Samsung Laptop
Discussion
My old Acer is a bit clunky needs restarting sometimes, I only use it for personal admin, banking and suchlike.
All my other stuff is samsung, phone, pad and printer so (in my mind) it makes sense to have a Samsung laptop https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Windows-St...
They seem to hook up to each other easily.
Is this a sensible choice (for a bit of a luddite)
All my other stuff is samsung, phone, pad and printer so (in my mind) it makes sense to have a Samsung laptop https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Windows-St...
They seem to hook up to each other easily.
Is this a sensible choice (for a bit of a luddite)
the-norseman said:
Unless somebody comes along and says otherwise don't think Samsung have really built the ecosystem that say Apple and Google have so that Windows laptop wont "link up" in the same manner a iPhone/Macbook and Pixel phone/Chromebook would.
What is your real usage? all web based?
Yes all Web based, when I set up my samsung pad it just seemed easier to hook up to my Samsung phone and samsung printer than my old Acer.What is your real usage? all web based?
Chromebooks get 8 years of operating system updates from the date they launch to market.
Every model is listed at the link below, showing when OS updates will end;
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366...
Click on the manufacturer and then scroll down to the model you're looking at.
As for model recommendations, take a look online and see what's available which you like the look of at your budget.
Then share the links here and we can comment/advise. Your budget is sound, so it'll be possible to get a decent Chromebook.
Every model is listed at the link below, showing when OS updates will end;
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366...
Click on the manufacturer and then scroll down to the model you're looking at.
As for model recommendations, take a look online and see what's available which you like the look of at your budget.
Then share the links here and we can comment/advise. Your budget is sound, so it'll be possible to get a decent Chromebook.
Corso Marche said:
Chromebooks get 8 years of operating system updates from the date they launch to market.
Every model is listed at the link below, showing when OS updates will end;
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366...
Click on the manufacturer and then scroll down to the model you're looking at.
As for model recommendations, take a look online and see what's available which you like the look of at your budget.
Then share the links here and we can comment/advise. Your budget is sound, so it'll be possible to get a decent Chromebook.
This is where I struggle a bit, this built in obsolescence thing. If it gets decent reviews and long best before date it's as expensive as a Windows laptop.Every model is listed at the link below, showing when OS updates will end;
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366...
Click on the manufacturer and then scroll down to the model you're looking at.
As for model recommendations, take a look online and see what's available which you like the look of at your budget.
Then share the links here and we can comment/advise. Your budget is sound, so it'll be possible to get a decent Chromebook.
I'd avoid a Chromebook like the plague, but then I just don't like them one bit.
As for a Samsung laptop, it doesn't matter what brand you buy as long as it's got decent hardware. Any syncing in Windows is done by the software, and that software is brand agnostic. So you won't get any better integration with a Samsung laptop than you will with a Dell or Acer or Lenovo, which is my preferred Windows laptop brand. Just think - there are millions upon millions of Samsung phone owners across the globe, but the VAST majority of them outside Korea won't have a Samsung laptop. Any specialist Samsung syncing software will work on any brand of PC just as well. I know Samsung eschew Google for their assistant, but doesn't everything else in Android sync via Google's cloud anyhow?
As for a Samsung laptop, it doesn't matter what brand you buy as long as it's got decent hardware. Any syncing in Windows is done by the software, and that software is brand agnostic. So you won't get any better integration with a Samsung laptop than you will with a Dell or Acer or Lenovo, which is my preferred Windows laptop brand. Just think - there are millions upon millions of Samsung phone owners across the globe, but the VAST majority of them outside Korea won't have a Samsung laptop. Any specialist Samsung syncing software will work on any brand of PC just as well. I know Samsung eschew Google for their assistant, but doesn't everything else in Android sync via Google's cloud anyhow?
PositronicRay said:
This is where I struggle a bit, this built in obsolescence thing. If it gets decent reviews and long best before date it's as expensive as a Windows laptop.
Valid comment, to a point. It's feature updates to the OS which are guaranteed for 8 years. The browser is gradually being decoupled from the OS itself, so as the browser can receive updates and security patches independently and indefinitely.MS has been moving the same direction with Windows - it's evolution of tech and operating systems which are constantly interconnected globally.
As for Windows machines in a typical home environment. Some need them, a lot of people don't. We don't, and I'm glad to not have to use Windows at home. One less thing to cause issues/bugs/security concerns etc
I like my tech to be like an electric kettle or washing machine or whatever - turn it on, get job done, turn it off and forget about it.
I thought MS were on track back in 2015 with W10, but here we are 8 years later and W10/W11 are still not as seamless or hassle free as I personally want at home.
The thing with expensive Chromebooks is they're also a fully fledged Linux desktop machine, where the Linux environment is integrated nicely into the main OS but still with good control and segregation of areas such as user files which can be customized to suit the user's requirements.
And if you've an expensive Chromebook running an enterprise licence then you also have a native Windows environment available on the machine.
So that'd be Chrome OS, Linux, Android, and Windows all integrated on one machine, with much stronger security than other platforms. That's why higher end stuff is expensive - it's not just Chrome OS.
LunarOne said:
As for a Samsung laptop, it doesn't matter what brand you buy as long as it's got decent hardware. Any syncing in Windows is done by the software, and that software is brand agnostic. So you won't get any better integration with a Samsung laptop than you will with a Dell or Acer or Lenovo, which is my preferred Windows laptop brand. Just think - there are millions upon millions of Samsung phone owners across the globe, but the VAST majority of them outside Korea won't have a Samsung laptop. Any specialist Samsung syncing software will work on any brand of PC just as well. I know Samsung eschew Google for their assistant, but doesn't everything else in Android sync via Google's cloud anyhow?
What he said. 
I'd have a look at other brands to compare, but from first glance that laptop seems an ok price for the spec. It's low end in terms of processor/memory/hard drive but if your main use is web browsing it's plenty powerful enough, and is fairly slim and light.
I would check what connectivity you want/need though, ie what you might want to plug in to it. That Samsung has 2 x USB-C and 1 x USB-A. Newer devices are going down the USB-C route but if you have older stuff you want to plug in it's most probably USB-A, so if you want to use a wired mouse with it you've run out of ports. My mrs got around this with her new laptop with a USB-C hub to give her several USB-A ports, and some other port types via one of her USB-C slots.
PositronicRay said:
Oh well, a couple of devices I use daily aren't compatible with Chromebook, and Linux.
So Windows Laptop it is.
(Diasend and Libreview)
T1 here too.So Windows Laptop it is.
(Diasend and Libreview)
I run everything through my phone. I wouldn't be booting up a laptop for that anymore. Unless you're a healthcare professional?
Corso Marche said:
PositronicRay said:
Oh well, a couple of devices I use daily aren't compatible with Chromebook, and Linux.
So Windows Laptop it is.
(Diasend and Libreview)
T1 here too.So Windows Laptop it is.
(Diasend and Libreview)
I run everything through my phone. I wouldn't be booting up a laptop for that anymore. Unless you're a healthcare professional?
I just did a quick search there, and Omnipod are listing Omnipod DASH as a management system, and Diasend also have an app on the Play Store, which looks as if it'll eventually transition to the Glooko app.
Didn't go any further, but at first glance it does appear they are multi- platform. Both listed as being compatible with my Chromebook as well as my phone.
Might be of help if you want to look into that side of things in the future. It appears you're definitely not locked in anyway.
Didn't go any further, but at first glance it does appear they are multi- platform. Both listed as being compatible with my Chromebook as well as my phone.
Might be of help if you want to look into that side of things in the future. It appears you're definitely not locked in anyway.
Corso Marche said:
I just did a quick search there, and Omnipod are listing Omnipod DASH as a management system, and Diasend also have an app on the Play Store, which looks as if it'll eventually transition to the Glooko app.
Didn't go any further, but at first glance it does appear they are multi- platform. Both listed as being compatible with my Chromebook as well as my phone.
Might be of help if you want to look into that side of things in the future. It appears you're definitely not locked in anyway.
Thx, the next step is closed loop. (another rabbit hole for another day Didn't go any further, but at first glance it does appear they are multi- platform. Both listed as being compatible with my Chromebook as well as my phone.
Might be of help if you want to look into that side of things in the future. It appears you're definitely not locked in anyway.
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