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I've had sub $200 chromebooks before. And upgraded to the Toshiba with intel processor and nice screen. On the sub $200 model video ran like crap, couldn't cast tabs to chromecast, and more than half dozen or so tabs killed it. Other than that is was great.
You can still get good performance in a cheap chromebook if you do a little research.
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> Microsoft isn't as good at collecting and reselling all of your personal information, so have to charge the actual cost of the hardware. Google does not sell your personal information in any way. They use it for their own advertising purposes, but they don't sell it to anyone, in any form.
With Google, the product is you. You (your demographic profile) is sold, by Google, to their advertisers. This includes potentially identifying information.
Google knows lots about me; people who buy adwords don't.
the said .. > More Chromebooks, for everyone but .. > The Google Store isn't available here yet. > We're working to bring it to more countries as soon as possible. :(
Can one wipe out a Chromebook and install Linux?
Once all this is done, the laptop behaves much like any other laptop except you have an open source bios. You can then install linux on it from a USB key like you would on any other device. I imagine the quality of the drivers depends on which chromebook you use. I hear the chromebook pixel has excellent support and that's no surprise as that's what Linus uses (or used to, I'm not sure if he changed).
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Microsoft ate IBM and others from the bottom, because the margins were too low on PC vs mainframe and minis. And now, you're suggesting Microsoft should accept being eaten from the bottom because the margins are too low (I guess that's what you're arguing). Classic innovator's dilemma scenario. Those who don't learn from history will repeat it. Even those who made the history in question.
What makes the Chromebook a disruptive innovation?
Where is the $149 Windows-Based laptop with SSD, 2-4GB RAM, and moderate graphics, that can run your usual Office to Minecraft software? The Chromebook-killer from Microsoft should be here, but all I hear about are the Surfaces. Honestly, the only reason my kids don't have Chromebooks is because they don't easily run Minecraft or downloadable games. Sure they can do their school work on them, but they also like to pl…
http://www.amazon.com/HP-Stream-Laptop-Personal-Horizon/dp/B... HP Stream 11 is likely the closest to what you're looking for $199 so slightly more expensive, but a year of Office365 included...
TL;DR. Crouton + Chromebook FTnearW! (Would still like to keep the secure boot, though.)
Where is the $149 Windows-Based laptop with SSD, 2-4GB RAM, and moderate graphics, that can run your usual Office to Minecraft software? The Chromebook-killer from Microsoft should be here, but all I hear about are the Surfaces. Honestly, the only reason my kids don't have Chromebooks is because they don't easily run Minecraft or downloadable games. Sure they can do their school work on them, but they also like to pl…
Paid $148.53 plus tax at BestBuy.com. At first I thought that the 32GB drive would be a problem but with the OneDrive integration she has plenty of space.
She also plays Minecraft and other games without any problems.
So, is there a chromebook, that can offer me a good quality of keyboard/touchpad?
Sadly I don't think there is one with a trackpoint, which would pretty much make these the perfect notebook for my use-case.