I have a Google Pixel Book 2. While I do still carry my MBP around with me I find I increasingly don't need it. The cloud 9 IDE ( https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/?p=tile) is pretty good. If you work with VS Code https://stackblitz.com/ is very close to being all you need. I prefer Webstorm myself and now can run the Linux version natively on my pixelbook before I could with Cruton - https://www.linux.com/learn/how-easily-install-Ubuntu-Chromebook-crouton%20 - but as long as I have an internet connection and can access AWS or ssh into my servers there is nothing stopping me from getting real work done from my Chromebook. I have 64 gb of hard drive space I think if I was going to do it again I would upgrade to the 128 GB (now that I can run docker on my Chromebook a bit of hard drive space is nice) but with 3 TB of cloud space (I think that came with 3 years through Google) I'm not hurting with it as a laptop at all. On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 9:23 AM Kevin Fries wrote: > Always remember that a Chromebook is ment to be a connected device. I use > mine all the time. But while it can replace my desktop 70%-80% of the > time, there are times as a Linux professional where I need a laptop. So, I > still have my Arch laptop (for software development because it has better > tools than online and a bigger screen). So I try to only store locally > what I MUST. Passwords are stored via LastPass so they move between > Chromebook and Desktop. Files are stored on Google Drive or Dropbox for > the same reason. > > There is a local download on your Chromebook, but I would really try not > to use that for anything that is not ephemeral. It is how the device was > designed to be used. > > Kevin > > Sent from BlueMail > On Sep 8, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Michael wrote: > >> I got a chromebook. I just figured out how to open the file manager for >> it (yeaaa me!) but I can't figure out where the "Downloads" is saved. Is >> that saved on the computer? I think so but I just want a verification >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss