| Pages:
1
2 |
lencho
Junior Nomad
Posts: 98
Registered: 1-16-2005
Location: En confinamiento
Member Is Offline
Mood: Somnoliento
|
|
Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  |
I paid $250 for a Samsung Chromebook, model XE500C12, 10 years ago and have been using it daily since then. 10 YEARS OF DAILY USE!
|
Chromebooks definitely have their (very useful) place. The only part that bugs me some-- since the hardware does tend to last
forever-- is the auto update policy; Google stops updating the software potentially long before the hardware dies.
About how vulnerable that might leave the Chromebook after that, I have no information.
[Edited on 5-20-2022 by lencho]
"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is, by how stupid he thinks I
am."
"...they were careful of their demeanor that they not be thought to have opinions on what they heard for like most men skilled at their work they
were scornful of any least suggestion of knowing anything not learned at first hand."
Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
"Be kind, be patient, help others." -- Isabel Allende
|
|
|
pauldavidmena
Super Nomad
Posts: 1409
Registered: 5-23-2013
Location: Centerville, MA, USA
Member Is Offline
|
|
The Dell Refurbished website sells refurbished laptops and other hardware for a fraction of the cost. I bought a 1 year-old XPS 13 laptop for under
$500 in its original packaging. I invalidated the warranty immediately by installing Ubuntu on it. 
|
|
|
AKgringo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4788
Registered: 9-20-2014
Location: Anchorage, AK (no mas!)
Member Is Offline
Mood: Retireded
|
|
I recently bought a new Lenovo 15" laptop at Staples. It was on sale for $249, which is something that appeals to me since the way I travel in Baja
puts my electronics at risk of loss or damage.
A top-of-the-line unit would be wasted on me!
[Edited on 5-21-2022 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
|
|
|
SFandH
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6146
Registered: 8-5-2011
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: Originally posted by lencho | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH |
I paid $250 for a Samsung Chromebook, model XE500C12, 10 years ago and have been using it daily since then. 10 YEARS OF DAILY USE!
|
Chromebooks definitely have their (very useful) place. The only part that bugs me some-- since the hardware does tend to last
forever-- is the auto update policy; Google stops updating the software potentially long before the hardware dies.
About how vulnerable that might leave the Chromebook after that, I have no information.
[Edited on 5-20-2022 by lencho] |
Yup, auto updates for my Chromebook expired in Sep 2021. I'm still using it though.
Windows does the same thing. My also ancient Dell desktop came with Windows XP on it. They stopped supporting that. I reformatted the disk and
installed Cloudready's version of the open source Google chrome operating system. Google recently bought Cloudready and is supporting the OS. It's a
great way to modernize an old Windows PC and it was free when I did it. I'm using the old Dell now.
|
|
|
JZ
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6641
Registered: 10-3-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
Got this one last summer. Super thin and very powerful. Best and brightest screen you can get.
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Pro Professional Laptop, 15.6 Inches, Windows 10 Home
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R94XYBS/ref=redir_mobile_deskto...
Chrome books are fine if you just want to search the internet. You need complete laptop if you want to do any serious work.
[Edited on 5-21-2022 by JZ]
|
|
|
AKgringo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4788
Registered: 9-20-2014
Location: Anchorage, AK (no mas!)
Member Is Offline
Mood: Retireded
|
|
JZ, this is the one I got in January. It appears to be very similar to yours in size, with less storage, but came with Windows 11 installed. For
the $1,100 difference, I think I can buy some additional storage!
https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e8fZBW1PHqTNrOW8wi9kvrcjVUCUzO7...
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
