So I bought a HP Chromebook.....
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I recommend Chromebooks to nearly all home users. Cheap, fast and easy. Very hard to beat for average users.
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Nice, what are you planning to use it for?
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I don't know if I could use one. I like having my full laptop.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
Nice, what are you planning to use it for?
Well, seeing that I'm 1) Cheap and 2) Cheap I wanted to go with as low cost as I could, while still maintaining a large enough keyboard, features I absolutely needed (web cam, large keyboard / screen, bluetooth, USB and HDMI) This was the most attractive one. If Acer had a C720P model with a 14" screen I would have went that route instead. It had a 32GB SSD and same battery life as this model which is about 8.5 hours.
The only thing, and I mean only thing I'm missing right now is PowerShell ISE and maybe RDP / Pertino.
It would be bawls out if Pertino worked on a Chromebook.........I think I'm going to go test that out.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
I don't know if I could use one. I like having my full laptop.
You know, I thought I would feel the same way after trying this but so far it's working with everything I use 80% of the time.
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Pertino might work but it would be unofficial. But since you have an x86 Chromebook, it is possible.
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RDP works, of course. The Chromebook is a popular thin client platform.
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I love Google! A Chromebook wouldn't be bad for me, I think.
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@scottalanmiller said:
RDP works, of course. The Chromebook is a popular thin client platform.
With the update, ChromeRDP is fully functional. If I want to use another client I have to use 2X right now.
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@ajstringham said:
I love Google! A Chromebook wouldn't be bad for me, I think.
It's starting to grow on me. The keyboard is better than I thought, it doesn't get hot (at least not yet), has good speakers, feels good (slightly rubber like) and feels like it's built well.
I also figured out what the deal was with the screen resolution that some people complain about (Thanks Verge) and out of the one's I've looked at, this screens just as good as the others on the market with the exception of Google's $1200.00 model.
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@Bill-Kindle said:
@ajstringham said:
I love Google! A Chromebook wouldn't be bad for me, I think.
It's starting to grow on me. The keyboard is better than I thought, it doesn't get hot (at least not yet), has good speakers, feels good (slightly rubber like) and feels like it's built well.
I also figured out what the deal was with the screen resolution that some people complain about (Thanks Verge) and out of the one's I've looked at, this screens just as good as the others on the market with the exception of Google's $1200.00 model.
You're making me want one now!
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2X is pretty good. It takes a while to remember to use Alt-Click instead of right-click.
I've just noticed the mousepad on my HP Chromebook doesn't quite fit properly, so I'm not impressed with the build quality. I'm assuming its not supposed to be like that.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2906/14797873214_dd16249340.jpg
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@Carnival-Boy said:
2X is pretty good.
Actually, not so good. It doesn't support NLA. I understand why, but it's not ideal is it? Or are you happy with disabling NLA on clients?
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2X is located walking distance from my Texas house. Some of their guys hang out at SpiceCorps DFW with us.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
2X is pretty good. It takes a while to remember to use Alt-Click instead of right-click.
I've just noticed the mousepad on my HP Chromebook doesn't quite fit properly, so I'm not impressed with the build quality. I'm assuming its not supposed to be like that.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2906/14797873214_dd16249340.jpg
I'm keeping an eye on mine. It takes a day or two for the rose colored glasses to fade out before I can start pointing out imperfections.
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Bill and others, what are you using for email?
I'm guessing Scott uses OWA only on chromebooks?
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I use OWA for most things. I have a Gmail account too.
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@Dashrender said:
Bill and others, what are you using for email?
I'm guessing Scott uses OWA only on chromebooks?
I've got gmail, OWA and Outlook.com accounts. Just installed the Office web app shortcuts last night, wife tried them this morning and when I full screened the UI she was impressed, didn't see the difference in the chromebook opposed to her Windows 7 laptop.
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I'm wondering if we could get away with these in our office on the next hardware refresh (5 years from now). Is there a Citrix plug in? Does it run Java?
This might be doable for those who only use the web based apps, and don't work in MS Office, etc.
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5 years! Its a bit early to be planning. I did go to a talk at Google a while ago by a large London local government who had given all their staff one and largely ditched Windows - several thousand employees. So it can be done.
