Will a chromebook run any website?

ballyblack

would i use my mobile as a 3G hotspot

I have Tesco 4G on my phone, tethers to it with no problems

longwalks1

agrinnall wrote: »

The link in post #13 tells you how to do it.

And I think anyone in PC World trying to sell you anything may well be a buffoon.

I second that, I spoke to a young assistant yesterday and he didnt even know what size screen he was talking about, we looked at the Acer R11 (11.6" screen) which i liked, but was a bit wary of only 2GB RAM and he first said it was the 8" version, then a 14". Then I asked what the R11 stood for and he looked at me blankly....

Stoke

britishboy wrote: »

I second that, I spoke to a young assistant yesterday and he didnt even know what size screen he was talking about, we looked at the Acer R11 (11.6" screen) which i liked, but was a bit wary of only 2GB RAM and he first said it was the 8" version, then a 14". Then I asked what the R11 stood for and he looked at me blankly....

I think they tend to try too hard to know their stuff, but ultimately, PC World hires kids, a bit like McDonald's.

almillar

Don't try to use a dongle with it - it'll need a driver - use a WiFi hotspot instead.

longwalks1

Right, Ive narrowed it down to 2 I think, does anyone have a preference please?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Convertible-Notebook-R3-131T-Touchscreen/dp/B01J3UVS4E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481735499&sr=8-1&keywords=acer+r11+11.6+inch+celeron+4gb+32gb+convertible+laptop

Or:

http://www.johnlewis.com/asus-chromebook-flip-c100pa-arm-cortex-a17-4gb-ram-16gb-emmc-flash-10-1-touch-screen-silver/p2143457#tabinfo-ratings

I think I'd prefer the larger screen, both are 4GB RAM but reading some of the reviews people have had issues with them, so which would you choose guys?

[Deleted User]

Over £200 on something with so many limitations as a chromebook seems like too much money to me. You can get a proper laptop for that.

longwalks1

Deleted_User wrote: »

Over £200 on something with so many limitations as a chromebook seems like too much money to me. You can get a proper laptop for that.

Got a full sized laptop, and an ipad mini so after something in the middle, size wise. And as I said in my first post, i only need it for the internet and nothing else.

Lumstorm

I would check the list of models that will get the play store added so in future you have access to the Android apps https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps

Deleted_User wrote: »

Over £200 on something with so many limitations as a chromebook seems like too much money to me. You can get a proper laptop for that.

As as a tablet can cost over £200 isn't that limited, mine has the play store so I can play Android games such as simcity plus I have a proper keyboard for typing I can edit photos with Polarr which works offline and my Chromebook even can read raw files from my camera they are more capable than is generally thought.

longwalks1

Thanks Lumstorm, both the 2 I'm looking at are top of the list so thats good, now just got to decide between the 2 of them

longwalks1

almillar wrote: »

Don't try to use a dongle with it - it'll need a driver - use a WiFi hotspot instead.

If I'm out and about can I use my mobile as a hotspot for it? Can I tether a chromebook to a mobile?