{"id":804,"date":"2017-01-16T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikevandermeulen.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:08:41","slug":"whats-the-point-of-a-chromebook-chromebook-myths-explored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikevandermeulen.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/16\/whats-the-point-of-a-chromebook-chromebook-myths-explored\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the point of a Chromebook? Chromebook myths explored."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Look, I\u2019ll be the first to admit it. A Chromebook can be a weird thing to a techhead. They\u2019re underpowered. They have like this <\/span>huuuuge<\/span><\/i> dependency on being online. And when all the other arguments have been discussed, they aren\u2019t anything more than a browser. Then again, they’re a little bit more than that. And that’s where all these Chromebook myths come from.<\/span><\/p>\n All of this is true. But Chromebooks are weird. Somehow they\u2019re more than the sum of their parts. The simplicity is part of the charm and the attraction. That\u2019s the point of a Chromebook. With the explosion of web-based, well, everything, you get to do more and more on the web. Add to that the inbuilt security, the fact that Chromebooks seem to keep getting <\/span>better<\/span><\/a> as they go along (and this is by design. Google\u2019s way of doing things is pretty much this entire model), it means that your Chromebook Just Works But don\u2019t get caught up in the hype. A Chromebook is great for\u2026 most things. If you\u2019re into specific things, like design, art, applications that need a lot of graphics power, or into gaming, then a Chromebook really won\u2019t suit you. Chromebooks are good for second devices. They\u2019re superb for doing quick n easy things, like email, calendaring, checking Facebook or Whatsapp, or writing the occasional document.<\/span><\/p>\n They also do the job if you don\u2019t do a lot of printing, courtesy of the many modern printers that now support Google Cloud Print natively. Heck, if you have a primary computer (recall when I said that they are awesome secondary laptops?) then you can print through the drivers installed on that.<\/span><\/p>\n In any case, the next time you come across someone who sniffs derisively at the very idea of a Chromebook, save your words. Show them this video. Let it do the talking.\u00a0Lenovo did.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RFLEuCEBzyM<\/p>\n The post What’s the point of a Chromebook? Chromebook myths explored.<\/a> is original content from Coolsmartphone<\/a>. If you see it on another news website, please let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Look, I\u2019ll be the first to admit it. A Chromebook can be a weird thing to a techhead. They\u2019re underpowered. … Chromebook Myths<\/h2>\n
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