ChromeOS is very fast, browser-based OS. No the default terminal sucks big time. You need to ssh through a box and since the keyboard I have is not full-sized

ChromeOS is very fast, browser-based OS. No the default terminal sucks big time. You need to ssh through a box and since the keyboard I have is not full-sized vim key-bindings are a bit of a problem. None of the utilities you mention exists. Software is scarce. Unpleasant surprises? Hm no. Chromebook is a toy laptop. You could use it for work IF evreything you use lives online (e.g. gmail, gcal, slack, etc.). If you need more you need to install 'crouton' and get linux up and running. That will give you everything you asked. I am not sure why Google locked down this device in such a way. A good terminal and the ability to install open source software, as done in MacOSX via macrpots/homebrew/etc, would greatly improve the overall experience and turn chromebook in a developer laptop overnight.