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HP chromebook

151949 — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:01:28 GMT

I had to buy a new computer today and we really did our research - ended up getting a google chromebook from HP for only $210, which includes 3 years of warranty. I am fully aware this is not the newest or greatest thing out there - but is sufficient for my needs and fell well under our max budget for this purchase. i think that often people buy more than they need in computers because they want whatever is the newest toy weather or not they need it. We were very careful not to fall for that. I looked at an Ipad but could not justify the price because so much of what it does I would never use. I certainly hope this turns out to be a good purchase. I am accustommed to using google chrome so it is an easy adjustment for me. I used to have a Asus tablet - i am very dissappointed to say it was a piece of junk.

The one thing I will really miss is the touch screen but for this price i can adjust.

Woopie - I no longer am sharing a computer with DH. He also bought himself a Samsung tablet and he is happy playing with it right now - getting it set up. My set up for the chromebook was so simple - I just moved everything that I had on google chrome already over to this device - easy peasy.

Since this was the last one they had at Staples we had to take the one that was the display - thus the very good price. They reset everything back to the factory settings but , boy was there ever a bunch of junk in the bookmarks - p*rn and everything that I had to erase.I guess a lot of fingers have been on these keys.Honestly, why would people set things, sites, on the bookmarks on the store display computer? Esp. p*rn - there are a lot - really a lot - of sickos out there.

Re: HP chromebook

gardenman — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:10:40 GMT

Chromebooks are a neat little gadget. For most users they do everything you need a computer to do. They're safe, inexpensive, reliable, and easy to use. I'm pretty sure the future lies in cloud computing and Google is leading the way with their Chromebooks.

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glb613 — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:57:50 GMT

On 4/26/2014 gardenman said:
Chromebooks are a neat little gadget. For most users they do everything you need a computer to do. They're safe, inexpensive, reliable, and easy to use. I'm pretty sure the future lies in cloud computing and Google is leading the way with their Chromebooks.

There has to be better security for that to happen.

"Happy Housewife" said

i think that often people buy more than they need in computers because they want whatever is the newest toy weather or not they need it.

While you're entitled to your opinion, I find that to be very short sighted. Buying only what you need now makes a computer obsolete sooner. There are people who like the latest and greatest. I'm one of them and have never regretted my purchases.

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Nuttmeg — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:54:24 GMT

I just moved everything that I had on google chrome already over to this device - easy peasy.

I used to have a Asus tablet - I am very disappointed to say it was a piece of junk.

I find your statements to be very interesting. You learned by using the Asus tablet for 15 months. It made the Chromebook easy to run. How could it be a piece of junk?

Re: HP chromebook

glb613 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:05:23 GMT

On 4/27/2014 nutmeg3 said:
I just moved everything that I had on google chrome already over to this device - easy peasy.

I used to have a Asus tablet - I am very disappointed to say it was a piece of junk.

I find your statements to be very interesting. You learned by using the Asus tablet for 15 months. It made the Chromebook easy to run. How could it be a piece of junk?

Probably because it didn't last more than 15 months.

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gardenman — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:18 GMT

Re: security on the cloud. Compared to what many web users do now, the cloud is very safe and secure. Something like 20+% of computer users use no security software at all. An even larger percentage never back up their files. Chromebooks and their cloud do all of that for users which makes computing infinitely safer for those types of users.

Now if you're going to be on the cloud you want to be sure to use a good password that's hard to break. Way, way too many people use easily figured out passwords (pet's name, child's name, online nickname, etc) as their password and that's just making life far too easy for the bad guys. A good password should look like a jumbled mess of gibberish containing upper and lower case letters and numbers. If your daughter is named Molly you don't want your password to be "mollysmom". That's just making life too easy on the bad guys. If your password looks something like "AiF4tg2Cve8" then a hacker would have to be very lucky to figure it out.

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dooBdoo — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:18:29 GMT

Chromebooks are interesting and do fill the need for some folks. Here's an article about some of the limitations involved (the comments are worth reading, too):

Living Within Limitations: Trying And Failing To Get Along With Chrome OS

(link goes to: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2014/02/08/living-within-limitations-trying-and-failing-to-get-along-with-chrome-os/)

Regarding cloud computing, I'm still of the same opinion as Steve Wosniak (who certainly knows a lot more than I). We have a long way to go toward solid security, in my opinion.

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brii — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:21:09 GMT

You bragged about that Asus tablet and now it's a piece of junk. Okay.

Now you bought a floor model for a cheap price that won't last that long either.

Re: HP chromebook

151949 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:18:46 GMT

On 4/27/2014 glb613 said:
On 4/27/2014 nutmeg3 said:
<em>I</em> just moved everything that I had on google chrome already over to this device - easy peasy.

I used to have a Asus tablet - I am very disappointed to say it was a piece of junk.

I find your statements to be very interesting. You learned by using the Asus tablet for 15 months. It made the Chromebook easy to run. How could it be a piece of junk?

Probably because it didn't last more than 15 months.

Exactly - it was in the shop twice in 15 months - now they said it needed a new motherboard. Forget it. It was great when it worked but did not always work.

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151949 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:25:16 GMT

On 4/27/2014 brii said:
You bragged about that Asus tablet and now it's a piece of junk. Okay.

Now you bought a floor model for a cheap price that won't last that long either.

But this one is warrantied for 3 years. If I get 3 years for the money i paid that is sufficient for me. I did love my Asus and did say so often, but one day it wenyt into a loop and kept going on & off every 30 sec - sent it in for warranty repairs and they were great. Got it back in 2 weeks all working fine - all my stuff was out on the cloud and easy to recover etc etc. Then 4 months later - it simply would not turn on. Needs new motherboard. Thank Goodness for the cloud ! As for security - nothing that is out on the web is 100% secure. All you can do - as previously noted - is be very careful with your passwords.

Re: HP chromebook

brii — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:28:02 GMT

I hope it works out for you.

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ritasNo1Fan — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:42:08 GMT

I want touch screen ..

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Lacey1 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:38:43 GMT

As I've said. At Christmas time: Aldi's had a 7 inch tablet. Android/ Google play platform with expandable memory slot. Dual processor. Front and back cameras. Touch screen, etc. 2 year warranty. $99. No problems, and I use it a lot. If you only need a tablet for the internet/apps/eBooks/music, etc. this is a really good deal. I don't know why HH needs to spend so much if she doesn't need a complicated tablet.

Re: HP chromebook

151949 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:51:18 GMT

On 4/27/2014 dooBdoo said:
Chromebooks are interesting and do fill the need for some folks. Here's an article about some of the limitations involved (the comments are worth reading, too):

Living Within Limitations: Trying And Failing To Get Along With Chrome OS

(link goes to: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2014/02/08/living-within-limitations-trying-and-failing-to-get-along-with-chrome-os/)

Regarding cloud computing, I'm still of the same opinion as Steve Wosniak (who certainly knows a lot more than I). We have a long way to go toward solid security, in my opinion.

Some things in this article are inaccurate - at least for my chromebook. For instance - i use hotmail for my e mail and that is not available on google or as an app - but MSN is and when I open MSN - there is the tab for my email. So i opened my e mail and saved it to the toolbar at the top of the page. The article says you can't do this but i did with no problem. So - don't believe everything you read on the net and just because someone writes an article does not mean he/she is an expert at anything.

Re: HP chromebook

151949 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:57:14 GMT

On 4/27/2014 ritasNo1Fan said: I want touch screen ..

I admit i miss my touchscreen but i will adjust. I'm an adult and I can make this small adjustment for the amount of money we saved, and I like using google chrome so it is worth giving up the touchscreen for me.

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dionline — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:07:16 GMT

I've been contemplating one of these for use when I'm watching TV, etc... I don't want to spend hundreds & hundreds on something portable when I use my iMac for 98% of the stuff I do.

I'll be watching to see if you still love it a few months from now. Good luck, though. Since I want one of these, I hope you have excellent luck with it!!

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SurvivedOne — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:09:05 GMT

OP, what is puzzling is your constant desire to brag about your purchases of "throw away" products. You get what you pay for, certainly very true with electronics. Spending an extra couple of hundred dollars for something that performs top notch not just today but several years down the road is what many consumers look for. It is an investment that saves time, money and there are no issues that cause large degrees of frustration. Personally, I don't know anyone in my work or personal life that would send a crummy, cheap tablet out for repairs. That's just crazy. Saavy consumers do their research, research reviews, performance quality and look for a whole slew of variables before buying. As for buying what you did, ie the "display" item...you don't know what that item has endured physically, the hardware and even though reset to factory settings...who knows what may be lurking within. As far as an iPad or any other high quality electronic device, don't know at all what you mean "much of what it does I would never use". Its a device that is built to last years, has a stellar reputation, top of the line customer service and more than pays for itself in a hundred different ways. For a great many of us that is all very important. To have things we can depend on in your lives.

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151949 — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:50:35 GMT

On 4/27/2014 dionline said:
I've been contemplating one of these for use when I'm watching TV, etc... I don't want to spend hundreds & hundreds on something portable when I use my iMac for 98% of the stuff I do.

I'll be watching to see if you still love it a few months from now. Good luck, though. Since I want one of these, I hope you have excellent luck with it!!

It is a bit heavier than my tablet but still easy to hold on my lap. I spend most of my computing time in a large overstuffed chair in my living room and the computer on the arm of the chair. I am the person the term laptop was invented for.

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ritasNo1Fan — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:03:58 GMT

On 4/27/2014 happy housewife said:
On 4/27/2014 ritasNo1Fan said: I want touch screen ..

I admit i miss my touchscreen but i will adjust. I'm an adult and I can make this small adjustment for the amount of money we saved, and I like using google chrome so it is worth giving up the touchscreen for me.

. I was steered away from Chrome books by clerk at office depot! If I could find one with touchscreen I would buy. Ideally touchscreen & keyboard r 4 me.