[Poll] Do you have a Chromebook?

[mjcharlton71]

I've got the Toshiba Chromebook 2 currently, and had the original HP 11 previously. The CB2 is brilliant.

Also got the Pixel C and love that too... That's the machine that literally goes everywhere with me. Believe it still runs a ChromeOS bootloader before starting Android.

 

[Loco Emperor]

No because they are utter crap and inferior products. I'll stick with surface

 

[jamesrick80]

No because they are utter crap and inferior products. I'll stick with surface

Decided to sell my chromebook....it's just too limited and boring for now......I tried to like it....,

 

[iphonedude2008]

Even if I wanted one, I wouldn't be able to get away with using it as my jobs require powerful computation. That said, they are perfect consumer computers especially now that android apps are an option.

No because they are utter crap and inferior products. I'll stick with surface

No need to get nasty, thats not what the forums are for. I agree that they are in most cases inferior to a more powerful windows or mac laptop, but not everyone needs all the power and for many, a chromebook is a good option. The world isn't black and white

 

[iSheep5S]

I have had the C720 twice and the Toshiba without the good resolution.

Too limited for me. I prefer Mac or PC. Right now i have a Macbook Air and a HP stream.

The HP stream was bought because just using the Mac and being a windows user till i had an interest in Mac in 2014, i missed windows. Madness huh?

Since i got the HP Stream i have really enjoyed it. Its as close to a chromebook form you will get but with a full os. Not much more expensive either. Boots and runs fast with an SSD.

Wondering why with an iPad Pro 12.9 and the HP for everything else i keep the Mac.

 

[aneftp]

Who actually has the real google chromebook pixel? Not the cheaper pixel C. The one that cost like $1299?

I toyed with the idea of a chromebook as an Internet, email, quick google doc type of machine. But most of the $250-300 chromebook screens have been very inferior. I know cost cutting and the screen is the most expensive part. But it's something you look at every day.

I also had a surface pro 4 for one month but ultimately returned it due to so so battery life. But surface pro 4 screen is gorgeous. Of course it cost $1299 (the 256gb SSD/8gb ram model)

 

[seggy]

Have a Flip.

It's actually amazingly nice for the money. But it's not something I'd use and I find the limitations of Chrome-only more stifling that I thought. As for Android apps maybe it'll make it more useful (I don't have the beta) but I have Android tablets.

But I can see plenty of people who'd be happy with it. Mine won't be sticking around for long - I'm giving it away soon.

 

[craig1024]

I use Ubuntu 16.04 on a hp stream 11, I considered a chrome book but they seemed a bit limiting.

 

[ozaz]

A couple of questions

- Does Chrome OS have UI scaling for high DPI displays (not just page zoom)?

- If it does have UI scaling, does it work well with multiple monitors using different per-monitor scaling. Per-monitor scaling is still a problem in Windows that frustrates me.

 

[jamesrick80]

A couple of questions

- Does Chrome OS have UI scaling for high DPI displays (not just page zoom)?

- If it does have UI scaling, does it work well with multiple monitors using different per-monitor scaling. Per-monitor scaling is still a problem in Windows that frustrates me.

The scaling issue needs work, I wouldn't go past a 1080p resolution screen for a chromebook until they fix this issue in future updates.....but some people prefer quad hd even if they can barely see the icons...it does have settings to change the dpi to 1080p or 720p but it doesn't scale properly in my opinion.

 

[Loco Emperor]

Even if I wanted one, I wouldn't be able to get away with using it as my jobs require powerful computation. That said, they are perfect consumer computers especially now that android apps are an option

You mention android apps as if that is something magical. While this is native(sort of), we have long been able to use android on windows(and mac, maybe) via emulators long before now. So android apps is nothing new and chromebooks don't make the perfect consumer computer. For many it serves a purpose but then when family is wondering why they cant get iTunes or other programs they are used to using, it's going to be a problem and having android apps will not solve that.

No need to get nasty, thats not what the forums are for. I agree that they are in most cases inferior to a more powerful windows or mac laptop, but not everyone needs all the power and for many, a chromebook is a good option. The world isn't black and white

Who is being nasty? I was speaking my opinion about why I don't have one.
More importantly, this is 2016. Windows 10 is no more difficult for anyone to use (even people with limited experience). You open a browser...you go to the windows store download apps and use them.

Difference is, you are not limited in what you can do.
I brought my mother a Surface Pro 4. She barely uses it for what it really does but for the time she need to do something or requires a desktop program, a Surface Pro 4 will suit her better than a chromebook.

Chromebooks are alright for some people but in reality it is nothing more than tool to trap ppl into google's ecosystem and to continuously dumb people down by using an inferior os/product. Simple.