine carefully since that seems to be where this machine fails most often. So far, so good (knock on wood).
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| Price | $299.99 | $219.99 | $441.00 | -15% $366.50 List: $429.99 | $279.98 | -8% $349.13 List: $379.00 |
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| display size | 13.3 inches | 11.6 inches | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches | 12.2 inches | 15.6 inches |
| hard disk size | 128 GB | 4 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| computer memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| cpu manufacturer | Intel | Motorola | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| cpu speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz | 0.8 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| cpu model number | 10110 | MT8173C | 1115G4 | Core i3-10110U | Intel Processor N100 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
| operating system | Chrome OS | Chrome OS | Chrome OS | Chrome OS | Chrome OS | Chrome OS |
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Picture isn't good BUT the Chromebook is great! It's light and very portable, has touch screen, 2 in 1, and it plays video and music (streaming services like Netflix AND Spotify/Pandora/YouTube). I love this thing! I have a high end laptop, but this Chromebook is just as functional for me when all I want to do is sit on my couch and either get some work done or watch a movie, without unplugging my 3 screen set up with my laptop.
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Picture isn't good BUT the Chromebook is great! It's light and very portable, has touch screen, 2 in 1, and it plays video and music (streaming services like Netflix AND Spotify/Pandora/YouTube). I love this thing! I have a high end laptop, but this Chromebook is just as functional for me when all I want to do is sit on my couch and either get some work done or watch a movie, without unplugging my 3 screen set up with my laptop.
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Value for money, excellent for kids
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