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frahse · 09-02-2013, 06:42 AM

You want storage?
One or more of the Acers (by model number) have 320GB HDs.
It seems all the Chromebooks have 3 USB ports, USB2 and USB3. You can hook up a lot of flash drives if you are so inclined, or just a 1T or 2T external drive.
The Acer also has a SD card port.

Some of the SSD models have 32GB.

SeaKing's thoughts on the printing are useful. I need to check out my wife's Acer (4GB RAM, 320GB HD) on our home network with internet disconnected.

My wife wished a small (non-business) notebook to carry with her to church work or meetings or fund raisers for she found her Samsung Tablet to not be adequate for keyboard entry.

I got her Acer at Amazon for $219, added an $7-$8 travel mouse to it, and she put it in a pretty little flat straw and cloth pocketbook and she was good to go. Loves it.
Our printers at home are set up for the chromebook with W7 and WXP. (I just need to disconnect the internet and see what happens.)
I can also see getting a wireless printer in the future.

There is also the ability to convert the Acer to a dual boot ChromeOS/Ubuntu machine. [[But I won't do that to hers for fear of messing something up.]]

New models this Christmas seem to be coming and we shall see. I like the Pixel, but way too steep a price.

I forgot to mention, that when she now is watching TV, she props up in her recliner with her "Ace" in her lap and deals with mail and such. Much easier to do with the Chromebook than with the tablet. The optical mouse will work anywhere.

09-02-2013, 06:42 AM	#51
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	You want storage? One or more of the Acers (by model number) have 320GB HDs. It seems all the Chromebooks have 3 USB ports, USB2 and USB3. You can hook up a lot of flash drives if you are so inclined, or just a 1T or 2T external drive. The Acer also has a SD card port. Some of the SSD models have 32GB. SeaKing's thoughts on the printing are useful. I need to check out my wife's Acer (4GB RAM, 320GB HD) on our home network with internet disconnected. My wife wished a small (non-business) notebook to carry with her to church work or meetings or fund raisers for she found her Samsung Tablet to not be adequate for keyboard entry. I got her Acer at Amazon for $219, added an $7-$8 travel mouse to it, and she put it in a pretty little flat straw and cloth pocketbook and she was good to go. Loves it. Our printers at home are set up for the chromebook with W7 and WXP. (I just need to disconnect the internet and see what happens.) I can also see getting a wireless printer in the future. There is also the ability to convert the Acer to a dual boot ChromeOS/Ubuntu machine. [[But I won't do that to hers for fear of messing something up.]] New models this Christmas seem to be coming and we shall see. I like the Pixel, but way too steep a price. I forgot to mention, that when she now is watching TV, she props up in her recliner with her "Ace" in her lap and deals with mail and such. Much easier to do with the Chromebook than with the tablet. The optical mouse will work anywhere.