I've been a #Chromebook user for the last ten years or so, but I'm really sick of them breaking down. I'm in the market for a new laptop. Here are my requirements -
14" screen
lightweight
long battery life
decent wifi connection
doesn't need to be super powerful - I basically want something for streaming video and word processing
lasts a good few years without breaking
I'm hoping to spend around £500 if possible.
#laptop nerds, any #recommendations?
@halo if it is the hardware breaking and not ChromeOS feel free to go for another Chromebook since you are used to ChromeOS. As a heavy Linux user I like the Intel based Acer Chromebooks. Something like the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is £699 though…
@gpowerf Unclear if it's the hardware or ChromeOS. I just called HP tech support and the operator charmingly commented "The Chromebook is a terrible product"
@halo interesting. One of the reasons to go for ChromeOS over Windows is that you likely to get less issues like (eg: breakages after upgrades, bad drivers, etc…) over the lifetime of the laptop.
Since it is HP’s tech commenting my main guess is that they deal with a lot of Chromebook queries leading me to think that perhaps HP’s Chromebooks are not good products generally.
@halo perhaps for your use case. My experience as a MacOS, ChromeOS, Linux, and even occasional Windows user is that ChromeOS is pretty good.
Not every user is equal, we do different things with our PCs. I wish you good luck finding hardware and OS to suit your needs. I cannot help you as my experience is contrasting to yours, ChromeOS on both Acer and Lenovo has been bug free and great.
Try to consider that £500 is not a lot. Push the budget up and you might have a nicer experience overall.
@gpowerf Good points all! Thanks for the input - my Acer and Asus devices were definitely budget options. I could stretch to spending more if that's what I need to do to get what I want.
@gpowerf
Mmm, but I had problems with Asus and Acer too, so maybe ChromeOS is buggy af