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>people often buy Chromebooks for the simple reason that they aren't Windows PCs. Not in my experience. People buy them because they are dirt cheap.
by macspoofing 13y ago
>people often buy Chromebooks for the simple reason that they aren't Windows PCs.
Not in my experience. People buy them because they are dirt cheap.
- dTal 13y ago£220 isn't that cheap compared to used laptops. I bought a refurbished Chromebook for some £165 because I'd always complained loudly about not being able to buy a little ARM netbook with good battery life and native Linux, and I thought I should put my money where my mouth is. However, I found the battery life unimpressive for ARM, the OS irritatingly limited, and the build quality relatively poor. I dropped it and cracked the screen about two months ago, and as an emergency replacement bought a used Dell Latitude D430 (2GB RAM) from a local shop for £115. It's a dream, a nicer laptop in almost every way - rather faster, phenomenal keyboard (with F1-F12 and a delete key, thankyouverymuch), magnesium frame.
- _delirium 13y agoUsed laptops can be a really good deal, but I think: 1) many people never even consider buying used computers; and 2) battery lifetime in used laptops is really hit-or-miss, and if you have to replace the battery, you lose most of the savings vs. just buying new.
- numo16 13y ago> Not in my experience. People buy them because they are dirt cheap. My experiences are similar. Your average person in Michigan wants to walk into Best Buy/Wal-Mart and buy a $300 computer that does everything they want. Any more than that and the think you are trying to rip them off.