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Re: I bought a Chromebook!

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: I bought a Chromebook!
Date 2018-07-24 13:41 -0700
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On 7/24/18 1:08 PM, SilverSlimer wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:23:44 +0000, RonB wrote:
> 
>> On 2018-07-24, SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 07:53:33 -0500, chrisv wrote:
>>>
>>>> SilverSlimer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> chrisv wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Acer Chromebook 14.  I bought it primarily for travel.  I don't
>>>>>> travel often, so didn't want or need anything particularly powerful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 14", the screen is larger screen than most Chromebooks, and is
>>>>>> only 1366x768, all of which makes it easier on old eyes.  1.60GHz
>>>>>> Celeron CPU, 4GB RAM, and 16GB Flash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it's going to work well as the Web terminal that I intend to
>>>>>> use it for.  Performance is reasonably snappy.  Of course, it boots
>>>>>> quickly,
>>>>>> and a claimed 14 hours run-time.  It's got an all-aluminum case and
>>>>>> is quite thin.  Size-wise it's quite an improvement over the brick
>>>>>> that I was carrying around, although not the tiniest thing out
>>>>>> there, due to the 14" screen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Only $180!  Amazingly inexpensive, for such a thing.  I also bought
>>>>>> a HP bluetooth mouse, which works great and leaves-open the two USB3
>>>>>> ports.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good, very portable purchase. If you don't need the power, a
>>>>> Chromebook is pretty damned cool.
>>>>
>>>> Specializing in doing one thing well has its advantages.  Even though
>>>> I will usually be using a mouse, I like that the top row of "function"
>>>> keys are all Web optimized.  Forward, back, reload, brightness,
>>>> volume,
>>>> etc.
>>>>
>>>> Sadly, my first attempt to download and run something from Google Play
>>>> was a failure.  Angry birds worked, though.  Games are not important
>>>> to me, in either case - I was just curious.
>>>>
>>>> I haven't given stuff like Google Docs a try yet, although I'm sure I
>>>> will.  Again, mostly out of curiosity.
>>>
>>> Between Google Docs and LibreOffice, I would feel more comfortable with
>>> the latter. I don't need the additional functions of LibreOffice, but I
>>> feel more comfortable using a real program rather than a web
>>> application.
>>> I don't want to be working on a document for three hours only to have a
>>> web page time out and lose all of my progress (though I imagine that it
>>> saves the data every five minutes or so).
>>
>> I'm not a big fan of Google Docs either, but my wife uses it (which
>> means I have to use it when editing her writing) and my kids use it, and
>> their cousins use it. Personally, I would see if I could install JOE in
>> the terminal and that would be my text editor/word processor. I think
>> Chromebooks can support some terminal applications now, can't they?
>>
>> And, yeah, Google Docs saves constantly. So losing something is not
>> likely to happen (unless you were working in offline mode) and your
>> laptop took a crap on you.
> 
> The other issue is that Google Docs saves to Google servers and I'm not
> sure that I want them to have anything of mine. I'd rather just save it
> on my hard disk and let it remain mine. A lot of people don't care but
> there's nothing about their corporation that strikes me as trustworthy.
> 
> 
> 

Their business model is to have YOU as their real product.

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I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 07:25 -0500
  Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 12:26 +0000
    Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 07:53 -0500
      Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 06:26 -0700
      Re: I bought a Chromebook! -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-24 07:31 -0700
      Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 14:58 +0000
        Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:23 +0000
          Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 20:08 +0000
            Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 20:22 +0000
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 11:53 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 09:58 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 10:05 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-07-25 18:00 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 11:10 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 11:55 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 12:10 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 11:57 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 11:33 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 12:29 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 12:45 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 14:49 -0500
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 13:01 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 14:50 -0600
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 21:06 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 17:23 -0400
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 21:45 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:57 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 18:18 -0400
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 22:37 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 22:53 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-26 14:27 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 07:46 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 09:33 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:54 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:13 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 17:21 -0400
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Kompyler <kompyler@toke.com> - 2018-07-25 21:17 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 13:20 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 13:27 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Kompyler <kompyler@toke.com> - 2018-07-25 21:03 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:51 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 13:44 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 20:59 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:21 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 17:25 -0400
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 15:02 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 17:03 -0600
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 16:42 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-26 14:40 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 09:37 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 10:20 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-26 06:49 -0500
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 05:25 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 08:17 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 09:25 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Kompyler <kompyler@toke.com> - 2018-07-25 21:16 +0000
            Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 13:41 -0700
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 14:32 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 15:06 -0700
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-07-25 00:20 +0000
          Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-26 11:57 -0500
            Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 20:03 +0000
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 13:52 -0700
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-27 07:17 -0500
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-27 06:05 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-27 13:23 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-27 06:57 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 07:29 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-27 15:57 +0000
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-27 08:38 -0500
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 06:42 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 06:58 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-27 07:08 -0700
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-27 09:33 -0500
                Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 08:00 -0700
            Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-26 20:43 +0000
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 13:59 -0700
              Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 14:47 -0700
  Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 08:16 -0500
    Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 15:00 +0000
      Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:24 +0000
        Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 09:34 -0500
          Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 08:01 -0700
            Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 10:37 -0700
      Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 09:30 -0500
        Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 07:45 -0700
  Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 06:42 -0700
  $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Simon bar Sinister <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 07:42 -0700
    Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 15:03 +0000
      Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 13:58 -0500
        Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 14:01 -0700
          Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 15:07 -0700
        Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-07-24 17:39 -0400
          Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 07:32 -0500
        Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Simon bar Sinister <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 05:09 -0700
          Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 05:25 -0700
      Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:18 +0000
        Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 20:07 +0000
          Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 20:20 +0000
            Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 11:44 +0000
        Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 13:45 -0700
  Re: I bought a Chromebook! "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-07-24 15:58 +0000
    Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 12:16 -0500
      Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 14:16 -0700
        Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 15:06 -0700
          Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 15:18 -0700
          Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 15:34 -0700
    Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 10:36 -0700
  Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:16 +0000

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