Chromebook - Better Computer and Cheaper too

JonSR77

JonSR77

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just switched to Chromebook. Works much better than Windows and much cheaper too. This one was only $250.

Does not run Windows. Does not run .exe files. My understanding is that almost all hacking alters .exe files. Since Chromebook doesn't use them, Chromebook is free of much of the hacking problems that people encounter.

Some limitations. It is, to my understanding, a form of a tablet, technically.

here's one article from PC Magazine..

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-chromebooks
 

My wife got one a year or so ago she's like many, technology is not her thing. She seems to like it and has had no trouble keeping it running. I come from the Linux world so I can help with problems - which hasn't been many. I loaded a few of her games she likes and they run good.

Chrome OS is Google's version of Linux so everything she needs from Google works with it. I dislike Google's invasiveness (my thing), and the limited storage. It made more sense to me to get a low end laptop and install Linux. She's happy with it, so I can live with that.
 

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JustinCase said:
FYI - Every Chromebook as an expiration date on which Google stops supporting the device. Google will provide new hardware with 6.5 years of auto-update support. Making older Chromebooks iffy. Be careful buying used.
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Yeah, I won't own a Chromebook simply because I don't like Google.

I don't like my internet provider, either, but it's the only one my apartment complex supports. Comcast did all the wiring and they own all the wireless hot-spots here. Getting service from any other provider is actually against the rules here. You can be evicted for it. You can be evicted for owning a firearm, too; doesn't matter what kind. You can be evicted for owning a propane cylinder like the ones I use for my tea ritual. Like the ones people use in their camping stoves. Like the ones hidden in my closet, but not right next to my firearms.
(free country...outside the gates)
 
JustinCase said:
My wife got one a year or so ago she's like many, technology is not her thing. She seems to like it and has had no trouble keeping it running. I come from the Linux world so I can help with problems - which hasn't been many. I loaded a few of her games she likes and they run good.

Chrome OS is Google's version of Linux so everything she needs from Google works with it. I dislike Google's invasiveness (my thing), and the limited storage. It made more sense to me to get a low end laptop and install Linux. She's happy with it, so I can live with that.
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well, you know, you obviously have the computer expertise to utilize these tools at a high level and efficiently. The rest of us are stumbling in the dark...and, you know, losing a lot of money doing it.

So, Chromebook seems to work for me.

My cousin was working for IBM, way back and developing the original PC. He was the one who told me, maybe 15 or 20 years ago, to go with Linux. (I never did. Have cognitive impairment from CO poisoning).

He also told me that when the computer guys brought the prototype to the big meeting at IBM...they told the business guys they were doing well, but there were still some glitches to work out. The business guys refused to listen and pushed the prototype on the market without the necessary changes...

and...thus...the rest is history....
 
JustinCase said:
FYI - Every Chromebook as an expiration date on which Google stops supporting the device. Google will provide new hardware with 6.5 years of auto-update support. Making older Chromebooks iffy. Be careful buying used.
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yes, exactly. very important to note and make sure you buy new.
 
Murrmurr said:
Yeah, I won't own a Chromebook simply because I don't like Google.

I don't like my internet provider, either, but it's the only one my apartment complex supports. Comcast did all the wiring and they own all the wireless hot-spots here. Getting service from any other provider is actually against the rules here. You can be evicted for it. You can be evicted for owning a firearm, too; doesn't matter what kind. You can be evicted for owning a propane cylinder like the ones I use for my tea ritual. Like the ones people use in their camping stoves. Like the ones hidden in my closet, but not right next to my firearms.
(free country...outside the gates)
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Maybe you should shoot Comcast. I think a lot of us want them dead.
 
Murrmurr said:
Yeah, I won't own a Chromebook simply because I don't like Google.

I don't like my internet provider, either, but it's the only one my apartment complex supports. Comcast did all the wiring and they own all the wireless hot-spots here. Getting service from any other provider is actually against the rules here. You can be evicted for it. You can be evicted for owning a firearm, too; doesn't matter what kind. You can be evicted for owning a propane cylinder like the ones I use for my tea ritual. Like the ones people use in their camping stoves. Like the ones hidden in my closet, but not right next to my firearms.
(free country...outside the gates)
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That's just horrible, Murrmurr.
 
Murrmurr said:
Yeah, I won't own a Chromebook simply because I don't like Google.

I don't like my internet provider, either, but it's the only one my apartment complex supports. Comcast did all the wiring and they own all the wireless hot-spots here. Getting service from any other provider is actually against the rules here. You can be evicted for it. You can be evicted for owning a firearm, too; doesn't matter what kind. You can be evicted for owning a propane cylinder like the ones I use for my tea ritual. Like the ones people use in their camping stoves. Like the ones hidden in my closet, but not right next to my firearms.
(free country...outside the gates)
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i'm not a fan of Google either. Privacy issues are a biggie with Google. They're notorious for saving and/or selling your browsing history. I guess I could use a privacy browser like duckduckgo or a vpn but they still have access to a lot of info. They also have some very monopolistic practices.

They're not a bad computer per say but unless really strapped for money I won't buy one.
 
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Is there any major computer company that is not aggressive and greedy and horribly abusive to every one and every thing???

Because I certainly have not encountered any.

Business just seems an endless free for all of self interest, with little interest in constraining itself within any norms of decency, other than whether they are going to get caught doing illegal things and get punished.

Or, you know, do illegal things and not be able to bribe their way out of punishment.

There was a study done not too long ago. It said that 5% of the US CEOs literally meet the standard definition of a sociopath.

From what I have seen in my lifetime, makes perfect sense to me.
 
JustinCase said:
FYI - Every Chromebook as an expiration date on which Google stops supporting the device. Google will provide new hardware with 6.5 years of auto-update support. Making older Chromebooks iffy. Be careful buying used.
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I would get a Chromebook in a heartbeat if a mainstream flavor of Linux could be installed on it. I have laptops and desktops, but I would like tablet for my Taichi classes. All the tablets I've seen are at least two versions behind the current version of Android(12). I've considered an iPad mini, but Apple's universe drives me nuts, not to mention the price. The Upside to Apple's products is that they push out the latest IOS version to as many older computers as possible, given hardware limitations.
 
JonSR77 said:
Is there any major computer company that is not aggressive and greedy and horribly abusive to every one and every thing???

Because I certainly have not encountered any.

Business just seems an endless free for all of self interest, with little interest in constraining itself within any norms of decency, other than whether they are going to get caught doing illegal things and get punished.

Or, you know, do illegal things and not be able to bribe their way out of punishment.

There was a study done not too long ago. It said that 5% of the US CEOs literally meet the standard definition of a sociopath.

From what I have seen in my lifetime, makes perfect sense to me.
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I don't think you can completely cut everybody off while still retaining the online lifestyle you're used to. You can certainly make a small impact by avoiding some of the head honchos.
 
RFW said:
I don't think you can completely cut everybody off while still retaining the online lifestyle you're used to. You can certainly make a small impact by avoiding some of the head honchos.
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Oh, sure, sir. I absolutely agree. Just a bit of fun to rant now and then. Comcast and Verizon were, literally, noted as having the number 1 and 2 worst customer service in the country. That was as of 10 - 15 years ago. We had horrible experiences with Comcast, but Verizon has just been absolutely fine. Zero complaints.
 
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