Has anyone here tried a Chromebook?

[James Finstrom]

Bought the kids the new samsung chromebooks for christmas and they love
em... the desktop now collects dust... The ARM chromebools still don't do
netflix but oh well...

James Finstrom
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:58 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:

>
> Keith last wrote:
> > That would work, however they cost more than a netbook.
>
> I have replaced my older "tower" computers with two of these, one of which
> I bought new for $349 a couple years ago, and the other I found on
> Craigslist for $150. They use only 8-watts of power (I think). They run
> absolutely silent and never get hot. Here is another still available (I
> think) on Craigslist for $150:
>
> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/sys/3467164583.html
>
> One is now my main computer and the second is just a clone for backup.
> I'm just now converting them both to kubuntu 12.10.
>
> For personal use (except for gamers), I can't see any benefit to big
> "towers" with 200-watt or larger power supplies any more.
>
>
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