Clu Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Looking at a simple Internet machine for travel and work, not gaming or anything. What are some thoughts on the chromebook? Fuck outta here with Mac shit.
crackymckrackin Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 If you have to work on it don't buy one. 1
Clu Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, crackymckrackin said: If you have to work on it don't buy one. Well "work " like Internet based research on companies and data... Still strictly Internet. No real applications for it... I have my other laptops for that.
crackymckrackin Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, Clu said: Well "work " like Internet based research on companies and data... Still strictly Internet. No real applications for it... I have my other laptops for that. If all you are going to do is research, "watch porn", then it's fine. Most of your higher end productivity software won't work on the chromebook. 1
Clu Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, crackymckrackin said: If all you are going to do is research, "watch porn", then it's fine. Most of your higher end productivity software won't work on the chromebook. I am just hesitant about the whole Linux thing.
fuggnificent Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Its nice and cheap for strictly internet. My niece watches hours of YouTube on hers.
crackymckrackin Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, Clu said: I am just hesitant about the whole Linux thing. Fuck linux, only hipsters use linux. Save your money and buy a throw away windows laptop.
Clu Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, crackymckrackin said: Fuck linux, only hipsters use linux. Save your money and buy a throw away windows laptop. Hmm.. Asus has some nice cheap shit. 1
crackymckrackin Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, Clu said: Hmm.. Asus has some nice cheap shit. Newegg or tiger direct has cheap remanufactured laptops if you can catch them.
Clu Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, crackymckrackin said: Newegg or tiger direct has cheap remanufactured laptops if you can catch them. I was checking newegg... Refurbished freaks me out. But my brother gets a lot of his computers from there.
wacky1980 Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 i've been rocking the same acer chromebook since 2012 and it still holds up to current web demands. i use it for bar paperwork and some light graphic design stuff (web-based, saas-type stuff). also for sitting around and browsing when a phone screen just doesn't cut it. the battery is half what it used to be, but i still get a solid 5 hours of use on it as long as i'm just doing basic shit. it's also pretty good for remote desktop if you use the built-in google app. i got the wife a newer version of mine in 2015 and hers is also doing well. they each cost about $250 new. i also have a windows laptop that i use for heavier lifting, but i use it less often and usually only because there are software i need to use that can't run on a chromebook. btw, you can dual boot a chromebook, just like a windows laptop. if you needed a linux device (which you don't but i'm saying it anyways) there are distros out there built just for use on chromebooks. 1
Clu Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 Interesting... I like the feel of them. And everything I have is Google.
death_by_motorboat Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Clu said: Looking at a simple Internet machine for travel and work, not gaming or anything. What are some thoughts on the chromebook? Fuck outta here with Mac shit. . Edited March 23, 2018 by mumbojummie13
wacky1980 Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 i've been using google's drive and office apps for several years, and it's really fucking handy to have everything sync across phone and all chrome sessions (chromebook or otherwise). don't expect to edit video or play graphics-heavy games online via browser, and you won't be disappointed.
K_N Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 They're actually pretty great. I bought one for my dad a couple years ago because he's prone to viruses on windows machines, and all he does is watch netflix and browse the internet and loves it. I had one for a while, but it was a bit too limited for what I wanted to do. If all you're doing is browsing the internet and editing documents, it's a great cheap alternative to a full fledged laptop. 1
Guest The Hound Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Clu said: Hmm.. Asus has some nice cheap shit. ASUS is the company you want to go through if you're gonna laptop. The rest of them are literally garbage. Only Asus actually cares enough.
discolé monade Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 after the great disaster of 2017 and the blob that was my screen, i finally broke out the 'new' laptop i got in 2016. (you know i was not letting go of the blob screen) until i had to. well..that pos crashed and burned in 2months. so...i got a chromebook. and for what i use it for...it's great. no bloatware. i can add what i want. the scrolling thing, and other 'fancy' moves still allude me...but all in all, i am VERY happy with it. 1
Distortedreasoning Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 i saw one of my co workers use one. it looked good if all youre gonna do is internet, email, or anything lightweight. loading up excel and powerpoint documents was ok.
K_N Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 5 hours ago, The Hound said: ASUS is the company you want to go through if you're gonna laptop. The rest of them are literally garbage. Only Asus actually cares enough. Asus is pretty shit dude. They're miles above Acer/eMachines, but they're still shit. Toshiba and Lenovo are the laptop champs. Dell's Business Class laptops are also cream of the crop - but the consumer class and Alienware are hot garbage. 2
Guest The Hound Posted March 24, 2018 Posted March 24, 2018 18 hours ago, KN said: Asus is pretty shit dude. They're miles above Acer/eMachines, but they're still shit. Toshiba and Lenovo are the laptop champs. Dell's Business Class laptops are also cream of the crop - but the consumer class and Alienware are hot garbage. Im specifically talking about ROG i guess
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 ok. i found the 1 down about the chromebook. i can't use my memory card from my camera in this. *sigh* i was going to take a pic of all the flowers, and a little backpack purse i made for my g/daughter. son of a bish. which i'm kind of screwed on, because i actually NEED pics for my page. damnit.
Clu Posted March 25, 2018 Author Posted March 25, 2018 I bought the Samsung chromebook. Its pretty good for what I expected. Digging it.
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Clu said: I bought the Samsung chromebook. Its pretty good for what I expected. Digging it. oh. i love mine. i just don't know what i'm going to do for KSC's i HAVE to have pics for it. and...i don't know if i can do a new camera now. have to figure this one out.
Clu Posted March 25, 2018 Author Posted March 25, 2018 Disco, so unrelated.... but how big is this doll of me going to be?
crackymckrackin Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 Just now, discolemonade said: oh. i love mine. i just don't know what i'm going to do for KSC's i HAVE to have pics for it. and...i don't know if i can do a new camera now. have to figure this one out. You can load it into google docs and pull it down onto the chrome book.
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 probably about as big as calvin. as you know, i can't write a pattern for shit. luckily though, all the difficult parts i was able to make some sort of scribbled attempt. so. yeah. calvin gets you as a brother.
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) Just now, crackymckrackin said: You can load it into google docs and pull it down onto the chrome book. no. the memory card doesn't fit into this particular computer. wait. do you mean with the cable thingy? Edited March 25, 2018 by discolemonade
Clu Posted March 25, 2018 Author Posted March 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, discolemonade said: probably about as big as calvin. as you know, i can't write a pattern for shit. luckily though, all the difficult parts i was able to make some sort of scribbled attempt. so. yeah. calvin gets you as a brother. Any chance to get it a little bigger?
crackymckrackin Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 Just now, discolemonade said: no. the memory card doesn't fit into this particular computer. wait. do you mean with the cable thingy? If you have a desktop or access to a machine that has a port you can upload the photos to google docs then download them to the cb.
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 Just now, Clu said: Any chance to get it a little bigger? well how big? as big as 'ryuk'?
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 1 minute ago, crackymckrackin said: If you have a desktop or access to a machine that has a port you can upload the photos to google docs then download them to the cb. oh, yeah. i just think i lost the cable. and i can totally do that. it's just way easier to use the memory card, for me that is.
Clu Posted March 25, 2018 Author Posted March 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, discolemonade said: well how big? as big as 'ryuk'? Yeah, actually. 1
discolé monade Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 hahahaha. ok. you're lucky i like you sort of.
Clu Posted March 25, 2018 Author Posted March 25, 2018 Just now, discolemonade said: hahahaha. ok. you're lucky i like you sort of. I am so lucky you LOVE me. 1
Clu Posted March 26, 2018 Author Posted March 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, discolemonade said: yeah....i suppose i do. Just got off the phone with scraps... Tell them bitches in cjoh to fuck off 1
ghostrek Posted March 26, 2018 Posted March 26, 2018 i am using one rigth now there ok i agree with there not desing for gaming
Clu Posted March 26, 2018 Author Posted March 26, 2018 1 minute ago, ghostrek said: i am using one rigth now there ok i agree with there not desing for gaming Let party 1
stilgar Posted March 26, 2018 Posted March 26, 2018 34 minutes ago, ghostrek said: i am using one rigth now there ok i agree with there not desing for gaming Where ok ?
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