Is there still a chromebook with 3G or even LTE access built in? With a (worldwide) google data plan? I would buy one in a heartbeat if that were the case.
Yes, there is. I have a Samsung Chromebook with 3G from Verizon built-in. I am very impressed with this laptop and battery life. The next model will have the LTE capability.
is the data plan just US/Verizon or broader?
My "problem" is that I'm in Canada. I could buy one in the US but then what?
having just purchased my first ipad (mini retina) I am amazed that we had 99% similar troubles with it. Did you already find out about swipe (left-right) to delete item in the list? Horrendous. And having to enter creditcard info before installing free apps? arrgh. And password for free app installation...
To make matters worse, I forced my girlfriend recently to start using LastPass. After being forced to enter in a LastPass generated 20+ character password for the 3rd time in 5 minutes just to install a free app, I was worried she would either throw the iPad in frustration or yell at me for making her use LastPass! :)
Leave LastPass open, and use the LastPass tab browser for logging into sites where possible.
To make matters worse, I forced my girlfriend recently to start using LastPass. After being forced to enter in a LastPass generated 20+ character password for the 3rd time in 5 minutes just to install a free app, I was worried she would either throw the iPad in frustration or yell at me for making her use LastPass! :)
Leave LastPass open, and use the LastPass tab browser for logging into sites where possible.
Except Apples app store (or iTunes store?) isn't a browser window!
I've been looking into buying a Chromebook for some backpacking I'll be doing in Southeast Asia this summer. The portability and battery life are a big plus, and I like that the devices are cheap enough that I wouldn't have to worry about it getting damaged. However, I've also been considering getting an iPad mini instead. Anyone with experience traveling with these devices care to share some input? Specifically, wou…
That is another big plus for the Chromebook. They steal it and you're out $249, though in dev mode you're unsecured. But... My Samsung charger is a brick. Not sure about Asus. Battery life on ARM is 4-5 hrs, Intel better at 5-7hrs, but still no match against the tablets. For portability, you may be better off with a smaller tablet: Nexus 7 or iPad mini plus keyboard. I would give the edge to Android for easy access t…
Thanks for the thoughtful response! You bring up some good points - I hadn't considered the weight of the charger.
Also, another important thing to note that many Chromebook apps now work just fine off-line, so Chromebooks are increasingly less dependent on an Internet connection.
> Windows can run TurboxTax So can pretty much every mobile/desktop OS, including ChromeOS, now that Turbo Tax has web-based "Turbo Tax Online" editions. The "I need Windows to run X" factor is getting weaker over time.
Unless your stupid bank is only compatible with TurboTax CD version :-(
Or you want to work with the underlying forms rather than the "wizard" mode (essential when seeking advice from sources other than TurboTax online help), file/amend prior-year or late (after October 15) returns, file a business return, or prepare multiple returns without paying multiple e-filing fees.
Like most other Web versions of existing desktop apps, TurboTax Online is not a complete replacement for the desktop version.
How is the Pixel better than a Mac running Chrome? The touchscreen?
Touchscreen and the touchpad on the Pixel are simply state of the art - so much better than on my Asus Zenbook, much more precise and simply a joy to use. The speed-up time is very good, too, of course. It has to be said that her Mac was quite old and she was intending to replace it soon, anyway.
Ah, almost any new X is massively better than 4 year old Y. Exceptions are the real dogs, like Windows Vista and eMachines.
As long as you're fine abandoning the past a Chromebook is a good idea. However the concept of online documents to a normal person used to desktop software can be tricky, "how do I save?", "how do I attach this document to an email?". Then there's concepts like authorising a web app to use your Google Drive to save files in, and exporting PDFs to give to people. And things like mpeg2 files don't play, so your own vid…
There is a File/Save and File/Open dialog much like people will be used to. You can use that to save and attach files.
Android/iOS basically didn't bother with cross application files, so that's one way to solve it. However the whole "3rd party app saves to google drive, attach file to email straight from drive, never have to download and upload it" thing is the future, just another new concept for people to learn, complicated by having to authorise all the 3rd parties to write to your gdrive.