Topic: Everyone at school seems to have a Chromebook.
Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 started this discussion 7 years ago #84,791
This is making me think if Chromebooks could rightfully be called the new ThinkPads. I see more students with Chromebooks than I do ThinkPads nowadays.
I think some universities give them out to students who qualify for them too.
I think some universities give them out to students who qualify for them too.
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #973,211
dont believe the hype..
Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #973,213
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #973,215
@973,211 (B)You prove me wrong, or did you sit around Mommy's house all day? There are illegal immigrants who went to work, and paid taxes today.
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 26 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #973,226
It's probably more to do with cost than quality. Chromebooks are like $200 or less now and ThinkPads start at about $500. ThinkPad is better and more durable, but you could buy 2.5 Chromebooks for one ThinkPad. The ThinkPad is really more of a corporate/business laptop and I don't recall seeing any in college. They certainly weren't popular.
Chromebooks are really maturing now and the ability to work offline has improved. I remember when they came out I thought the idea of a computer that literally only runs the Chrome browser was kind of scary. What if you went somewhere with no (or bad) WiFi and then it was useless because none of your web apps would load? It's not commonly known, but when the iPhone came out it didn't have an app store. Steve Jobs' vision was that people would build web apps that would work in the iPhone browser and the internet would be your "app store". That concept was really ahead of its time in 2007 I think but today that would actually work.
I'm still kind of astounded that the web browser pretty much took over the desktop. Apart from games, I spend probably 99% of my time computing using a web browser. I could do the vast majority of my computing in ChromeOS. I bought a Windows laptop myself earlier this month because I'm part of the older generation and still uncomfortable with going "full Chrome". I run Firefox myself (I know it hasn't been the best since like 2006 but there is a theme I really like for Firefox that isn't available for other web browsers and I'm too lazy to figure out how to convert it).
Lenovo actually did make a ThinkPad Chromebook: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/student-chromebooks/ThinkPad-13-Chromebook/p/22TP2TX132E20GL though it's been discontinued. Who's gonna pay ThinkPad prices for a Chromebook????
Chromebooks are really maturing now and the ability to work offline has improved. I remember when they came out I thought the idea of a computer that literally only runs the Chrome browser was kind of scary. What if you went somewhere with no (or bad) WiFi and then it was useless because none of your web apps would load? It's not commonly known, but when the iPhone came out it didn't have an app store. Steve Jobs' vision was that people would build web apps that would work in the iPhone browser and the internet would be your "app store". That concept was really ahead of its time in 2007 I think but today that would actually work.
I'm still kind of astounded that the web browser pretty much took over the desktop. Apart from games, I spend probably 99% of my time computing using a web browser. I could do the vast majority of my computing in ChromeOS. I bought a Windows laptop myself earlier this month because I'm part of the older generation and still uncomfortable with going "full Chrome". I run Firefox myself (I know it hasn't been the best since like 2006 but there is a theme I really like for Firefox that isn't available for other web browsers and I'm too lazy to figure out how to convert it).
Lenovo actually did make a ThinkPad Chromebook: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/student-chromebooks/ThinkPad-13-Chromebook/p/22TP2TX132E20GL though it's been discontinued. Who's gonna pay ThinkPad prices for a Chromebook????
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 24 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #973,229
maybe cuz u live in Victorville b
Anonymous E double-posted this 7 years ago, 6 seconds later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #973,230
maybe cuz u live in Victorville b
Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #973,231
Syntax joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 53 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #973,245
@previous (C)
Anon E is not Thee
@973,226 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
> but there is a theme I really like for Firefox that isn't available for other web browsers
There is something that Firefox does that used to make it my go2 browser and will return to it soon - Nor can I get that item from other browsers except for Microsoft Edge and Edge is going by by soon with the conversion over to Chrome so - anyway Ya Firefox
Anon E is not Thee
@973,226 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
> but there is a theme I really like for Firefox that isn't available for other web browsers
There is something that Firefox does that used to make it my go2 browser and will return to it soon - Nor can I get that item from other browsers except for Microsoft Edge and Edge is going by by soon with the conversion over to Chrome so - anyway Ya Firefox
Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #973,246
Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #973,248
@previous (C)
Good point so Cathy
maybe cuz u live in Victorville b
Cept I do not have a clue what the b stands4
Good point so Cathy
maybe cuz u live in Victorville b
Cept I do not have a clue what the b stands4
Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,249
maybe cuz u live in Victorville ?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,307
My asshole cousin who is like 10 got a free chrome book from school and he punched the screen and broke it
Anonymous G double-posted this 7 years ago, 20 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,308
In California they give out free computers to students
Anonymous G triple-posted this 7 years ago, 29 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,309
Checkmate broke ass red state inbred hillbilly redneck Trump voting mongoloids
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,312
Anonymous G replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,313
Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 5 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,359
@973,309 (G)
The magnet schools and ECHS programs do the majority of their homework through Chromebook here. Yes, they give them to the students to use for free. They have to return it at year end, tho.
The magnet schools and ECHS programs do the majority of their homework through Chromebook here. Yes, they give them to the students to use for free. They have to return it at year end, tho.
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Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 7 years ago, 21 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,362
Ks joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 5 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #973,432
Chromebooks are great for the money. Dual boot linux add a flash drive and you're good to go.