Chromebook vs Laptop: How They're Different, How to Choose
Chromebook vs Laptop: How They're Different, How to Choose
We’ve encountered a good many folks trying to decide whether to buy, as they say it, a “Chromebook or a laptop.” Therein lies a bit of confusion. Our laptop expert Kimber Streams breaks down what makes a Chromebook a Chromebook, how they compare to similarly priced Windows laptops, and who will be served well by these puzzling machines.
Read our in-depth guide to the best chromebooks here: https://nyti.ms/2GMdT3N
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Judging whether computer is faster by only looking at its RAM Size LOL
Thanks very helpful. I am about to migrate from a Dell Windows 10 laptop to the Lenovo Flex 5.
I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL NEVER EVER EVER BUY A GOOGLE CHROMEBOOK THANKS TO
THE MILLION TIME I’VE SEEN "THIS IS A CHROMEBOOK, THIS IS A CHROMEBOOK,
THIS IS A CHROMEBOOK, THIS IS A CHROMEBOOK, THIS IS A CHROMEBOOK, THIS
IS A CHROMEBOOK, THIS IS A CHROMEBOOK, BUY A CHROMEBOOK" COMMERCIAL AND
THE CHROMEBOOK DISAPPEARING TO THE CARPET COMMERCIAL
Thank you
Well obviously Chromebooks are different because Chrome books are shit compared to windows and mac
I recently got a Lenovo Flex 5 it’s great! I kept my Windows Laptop but only b/c it can run iTunes. Otherwise everything I need or want to do I can do on the chromebook and the battery life is way better.
You can build a gaming pc that can do waaaaay more than a chromebook for the same price or lower
So basically the chrome book is a tablet but cab type
This video explained things really well! I love my Chromebook and don’t want anything else ever, but can totally see it not working if you have more specific needs.
I just got a chromebook spin 13 and some of my apps look different then on my hp laptop. Why is that?
You to to fast
I would rather die then go back to a dreaded window device. ever. Insightful video thanks.
The problem with the designers, programmers and engineers at Google is that they are awfully good at making simple things difficult and they pursue a reductive, minimalist design philosophy that denies users clues, cues and redundancies that can leave the user in the dark about where to find something or how to do something. Let’s say you’d like to create a document. How do you do that and where do you find the documents that you have already created? If you don’t have any idea and you open that machine with that kind of task in mind – good luck. Do you want to print or scan a document? That HP printer scanner you bought, well…forget about scanning. And good luck setting about the printer interface – its a mind fuck of sorts.
So they’re differently the same?
Found refurbished chromebooks for about $120. These will be for schoolwork for a 10 yr and 7 yr old. Do u recommend?
are the word documents on Chromebook free? with windows, I have to pay for Microsoft office. Can I watch dvds on chrome book? Does Chromebook have free virus protection like windows defender? Does Chromebook have usb ports where I can transfer files to USB?
Asus Chromebooks are good with the new live captor and screen shot
what is your opinion may I ask
I have found the quality of various chromebooks to vary GREATLY
I bought an asus clamshell C425 chromebook (8 RAM, 64g ) for $329 plus tax last year and loooove it…a pc repair shop person told me that ‘all chromebooks are junk, get macbook air or pro’…$1200 vs $300 and it does everything I need and looks great…design is beautiful and solid despite not being aluminum, speed, bright screen, 64g so I added 128g sd storage and should last 5 years with care. I find that the charging ports on previous chromebooks were easily broken (found out the hard way), so it’s best to either charge them overnight and then unplug for use or keep them plugged in constantly to avoid damaging the pins. Other than that, they’re great, imho.
Acer 314 is only $279 w/ 14" HD display, 4G and 64GB and much better quality than previous Acer 15
Hi I have a question. I can not tell the difference by looking at the physical device if it is Chromebook or not. I have no idea what my laptop is. I bought it online from Amazon and it was sold in the laptop category but I still have no idea what it is. How do I tell what it is?
Laptop is way better than chromebook but if you like the chromebook, no one’s stopping you.
Deceptive video. It brushes over very big cons of the chromebook.
I always seem to freeze during Zoom meetings when using my Chromebook, but not when using my work laptop (Dell). Has anyone else had this issue?
Would chrome books be good for affiliate marketing? Serious question guys please help.
Got a Google Pixelbook Go two weeks ago and hated it – nice screen and fast, but that was it, felt like a glorified tablet with a nice keyboard. So it was only really useful for basic stuff I can use my phone for anyway, just felt like a big waste of money as it wasn’t useful for any university work (even basic report writing was slow and unintuitive) and was more expensive than a suitable Windows laptop! So it got returned and in the meantime I am using a 5 year old £300 laptop which is far better (except for its screen), whilst I wait for a new laptop.
Therefore, a bit of advice to any Physics/Engineering students: don’t get a Chromebook!
For all you Boomers out there: I know we all grew up with Windoze using them at home & work but you need to cut the cord. Face it, you are now living on a fixed income. It’s like this video says, Chromebook lets you do what you want to do cheaper & faster. Plus it doesn’t freeze up like Windoze machines still do.
So do you recommend chrome books for trading
Okay here’s a question why make Chromebooks so limited that you can’t rip music from a CD into it using an external CD drive? That’s the ultimate reason I prefer Windows computers. I have an HP with the Windows 10 operating system. I had a Chromebook it was an Asus it was a great computer but it lacked the thing that I would be primarily doing with it and that is ripping music into it from a CD. This is just a recommendation Windows Media player is great I think the VLC media player in Chromebook could also be great for ripping music into a computer from a CD if they can get that in there at any point.
Get a chromebook if you already have a laptop or a desktop. See it as a glorified ipad. My neice got one from schoolwork and it was like a corporate laptop, limited in what you can do.
Even my 2007 laptop is better than a chrome book
A Google Defender. All of it is opinion….
You forgot to mention one important thing. Since Chromebooks are based on Linux, they *can* run Linux programs, such as GIMP (A really good alternative for Adobe Photoshop, trust me.), PC games that are compatible with Linux, and more! (Even offline!)
tell us about acer flex 713
Everything she said was right until she said a $500 chrome book is better than a $500 Windows laptop, that’s midrange for Windows laptops which it will have decent build quality and specs to do more than a $500 chrome book because at $500, the typical specs of a Windows laptops far outperform chromebooks in that range, if she said a $200 or $300 chrome book could beat a Windows laptop in that range, she would be right but above $450, you might as well buy a Windows laptop.
Apple everything.
Chromebooks have 10x worse hardware
If I buy a used 2015 Chromebook on ebay, will I be able to update it to the current version of Chrome OS? Also will I be able to use Android apps on a 2015 Chromebook?
I’m thinking to buy a Chromebook for my studies and I need a big screen for PDF books and other things. I wanna use external storage for PDF and video classes offline because I’ve not good internet connectivity in my town. Should I buy it or not?
Chrome has Linux beta which literally turns it into a regular high power computer. I’m running virtual box with ubuntu and Debian distros
If you have any questions about Chromebooks, let us know below!
Get the Mac or Windows PC. Both can do everything the Chromebook can, plus lots more.
So a Chrome book is a laptop looking device just to get on the internet..
The answer is simple: If you breathe, you should not get a chromebook.
i can 100% guarantee that a 500usd laptop with at least an i5 8250u or newer, ryzen alternative and 8gb of ram will absolutely stomp chromebook even a 1k chromebook…
Awful voice!!! Plus super fast speech. Slow down…
What kind of accessories can you use, such as DVD players, wireless mice/keypads/ keyboards? Is its camera good enough to record videos? I’m a teacher. I’m working with an iPad and a MacBook Air right now, but use the Google suite and extensions such as Screencastify quite often. I want flexibility if I ever change districts. Most districts don’t have as much tech as mine provides.
I took a chance on a Lenovo flex 3. I’m liking it, a lot.
How about samsung chromebook?
God bless you if you can understand this person’s quick-up-speak and end-sentence mumbling.
Would you recommend for school
Cool