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Chromebook Crapping The Bed Again
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:53 pm
Time for another. They used to last 3+ years before shitting the bed now it's a year. Any other low budget option for a web-surfer and email checker? Preferably something I can get at Walmart, about to be traveling for a while and can't have anything delivered.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:54 pm to deeprig9
If you don't need a keyboard just get a tablet
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:54 pm to deeprig9
Buy a MacBook. Will last a decade
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:55 pm to deeprig9
quote:
Youtube
sounds like you've been spending too much time on another "tube"
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:55 pm to deeprig9
Used/refurbished MacBook.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:58 pm to deeprig9
The nice thing about Chrome is that you can install it on a whole host of low end or older hardware. Chrome OS Flex can be downloaded and installed on just about any x86 machine. I’m evaluating it right now on an old box. So you could always pick up a reliable used Dell or something and install it yourself.
Google Chrome OS Flex page
Google Chrome OS Flex page
Posted on 8/31/23 at 5:59 pm to LoneStar23
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If you don't need a keyboard just get a tablet
I need a keyboard, in case you haven't noticed.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:00 pm to deeprig9
Stop jacking off on your Chromebook and it'll last longer.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:00 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
Buy a MacBook. Will last a decade
Did I or did I not say "low budget"?
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:01 pm to UnrealMFer
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Stop jacking off on your Chromebook and it'll last longer.
It's hardware issues with the screen and keyboard, mostly with the screen. Just shite arse components failing.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:07 pm to deeprig9
MacBook Air is on sale for 750
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:11 pm to deeprig9
I don't know what Chromebooks go for, but you can get into a Macbook in the $700-$750 range these days.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:34 pm to 3deadtrolls
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I don't know what Chromebooks go for, but you can get into a Macbook in the $700-$750 range these days
They start at $169.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:50 pm to deeprig9
quote:oh sorry, i don't speak broke
Did I or did I not say "low budget"?
Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:56 pm to deeprig9
I bought a Lenovo brand Chromebook beginning of the scamdemic. Hi def screen was my main criteria. I think I got it at office Depot. Kids using my PC was becoming a hassle because each teacher had to reinvent the wheel on video chats.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 7:00 pm to deeprig9
Get the $200 Asus with Windows installed. It's really the only feasible alternative to the Chromebook.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 7:17 pm to Jacherse
I’ve never had a Chromebook but computers that run on crappy chips always crap out quickly. Buy a comp with an intel i5 or i7 and you won’t have this problem.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 7:27 pm to deeprig9
Why not continue to get chromebooks? They are about $200. Anything else is going to be min $400ish that is windows or iOS. If you get 3 years out of it so be it. Just continue to get new ones.
Unrelated, I don’t understand how timid people are buying a quality laptop lasting 5-7 years for 900-1,300 but will drop 1,000 on a new phone every other year. I used my college MacBook until 2015 but had 5* iPhones in that time span.
*4 of them were work phones I was forced to upgrade on due to security reasons.
Unrelated, I don’t understand how timid people are buying a quality laptop lasting 5-7 years for 900-1,300 but will drop 1,000 on a new phone every other year. I used my college MacBook until 2015 but had 5* iPhones in that time span.
*4 of them were work phones I was forced to upgrade on due to security reasons.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 8:05 pm to Rendevoustavern
I'm posting this on a 2011 MacBook Air. I use it for surfing, youtube, streaming TV and some MS Excel. It is a tank.
Would you rather spend $169 per year or get something for $750 that will last you more than 10?
Would you rather spend $169 per year or get something for $750 that will last you more than 10?
This post was edited on 8/31/23 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 8/31/23 at 9:48 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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sorry, i don't speak broke
Say it a little louder. It’ll reflect off the Rolls Royce.
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