Chromebooks - yea or nay?

[Tom Roeder]

I bought the ASUS CM 300 - I think I am going to return it. I bought it mostly because I was curious about a laptop that cheap with awesome battery life. Well, it really is a cream puff...no balls what so ever. I kind of expected this, but I bought one anyway. I was considering wiping Chrome OS and installing Ubuntu, but I think I will still be disappointed in the muscle.

Thoughts?

 

[madmat]

Personally I'd prefer a netbook even though they're out of vogue.

 

[Rob Williams]

I need performance, even if I'm just doing simple things. That being the case, Chromebooks are far from being made for me.

 

[Tom Roeder]

The chrome book pixel is quite stout - but for that kind of money, they are just too far out of reach. I was just drawn to the idea - a laptop with 10- hour battery, with ubuntu installed (if I chose) for $225. Tempting, that is.

 

[TechTorpedo.com]

Not a fan of chromebooks, prefer those new surface laptops,

 

[PhilipTaylor]

Yeah me too i don't like chromebooks, better check other good laptops