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Chromebooks

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Are they good or not? Haha


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  • AuroraAurora Posts: 11,722 An Original Mixlorian
    There not the bessst!
  • JamesJames Deactivated Posts: 1,706 Extreme Poster
    Hey guys, just moving this to Net & Tech ;)

    From what I understand Sophie, chromebooks are a bit like watered-down laptops designed mainly for internet-browsing. They run a Google operating system called Chrome OS (so not Windows or Mac), meaning that they can't use most common software.

    There's a pretty good introduction and buyer's guide here. The first paragraph:
    The Verge wrote:
    If you're not trying to play games or run Photoshop, if all you want is a computer that's great for watching Netflix and keeping tabs on your email, you don't need to spend a fortune to get a good-looking, fast computer with all-day battery life. Just buy a Chromebook.
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