11-14-2012, 10:03 AM | #16 |
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So you can't really do any work unless you're online? That would be a deal breaker for me. I want to access work files even if I'm not online at that moment.
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11-14-2012, 10:09 AM | #17 | |
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Here's something: http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/28/goo...-work-offline/ |
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11-14-2012, 10:10 AM | #18 |
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Consider the Chromebook 303 to be a 12" tablet with a physical keyboard built-in. Compared to an identically powered Nexus 10, the Chromebook is twice as heavy, twice as thick, and half the resolution. It uses Chrome for the OS, whereas the Nexus uses Android. They both have the same storage, but the Chromebook has a card slot for further expansion. Price wise, the Chromebook is nearly 40% ($150) cheaper.
I can live with these "shortcomings" if the price drops to $199 over Black Friday. Google Chromebook 303 -- $249
Google Nexus 10 -- $399
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11-14-2012, 10:11 AM | #19 | |
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11-14-2012, 12:06 PM | #20 | |
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Even this old one... http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...ne-ao751h.aspx ...has done fine by me. And that is with Vista instead of Win7. I got it for US$279 and it handles MS OFFICE, surfing, and pretty much everything I need in a portable. at 3lbs it is heavier than a bare tablet but once you add a keyboard most tablets aren't all that much lighter. I know netbooks aren't cool anymore but they're cheap and they match up pretty well with the chromebooks. And the newer Atom processors are pretty powerful in their own right. |
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11-14-2012, 12:29 PM | #21 |
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I'm still using a Samsung XP 10" netbook as my main travelling computer. As ftorres noted these can run full MS Office perfectly happy, even Access and Project. I'm an IT project manager by trade and have hammered this with Word, Excel, Project, Powerpoint and some Access.
What's more it's perfectly happy driving my 23" monitor in 1920x1080, and attached keyboard and mouse, when I want to work at home in silence. (My desktop sounds like a 747 coming into land.) I did upgrade the memory to 2 GB, and switched to a better battery pack - which gives me over 6 hours - but this has been an incredibly cheap solution for the power of the device. Graham |
11-14-2012, 12:38 PM | #22 |
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At least it doesn't sound like an Airbus A380.
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11-14-2012, 02:21 PM | #23 | |
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You need to download Google Drive from the chrome store first run the app (really just a link to google drive) then in the left hand pane is an option to enable offline use after doing this disable your wifi and run chrome, Google Drive app should be available with your documents it works quite nicely, but it might be restricted to Google doc types only |
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11-14-2012, 02:26 PM | #24 |
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Me too. I want to be able to remote into work, and you have to have full-fledged java VM to do that. They only have a windows link and an apple link. No Chrome OS.
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