03-20-2013, 07:01 PM | #16 |
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No... persuade elderly friends and relatives that buying piles of ancient junk may be cheap but is just asking for trouble.
My own Windows 7 i7 machine has run like a dream for over three years now. The Outlook issue was probably my own fault for using it as an RSS reader for podcasts - and never opening and saving them. I'd accumulated over 3 GB... Graham |
03-21-2013, 02:52 AM | #17 |
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I am totally happy with my W7 on my stock acer desktop of 3 years ago.....the thing about the acer chromebook, is that I could add linux with no difficulty...:-) I know....old school
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03-21-2013, 03:15 AM | #18 |
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chromebooks + tablets + eReaders slaughter Netbooks.
users find out who really need laptops. Most users do not need. Overkill! Last edited by forsooth; 03-21-2013 at 03:17 AM. |
03-21-2013, 03:19 AM | #19 |
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03-21-2013, 03:44 AM | #20 | |
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clothes and house and cars strange but she has old series 5 chromebook says makes computing simple she is considering pixel says will make computing beautiful I need more a power computer for work analysis and modeling and 3D mapping but maybe I get her old series 5. |
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03-21-2013, 05:57 AM | #21 | |
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As noted above, my Windows 7 machine has been very smooth and has handled everything I've thrown at it. I bought the Chromebook to act as a secondary machine, and didn't expect to be spending so much time on it by preference. The one thing that I was really looking forward to was the silence of the Chromebook. My i7 desktop has constant noticeable fan noise, and I'm lucky to live in a very quiet rural environment. So, what are the things that I find myself returning to the Windows machine for?
Some of the above relate to the size of the screen and could be handled by a Chromebox of sufficent power. The other big reason why I still have to turn on the Windows PC (though not actually use it) is printing. Neither of our two printers has CloudPrint so I need Chrome running on the PC to allow printing from the Chromebook. My wife also has a Windows desktop in her study which she rarely uses, as she tends to work from the office or from her laptop, so I'm seriously considering losing my own PC and running hers as a Windows server from her room. I could then have a Chromebox attached to my big monitor, a peaceful study, and remote desktop into her Windows server as required. Oh, the times they are a-changing. Graham Last edited by Graham; 03-21-2013 at 06:11 AM. |
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03-21-2013, 04:47 PM | #22 |
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The other big reason why I still have to turn on the Windows PC (though not actually use it) is printing. Neither of our two printers has CloudPrint so I need Chrome running on the PC to allow printing from the Chromebook. Graham[/QUOTE] As I understand it, you just load Chrome onto the Windows PC and you can print from your Chromebook on any printer the Windows PC has a connection to either directly or on a network. I tried it with 2 Window PCs using Chrome. Worked fine. I am holding back for slightly better hardware and battery life. I like to hold on to a computer and avoid having to trade up in a couple of years because I have outgrown it. Same as for vehicles. |
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My guess is these printers aren't cheap but I haven't looked into it yet. All I use is old printers that came with computers from many years ago. They don't die. |
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03-22-2013, 01:47 AM | #26 |
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Yes, I am pretty happy with Windows. A machine that maybe costs a little bit more but can do everything rather than jumping through a dozen hoops to do some seemingly simple things. And I have no problems even with 2 or 3 year old machines.
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I've documented above where I need my Windows machine instead of the Chromebook, but I think printing's the only thing that I do on the Chromebook that requires a bit of hoop-jumping. One hoop (turn on Windows machine), though, not dozens. It's also worth noting that when we moved to Windows 7 we had to buy a new printer. Our HP Laserjet of the time was not supported. A couple of years ago, Chromebooks were an interesting experiment but flawed. They've now reached the point where they are very, very nice secondary machines for people with a Mac or Windows PC, and also ideal sole machines for people who don't need specific niche or high-end software. It's going to be fascinating to watch the system improve over the next few years, to see how much of the market share it can take. Graham |
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Well, Windows 8 boots up just as fast. And give this Chromebook a year or two and you will need to be just as careful about viruses, especially in those webapps. You are right, if you are unhappy with your current machine, you might try. But for most their old PC would do a better job without shelling out some additional green.
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Doubtless there will be viruses targetting the platform in due course, but the protection is built in and one of ChromeOS's big selling points should be that there is far less of a potential problem with ChromeOS than with Windows or OSX. Graham |
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