Any suggestions you bunch of nerds
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Any suggestions you bunch of nerds
We love our Chromebooks, our house has 3 of them, quick startup, runs very well, can install android app's on them
Saying that we also have 2 X Win 10 laptops here ( being used regularly )
if you just want a machine to surf the net, a bit of word processing ( thinking of your age and printing out letters etc ), battery life is very good, my daughters did 7 hours on our way back from our holidays last week, the chromebook ticks the box very well, wait for a month or 2 and currys etc will have the chromebook for £170 new, If 2nd had isnt a issue, expect to pay about £120
I am sat on a old one now, it no longer updates the Operating system ( its 6 years old now ) they say that they will update a chromebook for 5 years from when the chromebook 1st came out, mine still works fine, its not updating now, but still works well as a net machine, mine gets slung in my football training bag and i show the girls drills and formations on it
That's great thanks mate , any model ?Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
Chromebook for me as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Chromebook great for surfing the net. Lightning fast and no need to mess about with anti virus software as it is pre-installed and updated. The only downside is printing as it will not work with standard printers. I have an HP.
Macbook pro.
Obviously massively depends on requirements etc, but my Acer Chromebook is the most reliable and used computer I've bought for a decade and it cost less than £300. So Chromebook
Chromebook it is then , my tablet is on its way out
My son is getting in to mixing tunes and says MacBook is the best way. Refurb is £500 or north. Is that right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
music production and video editing the mac is the industry standard but everything comes with an industry price as well. for most students, home users then I would recommend a chromebook anydayQuote:
Originally Posted by tricks
Yes, they are usually north of a £1000 brand new. I had mine new 5 years ago and it's still running smoothly, no issues, no need to get another one anytime soon... they are worth the money.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricks
Macbook Air
Faster than any windows laptop
Honestly the most overpriced piece of arse I've ever owned. Bought the 2018 model and for 2.2k was severely disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Recently invested in the new Huawei Matebook Pro which blows the specs out of the water considering the price difference.
Just have to put up with some Chinese blokes watching me through the camera.
IncorrectQuote:
Originally Posted by Toadstool
I don't get how a MacBook is industry standard for video editing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribeye
I use a Windows computer with 16GB RAM, Nvidia graphics card and i7 processor and it exports video way faster, and paid more than half the price.
Agree, and for most things it's over spec'd anyway. I've never met sludge before but I doubt he's going to be doing video editing. I suspect it's for a bit of internet banking, ccmb and, overwhelmingly, grumble. A Chromebook will be just fineQuote:
Originally Posted by Baker
Yup. That's exactly what Chromebooks are for and they're great for it. They're basically an lablet turned into a laptop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimistic Nick
Macbook Air for posh rich families ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Baker
Chromebook for sensible spenders with families who have to manage their incomes
Would you describe a Chromebook as a bigger version of good quality tablets as some tabs can cost upwards of 400 squid , where Chromebooks are cheaper , with a bigger screen ,h better processor speed and web surfing than say a SAMSUNG tablet ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Vindec
What's the advantage of having a keyboard instead of a touch screen ? I may as well by a decent tabletQuote:
Originally Posted by Baker
Tactile response. Screen keyboards are shite.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I,m looking at a Lenovo ideapad
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1405817
so tech experts a good deal ? with a i5 8th gen processor too
So why are mobile phones touchscreen and not keyboard like my old Nokia ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimistic Nick
I've no idea. I'd happily buy a phone with a proper keypad. I could text with my hand in my pocket with buttons. **** all chance of that with a smartphone.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
But that's not the point. Have you used a tablet on-screen keyboard? Tried touch typing on it? Far better off with a proper keyboard.
Chromebook for me. Once you get into the cloud mode they're brilliant. I use Word and Excel online mostly.
You can also get keyboards for tablets.
That's how Bluetit orders his little blue pills...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Sludge, honestly, if you're the kind of person who finds it easy to type on a tablet all the time I wouldn't be surprised :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
In all honestly, a good keyboard is the most important thing for me as I do a lot of writing. I'd go to a local curry's and just have a play about on the Chromebooks as they're probably all you'd need. If you've won the lottery recently I wouldn't even recommend the MacBook's as their new keyboard's are dire.
Do you not find them awful? Unless you have microscopic fingers they're so frustrating to type on. My sausage fingers can't copeQuote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Exactly the kind of target customer they're for. A chromebook is a sensible purchase for what you're using it for. The problem is, people don't really know just how much Google Chrome takes up out of your RAM capacity. My missus is one of those people who constantly has 20 tabs open at once and moans how slow her computer is when Chrome is taking up 2GB of RamQuote:
Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost
I use mine in what is effectively a docking station : Monitor connected with USB C, keyboard and mouse connected with USB. I do use it standalone as well but for serious use that's my set up and it's perfect. And a fraction of the cost a similar set up with a windows or mac laptop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baker
I've never met sludge either but it sounds as editing could be called for to add the rectangular black boxes on the faces. Or to add the arrows to point to the better ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimistic Nick
Chromebook is a good choice if you want what a tablet can do and don't mind/would rather a "proper" keyboard be attached to it.
If a tablet, which is the best decent alternative to a chromebook? I wouldn't want to spend more tham £300, less if possible?Quote:
Originally Posted by bigjoe
Ta
What are you using the laptop/tablet for mainly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebina