topic Re: Chromebooks in Electronics

Chromebooks

goldensrbest — Sat, 16 May 2020 16:36:45 GMT

Can a chromebook ,surf the net,order on line items? Asking for some one ,not me.

Re: Chromebooks

sann — Sat, 16 May 2020 16:38:08 GMT

Yes.

Re: Chromebooks

gardenman — Sat, 16 May 2020 16:47:53 GMT

Chromebooks can do pretty much anything these days. I wouldn't use one for video editing, or serious gaming, but for general purpose computing, they can do pretty much anything.

Re: Chromebooks

Still Raining — Sat, 16 May 2020 17:29:40 GMT

Our local school system is using chrome for at home just now. Seems to work well.

Re: Chromebooks

kittyloo — Sat, 16 May 2020 18:07:44 GMT

@goldensrbest i've been using my chrome book now for at least 4 years as my main computer.

now i'm no whiz, but i do have a black belt in shopping.

Re: Chromebooks

bonnie f — Sun, 17 May 2020 01:12:31 GMT

love mine.. i will be getting a new one in a few months.. mines about 5 yrs old.. i shop on mine all the time.

Re: Chromebooks

Toppers3 — Sun, 17 May 2020 18:53:03 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Can a chromebook ,surf the net,order on line items? Asking for some one ,not me.

Yes.

They also have a built-in anti-virus and anti-spyware program, so you don't have to worry about installing anything.

You just need to keep up with the Chrome updates, and you'll get the normal reminders about those.

Re: Chromebooks

Nuttmeg — Sun, 17 May 2020 21:12:36 GMT

@goldensrbest

The Electronics forum has many posts about Chromebooks. Please do a search and find them.

I would suggest looking at YouTube videos. Amazon reviews, and Wikipedia articles about Chrome OS. and Chromebooks.

Re: Chromebooks

NorlansThompson — Mon, 18 May 2020 21:18:19 GMT

Chromebooks can handle all basic tasks, so nothing to worry about that. They're quite useful.

Re: Chromebooks

apple1964 — Sat, 23 May 2020 13:01:22 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Can a chromebook ,surf the net,order on line items? Asking for some one ,not me.

Of course they can!

Re: Chromebooks

apple1964 — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:19:37 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
Chromebooks can do pretty much anything these days. I wouldn't use one for video editing, or serious gaming, but for general purpose computing, they can do pretty much anything.

I have been using and loving Chromebooks. [Since 2015] now that I ordered my pixle Cromebook I can do serious gaming I have not tried video editing yet. They need to work on the platform of certain games which do much better with a windows laptop. But, I see improvements on everything this year. And we get updates I see new improvements. I agree they can do almost anything and they do well too.

Re: Chromebooks

apple1964 — Sat, 23 May 2020 13:10:40 GMT

@kittyloo wrote:
@goldensrbest i've been using my chrome book now for at least 4 years as my main computer.
now i'm no whiz, but i do have a black belt in shopping.

Yes.... a Chrome book is pure pleasure compared to a microsoft windows device. we have several microsoft computers and we never use them anymore.

Re: Chromebooks

Toppers3 — Sat, 23 May 2020 23:28:23 GMT

@apple1964 wrote:
@kittyloo wrote:
@goldensrbest i've been using my chrome book now for at least 4 years as my main computer.
now i'm no whiz, but i do have a black belt in shopping.
Yes.... a Chrome book is pure pleasure compared to a microsoft windows device. we have several microsoft computers and we never use them anymore.

I keep my husband's older Windows 8 laptop running because I have personally found that I cannot print certain supermarket coupons off of my Chromebook.

There are some tasks that I still use Windows for.

For example, sometimes someone will send us an e-mail attachment for us to open, that is just easier to open using Windows.

Other than that, I love using my Chromebook for Internet surfing and for watching videos and checking e-mails, and so on.

Re: Chromebooks

ritasNo1Fan — Mon, 25 May 2020 00:29:10 GMT

I love Chromebooks! Windows 10 does not compare as far as being user friendly. My first Chromebook was VERY cheap, around $120, And about a month later, I went to Best Buy and bought a Samsung Pro Chromebook. I still use the cheap one, HP, every now and then, and the Samsung is still going strong.

Re: Chromebooks

qvcaddition — Mon, 25 May 2020 02:41:41 GMT

I transferred pictures from my phone to the cloud in my Chrome book.

Re: Chromebooks

apple1964 — Mon, 25 May 2020 11:32:38 GMT

@Toppers3 wrote:
@apple1964 wrote:
@kittyloo wrote:
@goldensrbest i've been using my chrome book now for at least 4 years as my main computer.
now i'm no whiz, but i do have a black belt in shopping.
Yes.... a Chrome book is pure pleasure compared to a microsoft windows device. we have several microsoft computers and we never use them anymore.
I keep my husband's older Windows 8 laptop running because I have personally found that I cannot print certain supermarket coupons off of my Chromebook.

There are some tasks that I still use Windows for.

For example, sometimes someone will send us an e-mail attachment for us to open, that is just easier to open using Windows.

Other than that, I love using my Chromebook for Internet surfing and for watching videos and checking e-mails, and so on.

Okay... Have a nice day!

Re: Chromebooks

NorlansThompson — Fri, 29 May 2020 10:20:03 GMT

Indeed, Chromebooks are the best!

Re: Chromebooks

apple1964 — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:03:03 GMT

@NorlansThompson wrote:
Indeed, Chromebooks are the best!

You got that right! They are making them better and better. I am on the hunt for a 15 inch now. I am looking at the Acer spin 15. Looks good to me.

Re: Chromebooks

gardenman — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:28:31 GMT

@apple1964 wrote:
@NorlansThompson wrote:
Indeed, Chromebooks are the best!
You got that right! They are making them better and better. I am on the hunt for a 15 inch now. I am looking at the Acer spin 15. Looks good to me.

That's the one I got. Mine's the 32 Gb one. It's a pretty nice little device. I got mine on sale for $329 from the list price of $399. The 64 Gb version is on sale now for about $379. It's not an especially practical tablet (big and heavy) but it's a handy feature to have when you need it.

Re: Chromebooks

apple1964 — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:33:57 GMT

Yes!