Chromebook usage

craftyfox wrote:
Does anyone use a chromebook at home or on the road? What are the pros and cons? I need something in addition to my Dell laptop and am looking at options. Thanks in advance.

Pros. Clean and Fast. I got my first Chromebook a couple years ago and went to a place with known very good wi-fi to set it up figuring I'd go there for breakfast and finish up after lunch like with my Windows boxes.. Right.. Well this Chromebook is sitting (just now) on top of a windows 10 machine.

In the time it takes the Windows 10 machine to boot and POST (Power on self test) Or. between giving the waitress my order in a very NOT busy Denny's and her setting my breakfast before me (Take your pick)

TOok the Chrome book out .. Turned it on. Selected DENNY's 5.0 as the Wi-Fi. (NO PSK needed) entered my Google log on and password and was up and running. the bookmarks from my Toshiba Windows chrome installation already in place.

Now they are NOT immune to malware. no computer is.. but.. Well.

Not much i stored on teh hard chip... (not a lot of extra space) and both of my Chromebook have been bitten by malware (at the same location. Dang glad I did not take the Win-box there)

I got into settings: Advanced: Power wash and then followed the procedure above (Select Wi-fi, enter PSK if needed, Log into Google) and not only was I back online.. but all the apps and bookmarks were .. Well it took all the app a bit to appear but they showed up promptly.

I"m sold. I now use the Win box when I have to. the CB's for everything else.