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Throbbing Angel
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Clearly not designed to be used liked that though, innit.
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hiraethified
8GB. It's always worth going for the extra ram.
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The keyboard is really good - I've been typing away on it with no problems. Not used the pen yet.
Throbbing Angel
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Dammit - glares at PayPal account
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hiraethified
The screen is exceptionally good too. It's a lovely, super compact machine and - at last! - a worthy successor my long serving Asus Flip.
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hiraethified
This might help you make your mind up:
This was what won me over:
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I'm slightly confused.
I don't know if stuff is being recommended here or is not working correctly.
My wife is looking for a chromebook to write blogs on and do internetting etc.
£200 - £400
Touch screen
Doesn't need to flip
Doesn't need detachable keyboard.
Just needs to be ace and work really well.
Are all chromebooks easy to switch languages - she would have to be working in Japanese. I know it's easy to do on my mac, I just flip the language and tap away. I don't know if it is as easy as that on a chromebook.
I don't know if stuff is being recommended here or is not working correctly.
My wife is looking for a chromebook to write blogs on and do internetting etc.
£200 - £400
Touch screen
Doesn't need to flip
Doesn't need detachable keyboard.
Just needs to be ace and work really well.
Are all chromebooks easy to switch languages - she would have to be working in Japanese. I know it's easy to do on my mac, I just flip the language and tap away. I don't know if it is as easy as that on a chromebook.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Ah fab. Thanks. So any chromebook I choose can write in Japanese?
Now just tell me which one to buy.
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hiraethified
We've got the budget but what screen size are you after?
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
They are much of a muchness. Some have some unique selling points, like the Duet; but past that they tend to be pretty much the same under the surface in that price range. I'd go for something with at least 2 USB-C ports, so you can charge and plug something in. My son's old Lenovo has that and it was £280 a few years ago - the state of the art has not moved on much since then because the bottom basement CPU market hasn't moved.
Pick a screen size, and that's about it.
I love the screen of that ASUS. It’s 16.2 inches, and I appreciate the extra size. Touchscreen and very sharp image.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Is that this one?
Can't see a 16 inch version.
That would probably be too big anyway.
Does it not need a little more internal gigs for apps?
It is that one — looks like I’d misremembered the precise screen size. It does feel noticeably bigger than a 14 inch screen though.
I’d always go for the version with as much memory as possible though. There is a 64Gig eMMC version too, so I’d go for that even though I have no idea what an MMC is, e or otherwise
For the avoidance of doubt, though, I have the 32Gig version and haven’t noticed any problems with it
Throbbing Angel
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The deal with Chromebooks is that most stuff will be cloud based. If you're installing apps they're apps that run in the browser and are therefore tiny. You can't install full fledged programs but most stuff can run successfully in the cloud and that's what these are for.
e2a what Chz said
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Thanks.
The only problem with that version (rather than the one I posted) is that it isn't touch screen (and my wife specifically wants a touch screen)
Is the only difference that it's 32gig rather than 64?
32 gig does seem pretty small.
As always seems to be the case with tech products, the range of options is just bewildering. You can have more memory but only with a different CPU, or different screen, or something else. It’s madness.
All I can tell you is that I have had the 32Gig model for about two years now and I’ve not run out of space yet.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
OK. Well that sounds like a winner to me then.
As long as my wife can blog on it in Japanese, touch the screen and have it run fast, I'm happy. . . . it can't go wrong though, or I will get the blame.
Looks like a good price at only £230. I wonder what the catch is.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
In terms of Windows the CPU is awful, but Chromebooks don't need so much resources, it's what makes them so appealing on the budget end.
Remember if you do need to store large files like films, you can always add USB storage (but can't have apps on this).
Probably an unpopular opinion but I've found most and apps pretty unsatisfactory on a Chromebook.
Yeah, sounds pretty much a winner. The catch is that you can’t expect Chromebooks in general to run their own locally installed apps. They’re designed to run things in a browser, with the server doing the heavy lifting. But I’ve written essays, PowerPoint presentations and spreadsheets with the Office app, while also having an inadvisable number of tabs open with PDF documents and other such things, and it’s never given me a moment’s slowdown. If your wife just wants to surf the Internet and write a blog then there shouldn’t be a problem. In fact, it should actually be better than a windows laptop.
You do have to get used to a slightly different style of file management, by the way. Be prepared for a small transition learning curve.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I need to be prepared for a small transition of my wife complaining / moaning at me every 15 minutes until she gets herself sorted.
. . .but I am currently experiencing this to some extent anyway "Tell me what chrome book to get. . . it's too confusing" . . . I know, it's too confusing for me too. . . I'll ask the internet people.
Throbbing Angel
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Maybe point her at some of the for Dummies books. There is one about Chromebooks. Actually, there's probably a few of them by now, Chromebooks have been around for years. Get her the most recent book.
I'm not having a go but judging by your questions, you're not in a position to be answering her questions every 15 minutes. And it'll drive you mental.
Seems like you've moved into tech support from emotional support. Letting her learn by doing will help her a lot.
I'm not having a go but judging by your questions, you're not in a position to be answering her questions every 15 minutes. And it'll drive you mental.
Seems like you've moved into tech support from emotional support. Letting her learn by doing will help her a lot.
If Mrs Suplex is anything like the kabbess then providing her with a whole book about how to work a Chromebook will result in that book being thrust right back at him with an instruction to read it and be ready to answer her questions.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Very much this.
Throbbing Angel
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Pfft
Throbbing Angel
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You're clearly both framing it wrong. You should be saying I don't know enough about these things so I've bought a book on it. Don't ask me anything until I've read it all and understand it fully. Then don't read the book, just leave it lying around.
Throbbing Angel
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I'm out.
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