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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
My primary need when traveling is communication: I need to access the web, handle email, read books, view pictures and videos, listen to music, and view/edit documents and spreadsheets. All of those the tablet can do, though a larger and more powerful model would be better suited. (Screen size again.) The addition of an external keyboard was the missing piece of the puzzle.
I make increasing use of Google Docs and Sheets, stored on Google Drive, and I have an Android office suite that can create and edit locally stored files, and open docs and spreadsheets from my Google Drive and saved changed versions back to it.
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You've described the use case for a Chromebook perfectly here. The only thing that a tablet does better in the above list is reading books.
What's more, a Chromebook can be used for light development and design - particularly if you're working with web technologies - and even light video editing.
I was amazed the other day to find that I could use it for
music notation as well, something that I was sure I'd need to return to my Windows desktop for.
It'll be interesting to see how soon a touchscreen convertible Chromebook appears on the market.
Graham