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ChromeOS is a good home OS. I just pay bills, email, docs, collect music and watch YT. Being a nerd I have Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS machines. ChromeOS main advantages are fast boot, easy updates, runs well on lower end hardware so good battery life. My work I do on a company provided laptop so I am tempted just to go ChromeOS for a personal machine.

Do this again when it's not a sponsored add

wow this video is absolutely not an advert for google services as opposed to a video about chromebooks!

Nice to see ChromeOS and Chromebooks getting some love. I have been using them for a very long time.

If your budget can only stretch to a Chromebook or a low end Windows laptop I would highly reccommend the used market, you will get a much faster machine for the same price.

I use a Duet 5 Chromebook for my business and personal use. No issues with malware, viruses drivers. No extra software subscriptions for documents , spreadsheets. It just works well.

Personally I love Chromebooks, I build and manage websites, graphics and ads using Canva, Google suite, blogger, social medias, anything online, etc. Not a gamer so using chromeOS works great for what I haev needed over the years. I buy a new one at the start fo the year and give away my previous to anyone I know could use a laptop.

Sooo, 80% can be done with chrome book and then you need a second computer for the rest?

I bought a lenovo x230 with a i7 for 150 bucks in 2014 it was used, but here in 2024 it's still my go-to laptop for travel and work.

I own an Acer Spin 714 Chromebook Plus and it’s just a buttery smooth experience. Of course, it’s no power horse, but it just works. Of course, this applies to my work and personal experience. I just turn it on and in less than 10 seconds, I’m up and running. I have my high-end desktop for gaming anyway.

How much did google pay you to convince us to buy chromebook😂

Using ChromeOS as a tablet interface is a must at this point

i bought a "premium" chromebook (the asus c302) back in 2017 and its been my daily driver for the past 6 years. its fanless, has 2 USB C ports and microSD, making it still viable to today. its very good for google docs like you said, and i complement it with my new Galaxy Tab for taking hand written notes. when i need more compute power, i remote desktop into my gaming PC at home. one of my favorite features is instant tethering between my android and chromebook for data anywhere

Once the price point exceeds $200+, it becomes much less compelling. Hard to stomach paying more than that for a device that's so much more limited compared to a traditional Windows/Mac laptop.

How are these for streaming services? I currently have a laptop running my big screen TV for all my streaming services and the fans get quite loud at times. It's only ever used for streaming media so a Chromebook would work great there if it runs Netflix etc. just fine, although was the output to a 2nd monitor 1080p only?

For your gaming segment, can you sideload moonlight on it? If so, that would have been huge to include in the review.

I'd expect much more from a Chromebook than 7Hrs of battery.

I use it for my two kids in school and like you, Sunday morning F1 races =]

What is your monitor stand setups? I really want to have some sort of monitor below like you have at an angle, but I havent found peripherals that would give me that function.

Would be killer if they come with a ryzen apu and you can load a Linux distro on it.

I've used one for years and love the constant updates which are fast. I hope to see one from ASUS that is from ROG Chromebook Plus.

Nice ad.

I am a university student (pharmacy ), i wanted to write my thesis on google doc , it was very inefficient, table management is not intuitive , you can not properly change layout of one page in the middle (for wide tables), writing chemistry formulas were a pain . Table of contents is built in but table of figures and tables are not included (it is a pain to do manually) . Long story short google based office apps are not enough or ready

Can you compare it to similarly priced windows laptop?

This wreaks of advertisement

I bought a Chromebook a couple of years back just to mess around with and was pleasantly. I paid under $300 for it during Black Friday, and it's been a great laptop. I've even played hames via emulation and easier to run stuff like the original BioShock and the Sims 4 via Steam locally on it with no issues. Chromebooks have really come a long way.

chromebook user coping so hard for 13 minutes lol.

ChromeOS certainly has come a long way, especially with the introduction of the "plus" chromebooks (i believe the one in the video is one). Obviously there still are cheap chromebooks out there using eMMC storage, and very slow processors and small amount of RAM but the device shown in the video is such a good middle ground: it's not too expensive for a laptop (iirc like $400) but pretty much has everything you need. My one gripe is that it's not a 360 hinge device, which I think is a must for media consumption. I just upgraded from a duet 5 to an x360 and I must say even the software has gotten much better. The onscreen keyboard (in tablet mode) is finally usable, the extra plus features like noise cancellation and webcam stuff is just amazing - especially because it's done at an OS level so it's independent of whatever application of website you are using. Want to go on a call with a therapist that uses a random video call service because it's what is approved for healthcare use? Sure, why not, all the audio and video clean up and effects are done by chromeOS! And honestly, with Linux support it's by FAR the best device for carrying around and daily use. I can even ssh from the linux terminal, no janky ssh programs I do wish for a few things though: there's too many models with very similar names that have different features. And many still use emmc storage, or 45% NTSC panels. Hopefully with the introduction of the "plus" program some of these will go away soon. Lastly, both google and the manufacturers need to make more Tablets and/or cater to Tablet mode more. While there are a good number of 360 hinge devices that can switch to tablet mode, the UX isn't as polished in tablet mode. My phone or a good android tablet still feels more polished. Also the speakers. Speakers firing upwards next to the keyboard is great, but this is the arrangement on many devices that have a 360 hinge...isn't the whole point of that to flip the thing around to watch stuff? in that case the speaker fires INTO the tablet or whatever. For 360 hinge/2-in-1 devices having the speaker firing in the same direction as the keyboard rather than on the other side is really dumb

Is the ram and ssd user replaceable?

Can someone tell them to start making flat chargers

I have used a chromebook as my main device for about 5 years. I have a windows machine I use for MS Office, particularly MS Access. But for most daily activities, the Chromebook is just easier. I have become very used to using the Cloud. In fact I use local storage very little. I like being able to run Android apps. Navigation apps from my phone run mostly just fine on the Chromebook. I think the reality is that excluding gaming and video-editing, most things are just fine on the Chromebook. I'm picking that CB plus will be OK for simple video-editing. Important to get a touch screen IMHO.

I'm still waiting for the day when google rolls out an over the air update for steam support since the chromebook has to be an 11th gen intel cpu. I don't know about the amd requirements for steam support on chromebooks since chrome os will run steam games similar to the steam deck. That's what one of the articles that I read about said about running steam games on chrome os. There is also the winlator emulator for an android app for playing windows games on android when getting games from gog games. I wonder how the winlator emulator will perform and run on chrome os with the android app since chromebooks support android apps. Lumafusion is also available on the google play store for video editing. I have the samsung chromebook with the 4k super amoled display but it uses the 10th gen intel i5 cpu and does not support games for steam since steam requires an 11th intel cpu for chromebooks for the minimum requirement.

can these run games from the play store? be interesting to be able to run games from your phone on a laptop

Google needs to have native apps support for docs/sheet/ppt on windows. Even a PWA of sorts would be a game changer.

I own a Chromebook Plus and they are great. The only thing I miss is OBS. It is possible to edit videos on a Chromebook Plus, I use PowerDirector and my Lenovo Chromebook Plus will even handle 4k video.

I have a Lenovo chromebook that keeps dropping wifi connection. The chromebook was my primary laptop for a couple of years until this issue started and I could not find a fix. I went back to a Windows laptop.

"if your'e a hardore gamer or...nerd??" Never expected you to adress your audience as... nerds

Chromebooks are great. I have 3 of them. Only problem is MS Office is no longer available on Playstore in Chrome OS. Opening web office has some compatibility issues. Hopefully, MS or Google can support Office in Playstore again.

What is the sound quality?

These things are a nightmare to deploy. I work at a college and so many consumers get duped into thinking these will work for classes and productivity and then get mad when they can't do anything on them except browse the internet and a few apps from the app store. Just more e-waste.

does this chromebook have a touchscreen ?

batter life in the description is crazy lol

That's really a well timed review! I am looking for a laptop at the moment, and I would like something light for my light tasks to compliment my desktop setup. I also use Lighroom mobile on my tablet to quickly edit photos, so this fits my need even better. Heck, I even have an 8BitDo controller like that in the video, so I guess it's a sign haha

does chromebooks support wired printing? like does it have a driver for printers?

Best Buy actually got a view from me for the first time in many years. This is still listed full price at mine though... See you again in 2040 BB!

Well you forgot to mention what OS and platforms you used to get the benchmarks so you can put in Google Sheets, and what editing software and OS it ran on to produce the videos after you've pitched your ideas on Google Meet. Chromebooks are for basic tasks as always 😎

Wow Chromebook is so awesome! It has notepad, notepad, notepad and notepad!

been using the lenovo duet for 4 years and its my main media consumption device. Crunchyroll, Yt, and light browsing is all i really need. Probably wont have to get a new device for a couple more years

Thank you for an excellent post John Barnett revisted April 29 2024❤

How is it for coding?

We all know that a Chromebook wouldn't be on this channel if Google hadn't sponsored the video lol

When you can't get enough of Google.

My daily driver is an acer 714 Chromebook. I am able to do everything especially after setting up the Linux Virtualization.

Look at that GPU on the shelf…memories.

Bro your voice is so quite, i really live it

Great for your kids - as long as you don't value their privacy. This device will data-mine them to death. Goggle's gonna Google.

Chromebook's motto: Own Nothing & Be Happy

but i still wait their support for better printing features

i had exactly 20 tabs open when i watched this video

I edit 4K video using Shotcut on my Acer Chromebook Spin 713. It has 8 GB RAM and I don't need proxy files to do so. So the idea that you can't professionally edit video with a Chromebook is 🐂💩

The Mode Sonnet

1080P should be dropped soon, go for 16:10 😊

A range of bizarre comments below. Chromebook is a really sensible choice for users who work mostly in the cloud, and aren't doing anything very processor intensive. Google's apps do everything most people need - I have even run a couple of simple (but effective) charity websites using Google Sites, Forms, Sheets, Mail and Docs, using my Chromebook. I just bought a Lenovo Flex 5i, and plan to use Ibis Paint with a stylus to get into digital art. So far it looks awesome!

I don’t pay for GeForce now Because I have a gaming desktop But sometimes I don’t wanna be sweaty at my desk so I’ll sit on the couch with my Chromebook and use Moonlight

Getting better at stealing all your data yeah

Here's hoping it holds up better than Demko!

The issue with Chromebooks lately is they've gone up in price, and at the same time budget laptops has been getting better and better, so there's not much reason left to buy Chromebooks imo

I travel with a chromebook.

Can we install normal Linux on it ?

If they just put HDMI in on these, they would be fantastic portable monitors that could do simple work on their own, or plugged into a better PC for serious work. Put a top quality screen andn speakers, save on the processor and ram, and I think there's an elite product there.

with all the anti-consumer policies Google has been inplementing recently, the absolute last thing i want to do is tie myself to Google's ecosystem.

nobody wants chrome OS. Even schools are hating on chrome OS bruh

Thanks for finally recognizing what I and many others have been saying for years. For 90% of users (including some gamers) it's all that is needed.

ChromeOS excels for everyday tasks, but it currently has limitations for content creators who need specialized software for music, art, video editing, and game development. Windows and Mac systems are still preferred in these areas due to their wider range of powerful native applications. While Adobe is expanding web-based options, having providers like Affinity offer similar solutions would be a game-changer. For users desiring open-source tools, a well-specced Linux distro like Fedora or Pop could be a better fit than ChromeOS, potentially offering better performance with locally-run applications. ChromeOS remains a fantastic choice for cloud-based workflows. However, if you're a content creator relying on software unavailable in web-based formats, other operating systems might be a better investment.

I so tired, adv everywhere

this aint it chief

I see you came back to Google Pixel

Nice ad

Can't you just dual boot Chrome Os?

Parents revolve around their Google account. Their Windows laptops are now at a point where their tablets/phones just outperform. This may be time for a new laptop errr, chromebook.

Seeing someone playing Cyberpunk with a controller made me feel physically sick. Horrific. Does it really not support a mouse?

I have the HP Chromebook X360 14c from 2023 and I really enjoy it. Everything works as it should and it's a great everyday computer. The only addition I'd really like to see from Chromebook plus models is a 300 nit screen because the 250 nit screen on the x360 is decent but not great.

Been more than getting away with using the cheapest Pixelbook for a few years now :)

can you play games from the playstore on a chromebook?

Reasonably priced chromebooks are perfect for 95% of what non-professionals or gamers need. If you aren't a gamer and not a working professional hat requires some sort of dedicated software, a good chromebook easily does pretty much everything you need. The amount of people that I know that buy $1k+ Macbooks to check UKposts and Gmail is insane.

I think Chromebook should switch to arm based snapdragon soc rather than intel, since there is already a arm version of chrome os, and it’s going to be more power efficient

Promoting even greater google dependence with locked laptop hardware? Next step is gambling ads I guess?

Nice Google advert.

And with Chrome Book, you cannot block ad's on UKposts! Another thing I remember you before saying you use other real laptops 80% of the day. 👎

The wish of various users.

google workspace is useless to get work done. office 365 is essential

I love ChromeOS. I have a gaming desktop so I don't need a slow windows laptop. ChromeOS was my solution to also not paying crazy amounts of money for a Macbook. I have the Framework Chromebook and the more I use my desktop outside of gaming the more I miss my Chromebook. I do have Steam on this thing so I can run some games but I don't use it that way. Some old games don't run on Win10 now but they run on my Chromebook, win/win.

I have a Pixelbook and a Pixelbook Go. Typing this on the Pixelbook right now. I wish that Chromebooks were weirder and they weren't trying so hard to be serious. They all just look like cheap windows laptops. When exactly did tech design become completely joyless? Did everyone chasing after Apple's modern milk toast vibe led us down the path? Chromebooks don't need crazy cooling or giant batteries why do they look so awful?

You can’t wait 2 mins into what feels like a review to note your sponsored by the product. It’s so deceiving and unethical.

For the same price, with the extra storage windows laptops are available. 🤷

i wouldnt use a chromebook plus, they are way too underpowered for my use

I mean, HC is one of the best hardware channels on YT, period, and i know this is a sponsored piece, but... that last bit with the gaming feels so stilted and forced. Its game streaming, it should work on any competent web connected internet browser. What would have been a better bit would have been trying ChromeOS on older laptops and possibly desktops to get some more use out of them. That would have fit better on this channel. Also... Demitri is in Bulgeria?!?!?!?!? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Publicity and endorsement for Goggle… I hate this so much.

I just dont get why we cant just have a snapdragon powered android laptop.