If you want a fast laptop at a reasonable price, then go for a Chromebook.
The Chromebook was first introduced on July 11, 2011. What was originally scoffed at as nothing more than a laptop with a web browser has evolved into something much greater to the point where these user-friendly laptops can be employed for both personal and business reasons. And given that most of the work we all do now happens within a browser, it’s a perfect marriage of simplicity and usability.
The thing is, a lot of Windows and macOS users still shrug off Chromebooks as little more than a toy for consumers who don’t realize what they’re missing with an operating system that limits what they can do.
Little do they know.
I’ve been a tech journalist for 30 years and a tech aficionado for even longer. I’ve tried every OS and hardware platform from the ones you’ve heard of to many you haven’t. I added Chromebooks into the mix when the first device was released, so I’ve experienced Chrome OS in all of its iterations. Here’s why why Chromebooks are the perfect laptops, based on my experience.
The first reason cannot be disputed by anyone. And given how the economy has had a rather crushing effect on so many budgets across the globe, finding an inexpensive piece of hardware can be a real plus for anyone looking to remain productive. That’s not to say every Chromebook is cheap. I once paid a premium for a Chromebook Pixel and that laptop is still one of the favorites I’ve ever owned (the display and keyboard were best in class at the time).
No other laptop operating system on the planet can claim to be as user-proof as ChromeOS. Some would argue that it’s simply because there’s very little you can do with a Chromebook, but that’s patently false, especially given you can run both Android and Linux apps.
