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Travel laptop

J_B · 2015-02-22 21:55:23

'Our Kid' currently has a 15" laptop with Win7, about 3 (?) years old He is looking to change it for something smaller for travelling. When at home, he plugs monitor, keyboard and mouse in via usb and wishes to continue to do so. He does NOT want an iPad nor an Android tablet - wishes to stay with a PC He has seen an Acer…

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macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite

24 February 2015 at 11:12AM

There is no 'learning curve' with Chrome, it's basically just a browser (a Chrome browser, obviously).
Going from W7 to W8 is a far bigger jump, unless you use something like Classic Shell on top.
You can use some Chromebook functions offline, but essentially you need a wi-fi connection for most things-but then you do with a Windows laptop.

No free lunch, and no free laptop
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