My laptop has now been pensioner off and I am looking to replace. I went into Currys and they recommended a Chromebook as it has virus protection and updates free. I use an ipad for work - like it - but any advice from the forum would be appreciated. My old unit ( 8 years ) is so slow that you can make a cup of tea between pages.
I have used Windows based laptops, Android tablets and now a Chromebook and for me the Chromebook is by far away the best device/system I have used. It is super quick to start up and in it's general functioning, feels very light (in computing terms), great for surfing/mailing/messaging, great with pics/spreadsheets etc. Works well with my Android phone. Overall it's the best bit of kit I used.
I have a chrome book... And use a Huawei tablet. I like the tablet, does what I want it to, rarely use the chrome book tbh. Like it though. Talks to the tablet and the phone easily. I wouldn't buy an apple I-anything. Waaaaay too expensive for my taste.
It depends on what you want to end up with. If you are used to creating docs in Word so that you can share them with other Word users, then yes you can. I create my docs & spreadsheets with Google docs, then save finished versions in Word, Pdf & Excel. By doing this, the Google docs take up no space on my Google Drive cloud account.
Really depends what you plan to use your device for. These days there are 5 types of computing device; Smart Phone Tablet Notebook Laptop Desktop You are looking at a tablet and notebook. Neither use a mechanical hard drive so if it gets dropped/knocked during use, it wont smash unlike cheaper laptops (SSD drives get round this on more premium devices) which is a big plus. A tablet is essentially a big smartphone, it uses a touchscreen as opposed to a keyboard and is good for internet browsing, watching films and using apps. You can buy a keyboard to use with it but portability is the big plus with this. They also tend to be more user friendly. A notebook (Chromebook) is the cross between a tablet and laptop. As such it is a compromise between the two. You have better battery life, lower weight and greater portability but is far more limited in terms of processing power and storage (most offer just 32/64gb) which is more like 16gb/48gb once operating software is taken its share (a laptop will offer 500gb-1tb).
yes you can but is will need 10gb space unless you use office 365. If it has a small capacity eMMC storage then it will be compromised.
What for and how much use will it get? That is the question I would pose myself. You might find the answer is a cheap laptop AND an iPad.
Thanks for the input fellas, my requirement is a fast unit that I can email from, use for forums and check pension status and mobile banking. I need it to hotspot off my mobile data and generally that is it.
Sounds like a perfect job for a Chromebook to me. Btw mine came with 115 gb of Cloud space. Currently I'm up to about 1 gb. Pictures go free.
Errr Yes I know it's not Windows of any version. The Google system is a mixture of Linux and Android.
If you're not constrained by budget I'd go for an iPad. It'll do everything a chromebook will a lot more efficiently - and unless you're browsing (very) dodgy websites you don't need to bother with virus protection software either.
I have a Macbook for all of my computing needs but shy away from Apple for everything else so have a Huawei smartphone and am shortly to get a Huawei tablet. The only problem I have is the way Apple make it almost impossible to cross over music, photos etc even via bluetooth
I ditched my Chromebook albeit a few years back, good concept but flawed back then. I have an iPad which does most of what a laptop does but NOT everything. If it were me I'd go for a Macbook, Apple have a refurb section where sometimes a bargain can be found. If its the choice of Chromebook vs iPad then iPad. 200Gb of Apple cloud storage costs me £2.49 per month
Local computer repair shop said they could possibly upgrade my laptop and make it faster - does this sound like a good idea? It is 10 years old was windows 7 then updated to windows 10.
A 10 year old laptop is almost an antique nowadays. To upgrade the laptop properly they'd need to replace the processor, memory and probably the hard drive - that's if these components are even available - and even if they are at what cost ? If you're wanting to stick with Windows you'd be cheaper buying a laptop from Currys .
I tripped over Wendy's Chromebook cable whilst it was charging this morning, it fell on the concrete floor very hard !!! Currently shopping for a new Chromebook....................................