If you like coding and developing, this is likely going to be your best bet for exploring what makes Chrome OS tick. Like Chrome the browser, Chrome-the-OS has a freely available open-source sibling, called Chromium OS. On the other hand, if you love Chrome, then Chrome OS is a big heaping helping of Chrome with some extra Chrome on the side and more Chrome for dessert. Updates made since then have given Chrome OS users better file format support, faster navigation, revised menus, dramatically improved offline abilities, and a traditional-looking desktop.īut if you loathe the Chrome browser, it's still highly unlikely that you'll enjoy this operating system. Google's operating system started off in December 2010 as being little more than all Chrome, all the time. Or you may even consider a previous generation iPad in that price range.Welcome to the Chrome channel. So should you spend $370 on a web-only Chromebook? If you are always connected to the Internet and need a second laptop mostly for writing emails and web-surfing, probably yes but for everyone else, there are more options in the 20k-30k range that offer better value for money. You cannot play your DVDs and the Chromebook may also not be compatible with your existing printer and other hardware. You can also attach your Flash drives to the available USB ports for files that are not on Google Drive. In fact, when you buy a Chromebook, you get 100 GB of additional Google Storage for 2 years that would otherwise cost you $120. You can however install any of your favorite Chrome extensions on the Chromebook and thus get to do a whole lot more than just browse the web.Ĭhromebooks are cloud-based and you are expected to use Google Drive to store all your files. No Photoshop, no Microsoft Excel and no iTunes. Google Chromebook ships with the Google Chrome browser and you do not have an option to install any other software on the machine. The new Chromebook models hopefully have improved in this area.
The laptop doesn’t look “cheap” but it does feel underpowered. I have been using the Chromebook for several months now and while it is a decent machine for browsing the web - sleek, lightweight, feels solid - the battery life and performance isn’t great especially when streaming web videos. HP’s 14” Chromebook is $300 in US but will be available here for $435. The Acer 720 retails at $240 on Amazon while the price in India is $370 or 50% more. That said, you’ll have to pay a nice premium to get your hands on one of these Chromebooks in India. Google Chromebooks, except for the Pixel with touchscreen, are inexpensive and thus are the best-selling laptops on. The 11.6” Acer Chromebook is available on Flipkart for 23k while the 14” HP Chromebook can be had for 27k. These Intel Celeron based laptops will be available in Croma and Reliance stores starting next week or you can pre-order them now from the Flipkart website. Google is bringing the Chromebook to India.
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