04-01-2019, 09:21 PM | #1 |
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Chromebook updates.
Chromebook updates:
1. Chromebook now accepts a direct USB connection to a legacy printer. You don't have to use a network or wireless printer. Unfortunately I have one of the older Acer Chromebooks that is "no longer supported" and I haven't been able to do this simple USB direct connection. I can still use a wireless or network printer though. (I will keep trying though for the direct connection.) 2. One of my sons just bought a new Lenovo Chromebook from Best Buy. It is one of the 2 in 1 devices that has a 360 degree hinge so it can be a tablet, a laptop, a "pyramid" or whatever. It has a touchscreen of course and was $250. Just slightly more than I paid for my Acer Chrome book with a plain hinge and no touch screen. Both have the 4GB Ram, but my son's machine has a 30 or 60 GB solid state storage drive and mine has a 325GB disk hard drive. The Solid State drive machine will accept a SD type memory card for storage. |
04-13-2019, 01:12 AM | #2 |
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My son's Lenovo Chromebook has only a 32GB SSD. I need more. Sure I can add a memory card or a flash drive or an external hard drive or even cloud memory but come on! A larger SSD or a small hard drive wouldn't cost that much more. Maybe $10 to $20 even as an option.
Other than that it is really great. Last edited by frahse; 04-13-2019 at 01:17 AM. |
04-13-2019, 05:51 AM | #3 |
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Still loving my Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. I'm now running an i5 Asus box as my daily desktop and a Samsung Chromebook Plus when I'm out and about. So little hassle and so much speed!
Having Android apps and Linux now integrated just adds the icing on the cake. I had a good play with Linux but it takes you back towards hassle, so I think I've just got Gimp loaded now for those few times that Pixlr can't handle what I want to do. However, with audio support coming soon, I may add Audacity. Android support is a joy, though, and seems pretty hassle free now. Having access to the app store has really rounded out what you can do with ChromeOS. Graham Last edited by Graham; 04-13-2019 at 05:56 AM. |
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04-17-2019, 11:58 AM | #5 |
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I can't see the point of a Chromebox myself. If I am going to sit down at a desk, then likely I want to work, so I need more than a ChromeOS device can provide (though nowadays Android and Linux support go a long way).
A Chromebook has replaced a lot of my tablet usage though. I'd love a good Chrome tablet; it's a shame the Pixel Slate seems problematic. It would be an all time great comic reading device too. |
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04-17-2019, 11:18 PM | #7 |
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I had an asus flip but I found it too limiting. It lacked the resources to load Linux and have space to work. I consistently find Linux to be a pita. Note to self: dont flirt with Linux. Android was handy but again it was the lack of storage got in the way. I also didntnlike the screen. Too shiny. I like matt displays. But it was a pretty aluminium device and I sold it on easily for the same price to a mac lover.
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