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mr__ed
Explorer
Mar 31, 2021

Chromebooks?

I'm a long time Microsoft OS user, and have been curious about Chromebooks since they're priced a lot lower than other laptops. In my research I discovered many positive, as well as negative remarks concerning them. My main concern is being locked into Google things, like Chrome browser.

If any of you are currently using a Chromebook, I'd like to hear your positive/negative experiences. Thank you.

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  • rk911's avatar
    rk911
    Explorer
    Mar 31, 2021
    2oldman wrote:
    TenOC wrote:
    They do NOT have a hard drive.
    Mine has a usb port for a thumb drive. But yeah, sans internet connection they're pretty much a brick. But I knew that. Cloud data doesn't bother me.


    the USB port should also be able to power a portable hard drive. 500gb up to 2tb drives are very affordable. I use the cloud for one layer of my backup routines but really prefer to have my data local. we use traditional desktops at home and a laptop on the road.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Mar 31, 2021
    TenOC wrote:
    They do NOT have a hard drive.
    Mine has a usb port for a thumb drive. But yeah, sans internet connection they're pretty much a brick. But I knew that. Cloud data doesn't bother me.
  • TenOC's avatar
    TenOC
    Nomad
    Mar 31, 2021
    They do NOT have a hard drive. All data in on the cloud.. . :S . . :h

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