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April 12, 2013 CNET Community |  |
Google Chromebook vs. traditional laptops? What's the difference?
Dear CNET members,
Happy Friday! I hope this newsletter finds everyone well. After my short break, it's good to be back in front of you all again. This time around, my family and I headed down to Disneyland to go see Mickey and friends. While it was super crowded there, what was exciting for me this trip was that my daughter was finally able to meet the height requirements for all the "big kids" roller coasters. Thus, our family of four was able to go on these rides all at the same time. It's definitely a different experience, and I loved it and had a great time! Now let hit up this week's topic from Megan, who is looking for a laptop and wants to know the difference between Google Chromebooks vs. traditional laptops, and if that's something she should consider.
For many of you who aren't familiar with the Chromebook, it's a line of laptop made by Google in cooperation with several other manufactures that runs on the Chrome operating system. But you say it looks like a traditional laptop, so how does it differ from laptops running Windows or Apple OS? Well as many members mentioned in the responses to Megan, it's a computer that is primary used for cloud computing. Almost nothing gets stored locally in the physical drive of the machine; all data is stored and fetched from the cloud (online storage), and programs are apps that are run and are used while connected to the Internet. So technically you are running everything through a connection to the Internet. Once you disconnect the laptop from the Internet, you pretty much can't do much with it. Without an Internet connection, these laptops are pretty much like a paper weight.
This type of laptop isn't for everyone, and if you read through the members' response, I think it will give you a good idea if it's for you or not. And while this type of laptop is still in its infancy, I think one day when more and more people shift toward cloud computing, they will gain in popularity. If you are currently using a Chromebook, swing on by the discussion and share with us all the pros and cons you've experienced while using these laptops. The more you can share, the more we can learn together. Thanks everyone, for your time and contributions. Have a good one! | | | |
 | | Q: | Google Chromebook vs. traditional laptops? What's the difference? | | Please excuse my ignorance, as I'm not a technical person or am I a tech savvy individual. What I do know is that I'm in the market for a new laptop to replace an old rust bucket laptop that weighs more than I can care for. While looking on the Internet, I happen to read some article talking about some new laptop being released by Google. Huh, isn't Google a search page? Since when did they make laptops? Anyway, I've had a Dell laptop in the past, a Toshiba now, and looking to get a new one. Since there are a lot more variety these days, is a Google laptop something I should consider? Is there something special about these Google laptops that make them better or worse than others? I primarily use my laptop to get on the Internet, e-mail friends, listen to music, watch movies, do my taxes, among a few other tasks, but nothing heavy duty. Please advise. Thanks! | | | -- Submitted by: Megan K. | | | A: | Featured answers of the week | | • | "The difference..." | | | -- Submitted by: Wolfie2k5 | | | • | "Question for Megan " | | | -- Submitted by: btljooz | | | • | "Chromebook v Laptop" | | | -- Submitted by: Angiec333 | | | • | "@Angie" | | | -- Submitted by: btljooz | | | • | "Hey Megan, have you heard of Android? " | | | -- Submitted by: marcus_r | | | Click here to read all member contributions
| | | Thanks to all who contributed!
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