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wickedchicken | 13 years ago

+1 to the chromebook. It's now my main laptop (although I can't run windows/mac based linux software on it yet :/

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fingerprinter|13 years ago

I just got a chromebook and I HATE it. The software is ok, but I hate the hardware. Particularly the touchpad. Just awful. Doesn't do tap-to-click correctly and scrolls poorly.

I couldn't recommend it to anyone for anything other than a couch surfing machine, but then again, a tablet is just as good for that.

wickedchicken|13 years ago

Which one did you get? The Samsung 550 is the one to get IMO, the touchpad is pretty great.

ConstantineXVI|13 years ago

I can't see it becoming a main machine for me as-is. CrOS's laser focus on "the cloud" makes it extremely well suited for remote-centric work; if you can't commit 100% to doing everything from browser windows and remote terminals, you'll be happier with a more standard PC. For me, it's perfect as a backup but I'm too much of a control freak to be wholly reliant on a remote server.