Recommend A Chromebook
Discussion
Requirements are;
Last November, in the Black Friday sales we picked up a Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 for her, with the intention that it would replace the C201. Life, however, has not worked out that way. We do a lot of travelling, and she's resenting the increased weight of the Samsung over the ASUS. Couple that with the fact that the Samsung was supposed to allow her to download both Amazon Prime and Netflix content for viewing during travelling and has also failed on that front and well, the Samsung is hovering over strike 3 at the moment. The NF app behaves correctly, but the Prime Video app can't stream videos, or playback downloaded content, even at the lowest quality settings. It's not a total loss though, as we do have friends who will buy it as a laptop replacement for just US$50 less than we paid.
The predicament here is partially one of my making. She wants a lightweight machine just like my Pixelbook -- the Samsung is half a kilo heavier than the Pixelbook. And my Pixelbook and ultra portable ASUS C101P Chromebook both run the NF and Prime Video apps flawlessly.
And that's my conundrum, both of my devices are ultra lightweight and she's expecting the same, except on a budget.
She wants a dual-purpose device, of both laptop and tablet configurations, and finds the Samsung to be too heavy for use as a tablet. Which, to be honest, isn't entirely unrepresentative of the machine.
The only machine I can think of to fit the bill is the HP Chromebook X2, which when detached and in tablet form comes in at 700g against the Pixelbook's total weight of 1kg and her existing machine's weight of 980kg. Would obviously have to ensure the Prime Video app works on the X2 before any purchase.
Is anybody aware of other alternatives, either currently available or coming to market soon which are worth considering ?
(The pragmatist in me would pick her up a value-for-money C101P like mine for her to travel with and let her rock on with the C201 as a daily and pocket the cash from the Samsung, but she wouldn't have that 'shiny & new' feeling going down that route.)
- Lightweight
- Good speakers
- Decent Keyboard
- Must run Amazon Prime app flawlessly
- 11" - 12.5" screen
Last November, in the Black Friday sales we picked up a Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 for her, with the intention that it would replace the C201. Life, however, has not worked out that way. We do a lot of travelling, and she's resenting the increased weight of the Samsung over the ASUS. Couple that with the fact that the Samsung was supposed to allow her to download both Amazon Prime and Netflix content for viewing during travelling and has also failed on that front and well, the Samsung is hovering over strike 3 at the moment. The NF app behaves correctly, but the Prime Video app can't stream videos, or playback downloaded content, even at the lowest quality settings. It's not a total loss though, as we do have friends who will buy it as a laptop replacement for just US$50 less than we paid.
The predicament here is partially one of my making. She wants a lightweight machine just like my Pixelbook -- the Samsung is half a kilo heavier than the Pixelbook. And my Pixelbook and ultra portable ASUS C101P Chromebook both run the NF and Prime Video apps flawlessly.
And that's my conundrum, both of my devices are ultra lightweight and she's expecting the same, except on a budget.
She wants a dual-purpose device, of both laptop and tablet configurations, and finds the Samsung to be too heavy for use as a tablet. Which, to be honest, isn't entirely unrepresentative of the machine.
The only machine I can think of to fit the bill is the HP Chromebook X2, which when detached and in tablet form comes in at 700g against the Pixelbook's total weight of 1kg and her existing machine's weight of 980kg. Would obviously have to ensure the Prime Video app works on the X2 before any purchase.
Is anybody aware of other alternatives, either currently available or coming to market soon which are worth considering ?
(The pragmatist in me would pick her up a value-for-money C101P like mine for her to travel with and let her rock on with the C201 as a daily and pocket the cash from the Samsung, but she wouldn't have that 'shiny & new' feeling going down that route.)
I have the C213NA
https://www.asus.com/uk/Commercial-Laptops/ASUS-Ch...
My only criticism of it would be the screen which is an LCD affair rather than a fancy LED but it is touchscreen (it doesnt bother me for what I use it)
The rest of my family are mac users, its very odd using a mac at four times the price with no touch screen!
It weighs in at 1.2 kg and has complete flip but not disconnect for the screen.
Its a commercial unit so it probably wont appear at your local pc world.
https://www.asus.com/uk/Commercial-Laptops/ASUS-Ch...
My only criticism of it would be the screen which is an LCD affair rather than a fancy LED but it is touchscreen (it doesnt bother me for what I use it)
The rest of my family are mac users, its very odd using a mac at four times the price with no touch screen!
It weighs in at 1.2 kg and has complete flip but not disconnect for the screen.
Its a commercial unit so it probably wont appear at your local pc world.
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