[Toby1990]

Anyone got any experience or recommendations on Chromebooks? Looking to replace an ageing laptop. Only for home use - browsing etc.

Looking to spend no more than £400 ish

Cheers Toby

[mikeoz]

Yes i am using a Acer now that filps the screen over tent like for watching films...i find them great for emailing, browsing, writing letters..Quick start up and no issues. 2nd one i have had now.

[Ridg]

google and currys are running a no risk 90 day trial

https://chromebook90daytrial.com/gb/...y-and-try/home

for general usage they are great e.g. email, internet, media etc

[teaston]

You can get a half decent windows laptop for £400, so i’m not really sure what the point of Chromebooks is? If you want a more app based experience, then surely an iPad with a keyboard case would be a better option?

[SteveChester]

I bought a cheap £140 one (Acer) pretty good and battery life very impressive.

[RobUK]

Originally Posted by teaston

You can get a half decent windows laptop for £400, so i’m not really sure what the point of Chromebooks is? If you want a more app based experience, then surely an iPad with a keyboard case would be a better option?

Did that for my oldest sister. She had an Android tablet that she couldn't get on with so I get her the basic 32Gb iPad for £319. She's happy doing email, browsing, internet shopping and looking at photos on it now, plus if she has a question she can ring Apple not me!

[teaston]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

I bought a cheap £140 one (Acer) pretty good and battery life very impressive.

Now that sort of price makes a chromebook a viable alternative to Windows or iPad!