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> Strangely I suspect Microsoft may of actually dented some of this, social media around win10 and wsl generally seem positive. I sit here this morning in a di
by LyndsySimon 9y ago
> Strangely I suspect Microsoft may of actually dented some of this, social media around win10 and wsl generally seem positive.
I sit here this morning in a diner, with a Windows 10 tablet hybrid. It's the first Windows machine I've owned in half a decade.
- mark-r 9y agoI have a cheap Windows 10 laptop for occasional use when I'm out of town, and I really only use it for browsing. That turd has completely frustrated me with its low resolution and slow response to things that should be instant. Booting seems to take forever for example. I've been researching Chromebooks and this afternoon I'll buy one that will be better in every way and cheaper.
- LyndsySimon 9y agoI settled on a Samsung Galaxy TabPro S. m3/8GB/256GB. I found a refurb for $530 shipped and couldn't be happier with it.
- ghaff 9y agoIf I were buying a Chromebook today I'd get either a Samsung Chromebook Pro or an ASUS Chromebook Flip C302CA (probably the latter). I often travel with the smaller Asus Chromebook but it's been in need of a hardware upgrade for a while.
- mark-r 9y agoI looked at those, but my wife thought I was crazy for looking at $400+ Chromebooks when much cheaper ones were available. She was right, as long as I was willing to pass on the convertible form factor. I just picked up the Acer Chromebook 14 from Costco for $260. It has a nice IPS display with decent resolution, and the rest of it looks good as well.
- ghaff 9y agoI don't actually use the convertible form factor on my Asus much--really only when I'm not traveling without a dedicated tablet for some reason. It makes for a somewhat heavy and awkward tablet. I like the specs and looks of those higher-end models but you're right that they're pushing into laptop range with their pricing.
- closeparen 9y agoNon solid state storage likely explains most or all of the difference in responsiveness. SSD and high-resolution Windows laptops do exist, but they are priced about the same as MacBooks.
- mark-r 9y agoI think it's a combination of a slow disk and Windows 10 being too much overhead for the simple tasks I'm asking of it.