writings on computer hardware & software

Tablets

Little screens for doing major work… I don’t understand..

But there is a type of laptop I do understand and it doesn’t run Windows and its not from Apple. I understand Chromebooks.

Chromebook

An Asus Chromebook

Chromebooks rely on Google Chrome for virtually everything. For most operations you need a wifi connection but these days wifi is prevelant everywhere. Here we have a tablet with keyboard. The screen flips around to rest on the back of the keyboard for use as a tablet.  And at two pounds its just slightly heavier than an iPad. And the cost? Under $300.

Chromebooks to my mind are not a replacement for a desktop computer unless you can do all your work within Chrome. But with a bunch of apps including word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, and games it may do well for many users.