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Originally Posted by Graham
While file sync services like Google Drive and DropBox do work under Windows, they're not as fast and as seamless as simply working in the cloud directly, for which the ChromeOS devices are optimised. Added to that is the joy of being able to move from my Chromebox desktop to my Chromebook without missing a beat - even down to having the same document open on both machines. Plus any change to the setup of one machine - browser bar, launcher icons, etc. - is instantly mirrored on the other.
Like you, I still have to go to my Windows machine for some things, so ChromeOS hasn't yet reached the point where it can replace Windows. But for the majority of the tasks that can be done on ChromeOS the experience there is so much smoother and hassle-free that my ChromeOS devices are my primary ones. My Windows machine is the one that was relegated to 'second PC'.
I originally bought the Chromebook as a 'backup device'. It became my primary one very, very quickly.
Graham
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That's interesting. I guess my wife is in the same position. I've been thinking of her Windows laptop as her 'main' machine, but she really uses the Chromebook far more of the time. The Windows machine is for controlling her die cutting machine, doing Library audiobooks and DRM related stuff, but while those tasks are important and can't be replaced, they are not what she spend the majority of her computer time doing.
Still, if the Chromebook was as expensive as some of the new ones are, we might not have gone for it. While it's simplicity and fast boot and autoupdates are nice, it's limitations make me wonder if it will stay a successful product when the prices are within a few dollars of a Windows machine. The proposed free version of Windows, if done right, may force Chromebooks back to the $199 point (or whatever the new 'well under any other option' point will be.)
ApK