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I use the $1,300 google made Chromebook pixel 2, a Samsung Chromebook 2 and also an Asus Chromebox (which is a chromebox that you hook up a monitor and keyboard.
I also have 1 linux machine which I occasionally use.
https://store.google.com/product/chromebook_pixel_2015
The Chromebooks are great, my Pixel is awesome, has a touch screen, USB C connectors and is my day to day machine. I also like that they keyboard lights up and the great features the Chrome Operating system has.
I do enough work at work using Windows, this is nice for a change to come home to this environment. I mostly consume content so I don't care about word or excel or any of that nonsense, but there is an option for Google Docs.
I was given a 2008 Macbook in return for assisting someone with the set up of a new Macbook Pro. The Macbook was so old and slow that I decided to use Cloudready to convert it to a Chromebook. It's now running Chrome OS. It's OK for web browsing but that's pretty much it. You can only install software from the Chrome store. I was rarely able to find anything there I needed. The machine is gathering dust. It was an interesting experiment but I've moved on. Cloudready is pretty cool, though.
Screw that OS. Google owns you. Just like this tablet with Android. Cant even change DNS from their server (8.8.8.8) Crap for storage too like a tablet. I would rather have a good Windows 7 laptop since 8 and 10 suck or a Mac but I prefer the PC for price and other things like more software. I know how to keep a PC fast and well run on the Internet without using any virus software which are resource hogs. Ive never had a virus. I just use a proxy server, Defender and something to clean up the registry and hd like Wise or Anti Malware bytes.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Just on general principal I'd never buy anything from Google.
I used to use one but dumped it. It's ok if all you want to do is web surf with Chrome, but it couldn't do anything else. In particular, it couldn't run Word, and it didn't work with my Audioquest Dragonfly v.1.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
Chromebooks are too limiting and crippling for me, but a cost effective alternative for some.
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