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Pieps
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Posted - Jul 28 2016 : 11:58AM
So, my husband is thinking about getting a new laptop. He doesn't use a computer for anything except email, online chess, surfing the news, maybe occasionally some other thing of that nature. The online chess apparently is the most demanding thing. Would he be happy with a cheapo chromebook?
I am the one who takes photos, and I need them for listing things on eBay. Nothing else particularly demanding. That requires using the cloud if I get a chromebook? Would I want to do that? I'm skeptical of the cloud.
Pieps
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Posted - Jul 28 2016 : 12:00PM
Oh, we also use youtube, and we sometimes stream stuff on amazon prime. But of course we could dedicate a non-chromebook if that's an issue.
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Posted - Jul 28 2016 : 1:13PM
Some chromebooks have USB ports so you could access a portable harddrive. However, at that point you could buy a Dell Inspiron for not much more.
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Posted - Jul 28 2016 : 7:56PM
I'm curious about this myself. My current big desktop machine has blood in its stool, and I'm having to consider what my next system is going to be and look like.
I haven't quite figured out what I want it to do. All I know is that I don't want Windows > 7
PeeJay1980
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Posted - Aug 1 2016 : 6:21PM
Firstly, hi all, I'm new. My personal opinion is that although many people are opting for the cloud platform, I still like to know that there's a back up of work etc. So for day-to-day browsing and sending of emails, a Chromebook would be fine. As pointed out, if you do think you will need a 'physical' storage unit, it's more cost-effective to invest outright, as the additions you have to add on soon pile up. As for Windows, it's just forced upon us. If you look at some specialist outlets, they can create something bespoke to you, i.e. a Linux operating system.
 
Pieps
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Posted - Aug 18 2016 : 11:36AM
We ended up getting a Dell Chromebook 11.
It's fine for email, there's less 'jumping around' on the screen, and it's fine and fast for playing chess.



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