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Yeah my child's Chromebook has this problem. Was a year-old model when bought, now is at AUE date after just 4 years. Still works really well so not sure if we

by rr808 3y ago

Yeah my child's Chromebook has this problem. Was a year-old model when bought, now is at AUE date after just 4 years. Still works really well so not sure if we should keep using or not.

freeAgent 3y ago
Is it getting security patches? That would be my primary concern since everything it does is web-based.
- rr808 3y ago
  No security patches after expiration date. Not sure what problem is with lax security for schoolkids, maybe steal homework? https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en
  - e12e 3y ago
    Spear phishing for nudes/taking over the camera when your kid starts exploring porn? Ed: in general, for a box long enough out of support - just assume there's a zero-interaction exploit for full root - and consider if you want any family member to sit on front of an internet-enabled web cam, with sound, keylogger and screen capture?
  - eloisant 3y ago
    The problem is that the Chrome browser version is also getting out of date, and sooner or later websites are going to malfunction or block you for using an old/insecure Chrome version.
  - circuit10 3y ago
    You can install your own OS on it, someone else suggested Chrome OS Flex which I guess would get you updates again and Linux or Windows should work too (assuming it’s x86, I don’t know about ARM)
  - DANmode 3y ago
    Are those schoolkids' machines connected to the same network as a single adult's?
sroussey 3y ago
Chromebooks tend to use processors that are quite old. So you could buy a new one with something like a Celeron processor that has been around a decade and is EoL.
- toast0 3y ago
  Intel has put the Celeron brand on all sorts of processors. It's not a very useful indicator of age or in support status. Regardless, other than when they added Android app support that needs virtualization, I'd be surprised if anything added to Chrome OS since launch requires processor features that weren't present on the first x86/amd64 processors Chrome OS supported. Chrome device support expiration is only based on device launch date; if someone else launched a device with the same basic hardware three years after yours, it gets three more years of support. If Google is in the middle of replacing the printer support, too bad, your final release can't use the old way or the new way; maybe printing isn't for you, etc.
  - RulerOf 3y ago
    This is something I've never understood. I would expect Chrome OS to be more like Linux or Windows, with a support cycle dictated by the software (including drivers) not the hardware. Instead, it's more like Android.

by rr808 3y ago

Yeah my child's Chromebook has this problem. Was a year-old model when bought, now is at AUE date after just 4 years. Still works really well so not sure if we should keep using or not.

freeAgent 3y ago

Is it getting security patches? That would be my primary concern since everything it does is web-based.

rr808 3y ago
No security patches after expiration date. Not sure what problem is with lax security for schoolkids, maybe steal homework? https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en
- e12e 3y ago
  Spear phishing for nudes/taking over the camera when your kid starts exploring porn? Ed: in general, for a box long enough out of support - just assume there's a zero-interaction exploit for full root - and consider if you want any family member to sit on front of an internet-enabled web cam, with sound, keylogger and screen capture?
- eloisant 3y ago
  The problem is that the Chrome browser version is also getting out of date, and sooner or later websites are going to malfunction or block you for using an old/insecure Chrome version.
- circuit10 3y ago
  You can install your own OS on it, someone else suggested Chrome OS Flex which I guess would get you updates again and Linux or Windows should work too (assuming it’s x86, I don’t know about ARM)
- DANmode 3y ago
  Are those schoolkids' machines connected to the same network as a single adult's?

sroussey 3y ago

Chromebooks tend to use processors that are quite old. So you could buy a new one with something like a Celeron processor that has been around a decade and is EoL.

toast0 3y ago
Intel has put the Celeron brand on all sorts of processors. It's not a very useful indicator of age or in support status. Regardless, other than when they added Android app support that needs virtualization, I'd be surprised if anything added to Chrome OS since launch requires processor features that weren't present on the first x86/amd64 processors Chrome OS supported. Chrome device support expiration is only based on device launch date; if someone else launched a device with the same basic hardware three years after yours, it gets three more years of support. If Google is in the middle of replacing the printer support, too bad, your final release can't use the old way or the new way; maybe printing isn't for you, etc.
- RulerOf 3y ago
  This is something I've never understood. I would expect Chrome OS to be more like Linux or Windows, with a support cycle dictated by the software (including drivers) not the hardware. Instead, it's more like Android.