P.S. The Acer Chromebook C7 (Model 720-2802) with 2GB memory and 16GB solid state drive, an 1.4 GHz Intel dual-core Celeron processor, with an HD graphics chip, is a 4th generation Chromebook, NOT to be confused with the Acer C7 Chromebook, the one with the 320 GB hard drive and 4GB of memory.
'Microsoft Hires ‘Pawn Stars’ to Bash Google Chromebooks' http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/26/microsoft-hires-pawn-stars-to-bash-google-chromebooks/?mod=yahoo_hs On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > [image: Inline image 1] > Chromebook > > The Acer Chromebook is a laptop computer which runs on the Chrome OS, > (which is based on Unix). The Chromebook does not run any Windows software, > only applications designed for the Chrome OS. There are hundreds, if not > thousands, of Google apps to choose from at the Google Store - there's even > an app for photo editing, (you can also install Linux on the Chromebook). > Google OS is open source. You don't have to buy any expensive software to > use for personal productivity tools. > > It's a dual-core machine with an 11.2 inch screen and is very light > weight, almost like an Ultrabook. It has a solid-state drive inside and > boots up almost instantly. Battery life is very long because it doesn't > have a mechanical hard disk inside. So, there's hardly anything to wear out. > > The Chromebook automatically updates the OS every time you boot up and > most of the software is free: the Google Chrome web browser, Google Docs, > Google Sheets, Google Play, and Google Slides come already installed. > Google owns YouTube, so that also comes with linked in the Chrome browser. > Chrome OS has a decent file manager and a neat Search function key. The > Chromebook does not have a CD-DVD device, but it has Wi-Fi built in, and > two USB ports, one a USB-3, a mini HDMI port, and and a DVI connection, as > well as an ethernet jack for networking in your home office. > > Chromebooks are 'internet books' because they work on the internet. You > can save stuff locally but it is designed to work on the Google Cloud, > which is also free. When you save a doc it gets saved to the cloud. You can > then access the doc using any computer that is connected to the internet. > All you have to do is sign in to Google to get your mail, docs, music and > images or videos. > > However, the Chromebook needs an internet connection in order to operate > with the cloud, (although you can do some limited work when you don't have > an internet connection). A computer is not a real computer without an > internet connection! > > So, what's to like? > > The Acer Chromebook is only $199 - I paid over $850 for my Toshiba > Ultrabook with Win 7, and this laptop is almost just as good. Go figure. > > And, this little Chromebook doesn't heat up like the Toshiba and that's > cool. The screen is only one inch smaller than the Ultrabook - plenty big > for browsing the web at Starbucks, and since it is light-weight, you can > take it almost anywhere with you inside a small back pack. The Chromebook > is perfect for browsing the web and checking email and Facebook. > > One last thing - you don't have to buy expensive anti-virus software for > the Chrome OS! When is the last time you had to purchase a Microsoft > program or Norton on a disk and install it on your PC? > > So, what's not to like? The keyboard, like almost all small laptops, has > 'chiclet' keys which are kind of funky, and some of the standard keys are > missing. For example, the Delete key (you have to use alt + backspace) and > the Caps Lock key, but there is a work around for that. > > Also, it takes a little getting used to using 'tabs' instead of separate > windows for multi-tasking. No biggies, though. For the price, it's hard to > beat. > > We have an Acer Netbook that we purchased four years ago running Windows > XP and it's just too small for much productivity and it's kinda heavy for > its size (we also have an HP 17 inch Windows 7 Entertainment laptop that > weighs a ton and gets really hot). > > P.S. > > Did I tell you that the Chromebook costs only $199 and that the software > is free? > >
