> I'm actually wondering why would people spend money on a chromebook - the hardware is crap and the price isn't that great. Battery life. Most Chromebooks ge

> I'm actually wondering why would people spend money on a chromebook - the hardware is crap and the price isn't that great. Battery life. Most Chromebooks get good to great battery life and in my opinion good battery life is a requirement on any laptop; no matter how cheap. My experience with low-end Windows laptops is that the battery life is usually atrocious. 2-3 hours on my last one. If I want to be plugged in all the time I'll buy a desktop.