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Originally Posted by leaston
With good anti-virus software that has passed independent testing and a well configured firewall, I don't think the danger is quite as bad as you imply. I've been in IT for over 20yrs and am content with the commercial solutions for Windows (and a bit of common sense always goes a long way). There's no 100% safe way to protect against a virus, I understand that. Is Chromebook not susceptible to web based or other malware?
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It is linux.
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Not necessarily, it depends what you're using it for surely? Web browsing, document creation, basic graphics editing, music, movies, occasional casual gaming and that sort of thing is what I had in mind. I still occasionally use an old Acer Aspire netbook with a Celeron processor and it copes fine with things like that for the most part. As a contrast, I've read one or two reviews from end users who level this exact criticism at the Chromebooks; laggy performance and delays in tasks.
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Chromebooks are a browser-in-a-box, it is not that complicated a concept. If what you do can be satisfied with that, then you might consider a Chromebook. If not, don't.
On a similar note, do not buy a bicycle in order to go cross-country skiing.