I don't know why others use them, but the main thing for me is price. I got a Toshiba Chromebook 2 at 13 inches and 1080p for < $100. It's 3lbs and if it dies

I don't know why others use them, but the main thing for me is price. I got a Toshiba Chromebook 2 at 13 inches and 1080p for < $100. It's 3lbs and if it dies in a fire I can get a replacement no problem. I take it on trips. Most of the heavy computational lifting I do these days on servers anyway.