Guidemaster: How to buy a Chromebook, plus our best picks

'Chromebooks dominated the affordable laptop scene in 2018. The same
wasn't true just a few years ago, when most were unclear what to do
with Google's browser-based operating system. But now, after
Chromebooks have successfully infiltrated the education market, users
both young and old are familiar with Chrome OS.

Chrome OS runs exclusively on Chromebooks, the name for the laptops,
two-in-ones, and now tablets that run Google's operating system. If
you've used the Chrome Web browser before, you know how to use Chrome
OS—the browser is the portal to nearly everything you can do on Chrome
OS. Google created an operating system that's simple to use,
efficient, and low maintenance in the sense that it doesn't take a ton
of power to run a Chromebook well.

All of those factors, plus the recent introduction of Android apps
into the ecosystem, have made Chromebooks popular with younger users,
teachers, and anyone who works and plays primarily within the confines
of the Chrome Web browser.

As people gravitate to Chromebooks, OEMs have been producing more and
more of them. There is a plethora of Chromebooks available now, some
at dirt cheap prices and others at premium prices, making it hard to
know which you should buy. Luckily, Ars has tested some of the most
popular Chromebooks, and we can offer some insight as to which ones
are worth your money.'

-- source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/09/guidemaster-how-to-buy-a-chromebook-plus-our-best-picks/

Cheers, Peter
-- 
Peter Reutemann
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Waikato, NZ
+64 (7) 858-5174
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/
http://www.data-mining.co.nz/
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