Google Chromebook pitfalls?

sebastianj

Well I haven't figured out what that 'niche market' is, perhaps it is not me. Now back to searching for a bargain laptop that can do every thing.
Thanking every one once again.
sebastian

almillar

You can actually do plenty on a Chromebook without a net connection, and more and more is being added. Whilst it may have been a genuine complaint at the start, it's really not so relevant any more.

Anthorn

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Chromebooks are aimed at a niche market

Not exactly. It's actually aimed at the majority of consumers and business users: The "cloud" is really another word for the "web" or more specifically servers on the web. When we start to think about it practically everything we do is done or easily can be done on the web. Facebook, online games, networking, chat, video chat, email, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.

We live in an online world: Personally, I've haven't been anywhere near a supermarket in well over a year although I shop at ASDA. I shop online and have it delivered for free. There isn't anything I can do in a bank branch that I can't do in online banking. Downloading email to a computer is too much an inconvenience, I do email online. I bought a tv last month - online at Amazon. The list for most people is probably endless.

There are drawbacks but not many: For example those who want to edit photos on their computer won't find much appeal in a Chromebook. The other main drawback is the problem with multi-media files linked to a particular platform such as iTunes but that's also the case with other devices.

So we live in an online world so there's no point in loading a full-blown operating system when all we really need is a web browser: Enter Chromebook and ChromeOS.

23n1th

I don't live in an online world, and I prefer a normal OS where I have full control of my data and information. Not to mention manage my privacy.

Anthorn

23n1th wrote: »

I don't live in an online world, and I prefer a normal OS where I have full control of my data and information. Not to mention manage my privacy.

That's nice for you.

kwikbreaks

Anthorn wrote: »

It's actually aimed at the majority of consumers and business users:

I really can't see Chromebooks making any inroads at all into the corporate market

Anthorn wrote: »

We live in an online world:

Me too but I also do a lot more with my machines so a chromebook would be far too limiting for me. A tablet can do just about everything a chromebook can plus more and I already have one of those. I still have a netbook and apart from the slower boot and reduced battery time that does a whole lot more too.

Maybe the niche is a lot bigger than I thought but I really don't think so.

Anthorn

But Chromebook is making inroads into corporate environments. The latest major manufacturer to release Chromebooks is HP.

I agree with you on the use of the Chromebook. If I was working in my previous employment I would laugh at a Chromebook because my use of a computer was graphics intensive. But these days everything I do is web apart from perhaps word processing but I don't really do a lot of that: It's mostly email. Word processing can be done in Google Docs anyway.

Although Google Docs/Drive can be used offline perhaps the biggest hurdle is the need to be online. I haven't actually got passed that so I use MiFi when out and about. The alternative could be a WiFi hotspot on a mobile phone.