Is this the end of chromebooks?

afavour 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

IMO the biggest sell for Chromebooks in the education market (which is where they shine) is the software. It's a locked down OS with a cloud login that means when you encounter the slightest hardware issue you can swap out for another device seamlessly. macOS doesn't have anything comparable to that.

	▲	tempaccountabgd 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
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pjmlp 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not only can you buy two and a half Chromebooks with this, they never had much uptake outside a few countries school system.

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pipeline_peak 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Chromebook’s are like $200

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Aaargh20318 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The problem with a $200 laptop is that you get a laptop that's worth $200.

	▲	afavour 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		But a lot of Chromebooks are bought by school districts so the end user doesn't have a choice
	▲	pipeline_peak 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		To some people that isn’t a problem.

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mschuster91 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

... with build quality to match. Apple outclasses everyone else when it comes to the build quality of their laptops.

	▲	wolvesechoes 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Main customers for Chromebooks do not care avout build quality. People, I get it, you love Apple, but get in touch with reality.
	▲	pjmlp 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I am quite happy with my Thinkpads, and their replaceable components.