On 04/10/14 10:10, Andy Burns wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

Do any of the many clever people here have a view on the Chromebook? I
understand it uses a different operating system? e.g. not Microsoft?

It isn't Microsoft, it's Linux (but the idea is the user shouldn't care
what it is, it just keeps itself updated and they simply use it) so if
you run any software that's specifically Windows only, it won't run that
obviously.

They have relatively small amounts of storage (flash memory instead of a
spinning disc) as you're intended to either read stuff that's online
with them, or store your own stuff online, so you need to have Wifi or
3G coverage for them to be very useful.

Not played with them very much, an IT manager for a large NHS trust got
one as his retirement present, when I spoke to him later he's over the
moon with it.



Becoming popular with schools, for which it is a *very* good fit.

It does "enough" (web, office-stuff, email and now some android apps
too) but it looks after itself more of less as well as an android phone.

So the software support issue is greatly reduced.