Please keep us updated regarding how you resolve the Youtube issue

I've had mine for a couple of weeks and I love it

However in the past couple of days I've noticed when on Youtube, sometimes, it freezes and becomes totally unresponsive. I then have to reboot it (by holding in the power button)

This is the only problem I have with it but I will try to resolve it

​it's perfectly good enough for watching films on mate. I have one I use whilst travelling. all the tards on here banging on about it being slow have no clue what crap they are talking. I own this chromebook it's brilliant for what you want and is actually quite nippy. also the speakers sound far better than you'd think. 99 quid it's a bargain

I have had several chromebooks - there are supposed to be quick to access internet not a replacement for ipad or windows laptop just a lightweight device to gain access to web while your on the go, £99 is a excellent price and battery life is very good - most chromebooks are 16gb so 32gb is excellent for a chromebook but **** **** for a windows 10 laptop - wish people would stop all this moaning

Thanks for that

Thanks, made me look on Amazon Warehouse too. Around £92 there in 'very good' condition but with the 20% student discount that is running on Amazon Warehouse deals at the moment it works out at just under £75! Bargain. Bought!

uBlock Origin. I have only been using it for a couple of weeks, but I am very happy with it.

Thanks for your comments. They are much appreciated.
Which ad blocker do you use then?

I wouldn't worry about it, but it really would depend on your usage. It is a £99.99 Chromebook, and for that price performance will be compromised. Slow CPU, slow bulk storage (and not much of it) and 2GB RAM. I think most users are happy with it for the price.

I have never found 2GB limiting for casual use, that has been on a C720, however that has a better CPU and storage. I am typing this on a T100 Chi which has 2GB RAM and EMMC, with a slightly better processor, and have never experienced any real problems with multiple tabs. A decent Ad-blocker makes a huge difference though.

At the moment you are not going to find anything better for £100.

Is only having 2gb ram really sooo bad.
I am still debating, based on other peoples experience, wether or not to keep mine.

I really wanted to buy this and upgrade the RAM to 4gb. But it appears to me that the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard and therefore can not be swapped out. Real shame, 2gb is not going to kick the mustard for me. And I think I'd prefer to buy an alternative device than try import the American 4gb version.

Mine arrived yesterday.
Its sitting here, and as of now still its unopened.
I now have three options....
1) Keep it for me, but the lack of ram could mean problems in the future.
2) Keep it and give it to my 9 year old grandson for xmas
3) Send it back

Decisions decisions

I got one the first time it was £99 and I can promise you it's excellent value. very rugged build and the keyboard and trackpad are amazing. it feels fast and responsive and for the money the screen is fine

2gb is not enough anymore, really. source: I own a 2gb Toshiba Chromebook and it struggles with more than a handful of tabs and is almost impossible to log in to multiple accounts at the same time. Not much cop for more than most basic of use, the 4gb CBs are a better option.

yup what's it like with mint or Ubuntu - is everything recognized automatically or does it require fiddling with to get everything going.

So anyone loaded a Linux distribution on it yet? Whats performance like?

I'll answer my own question, I took the Amazon Prime trial and it arrived yesterday, using it right now, screen is spot on once you've got it at the best angle, been watching stuff from my Plex server & Youtube videos without issue.

The keyboard is nice and responsive, I can touch type so typed up my sons homework just to see how I got on with it, I thought it may be restricting due to the size but I got on with it no problem.

I got it purely for browsing and watching video, I love it, can't grumble for £99, definitely gets my Hot vote! :smiley:

On mine now, got it on that Black Friday deal or something, was either £89 or £99 I can't remember. Can't complain for the money but my fear about spinning circles not being able to cope with a few windows was realised, wish I'd have spent more on more memory/RAM. This is going to end up as kitchen use only.

A few windows open and mine often blacks out for a couple of seconds and comes back on, videos often pause and lag. But still good value for money.

Whatever happened to those £10 Amazon Prime New 'Sign-Up' Codes?, or they allllll vanished already ..... :-)

Nope. You can open it up (not recommended) but everything bar the WiFi card is soldered to a single motherboard.

Thanks op heat added.
Ticks a lot of boxes for my 9 yr old daughter, I am lead to believe it was built for the classroom and education and can withstand a few knocks and spills.

One question though - can you upgrade the ram ? I believe there is a 2gb and 4gb model is there easy access to the ram and can anybody recommend what ram to go for.

...and could disappear at any time, taking your data with it?

Thanks op just ordered, primenow5 gave £5 off too which makes it even better!

It's also not going to integrate seamlessly with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Keep, Photos etc.

I get the privacy issues but if that's such a concern would you even be looking at a Chromebook? Or an Android phone? Or using Chrome...or Edge...or Windows 10...etc etc.

Ive just taken the plunge.
£99.00 for a small laptop, (well chromebook but you know what i mean) that I can take anywhere, and use anywhere when tethered to my phone, and get access to all my google stuff, then its gotta be a bargain?
Surely?
Thanks op

​You can have 50GB free from Mega.nz and that is not going to track your data.

Cost - stick with the original HD , then yes, if you shop around.
Technical difficulty.. making a USB installer is a piece of p!ss , but normally requires access to a working computer. In my opinion using Windows and Android is just as hard for a McUser now.. try explaining to my aunt how to transfer files from her computer to android 6.0... (You pull down the drop down uncheck 'USB charging' , check file transfer.. open the file manager.. wait for windows to finish downloading it's endless update etc)
The install process for Cloud Ready is easier than your average Linux distro too, at least in my opinion:
https://www.neverware.com/installation

And what drivers?? None required for Cloud Ready at all.. for Linux maybe thermald on a laptop? Mint automates proprietary drivers if you must have them..

I know, but I can't help thinking about the costs and technical skills needed considering what you're comparing. Replacing a HDD is very easy to me because I work in IT. To most of my friends and people I know it might as well be brain surgery. It's too much hassle to have to do that when you can just buy something that's brand new, switch it on and start using it for less money.

It's apples and oranges when you start looking at having to spec, buy and fit a suitable SSD, reinstall the OS, drivers and other apps and then source a new battery. Could you buy all that for £100 or even close to it?

Look out for deals on Asus T100 Chi. Great screen and construction quality.

Tech illiterate, like parents! How many do you think there are?

Used business laptops are fine.. Consumer laptops are generally lower spec and lower quality (for example the keyboard).
The main thing that will go wrong is the HD, but if the first thing you do is pull the old one out and replace it with an ssd then it's no big deal.. in my experience budget consumer laptops are laptop shaped but slow and poor quality.. thinkpads also have easily removable and replaceable / upgradeable batteries.

Youtube works fine, there is a built in youtube app on the taskbar. I also use it for music and video on Amazon. It works well with a chromecast. Built in speakers are a bit quiet and lack bass. I use the bluetooth to connect to my soundbar.

This was exactly my reasoning with it!

I kind of get it, but am struggling with this a bit really. I know it's just my 2p worth and am happy to hear an argument against :smiley:.....

I wanted a Chromebook for several reasons, including; no hard drive, no fans or hot CPU/GPU (and therefore far less components that can fail due to the lack of moving parts), 10hrs+ battery life and the security of not storing any data on the actual laptop. I want to be able to sit in my local cafe or in the park and not worry about the battery running out or losing all my work if someone decides to steal it or I spill coffee on it :stuck_out_tongue:

I know you can buy cheap second hand (PC) laptops, but you'd have to contend with a used (and maybe abused) unit with unknown history, fans that are x yrs old, a hard drive that may or may not last and/or the extra expense of swapping out for an SSD and the usual 'battery is guaranteed to last an hour' disclaimer you see with used laptops, meaning you can't go without a power socket unless you buy a new battery (more expense).

For me, a new Chromebook for £99 with no moving parts, unbelievably good battery life and the option of installing Linux in addition to ChromeOS is a no-brainer in comparison to the risks, potential extra costs and dreadful battery life of a used lappy.

YMMV :smile:

People wanting a Chromebook experience can try out Cloud Ready OS (Chromium OS) which is excellent and gets regular updates:
https://www.neverware.com/#introtext-3

A list of "certified" (tested and supported for the paid version) models can be found here:
http://go.neverware.com/certifiedmodels

The free version is actually updated before the paid for / with support version for schools..

The benefit of this is that you can get a 2nd hand corporate laptop (for example a lenovo X220i or X230 both certified) cheaply which will still rinse this laptop in terms of specs, and will cost about the same.

Their consumers laptops are pish, but the thinkpads are good.. the x230 is a bargain 2nd hand and easily upgradeable with SSD / more ram.

Get a 2nd hand thinkpad and Kodibuntu for that. They are excellent for Linux support.

Lenovo are a nightmare - my new £300 pc failed after 60 days and has been in their repair centre in Germany for 3 weeks 'awaiting a part' - AVOID

Would this be ok for a stroppy 17 yr old teenager who likes Youtube,music videos etc?

I'm not convinced this would be a good device to try and run a recent version of Windows due to the limited storage space as much as anything else. However, it does run Ubuntu very well and you can switch instantly between Chrome OS and Linux. The best of both worlds if you need a full desktop environment or lightweight, cloud based OS.

Add me to the list of fans who bought one last time. I use it every day and it's fantastic for the price. A fab feature is the ability to remote my other PC on the ChromeBook. That it's on the official list to get Android apps is a bonus. Such a great buy for £99.

Anyone know of a Windows one for around this price?

I bought one of these from Amazon at this price last month. It's a brilliant little machine and perfect for web browsing and connecting to office 365:)

https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/wiki this works well to get Ubuntu onto it - running 16.04 with xfce.

As I am also interested I did a bit or searching and found this: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=227165 User Matt Devo does a simple step by step installation process, plus there's also a bunch of interesting info in the thread.

Hope it helps

Sounds promising for openelec thanks.

I've been reading that a linux distribution or even windows 10 can be loaded on to chromebooks now. Due to an update: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/google-s-making-it-much-easier-to-install-windows-on-a-chromebook-1280392 I don't know how this would handle a 32bit windows OS but as some other users have loaded linux with little to no problems. For £99 I don't think this could be beat.

I've also been reading that lenovo has been starting to update the BIOS for this device to work with windows 10 which can be found here: http://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-n-series-laptops/n22/downloads/ds112192 But I haven't used any of this but its is encouraging. I would like to hear what other users think.

For a 14 hour battery laptop that works relativity without any performance issues I think it looks pretty good. Would be perfect for the tech illiterate like parents or kids because of how little can go wrong.

The Dell 13 and the new HP 13 chromebooks do but you're looking at £500+

I think this is a good deal, I have had a 4 chromebooks over the past few years and all have been good. The best chromebook I have used is my current Dell chromebook 13 7310, it costs a bit more but has an i3 processor, 4gb RAM, backlit keyboard and full HD screen. I got mine for £270 refurbished so they are not cheap compared to this, but if you like chromebooks they are awesome. This is also on the list for getting the playstore. Check the link below for which are lined up next:
https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps

I also have the Asus Flip, that can run in dev mode and run the apps from the Play store already (I think this was the first one to get it), It works well and as the device is touchscreen and fairly compact the experience is quite seamless.
Some apps work best with touch screen but others are just fine with a trackpad and I tend to alternate between flipping it over and just having it in "laptop" mode. I think it is early days yet still for Google and I have noticed a few issues with things like wifi running it in Dev mode, but I think they are slowly getting sorted and I am happy I bought it.

I got my Flip for £200 from Amazon but they seem to be in high demand so prices fluctuate between about £180 and £280.

Back to this deal I would vote hot as for the price as it is good value for money, yes the flip is more versatile and the 7310 much better build but they also cost over double!

My mum and the missus have an Acer 720 and they love it (similar to this), both nearly 3 years old and work as well as the day we got them, its very rare you can say that about Windows machines!

I need one with a backlit keyboard, and am thinking this one doesn't? What's the kind of starting price for backlit keyboards, I know the Toshiba chromebook 2 was rumoured to be including one, but cannot find out for sure if it does have one in the UK

​Not all android apps will be a problem - a touchpad with multitouch (two finger pinch and zoom etc) and the use of the mouse pointer can simulate touch screen type interactions. But games - not be great - but then think about Bluetooth game controller support. Remix OS uses android like above, but my experience hasn't been great but Google's implementation will be better. This model is on the list for android app support as per link in a post above.

Intel Celeron N3060 - Average CPU Mark 1018

it's rubbish slow

Wrong. I use my Android TV box to run apps and it has no touchscreen facility. I use either a mouse or gamepad/joystick for games although don't play many. A Chromebook capable of running Android apps would be no different to an Android TV box in that respect.

+1 more

what's the screen like for watching videos? thinking of getting one for in my truck for when I'm away from home, mainly for Netflix & Plex.

Typing on mine now. Built to last with remarkable battery life.

£99 well spent from where I'm sitting.

Got this on Prime Day - great for simple browsing and brilliant battery life.

I installed Ubuntu on it and the only issue I have is that the trackpad sensitivity is quite low and I have to change this via terminal each reboot - and also the tap feature of the trackpad doesn't work; it clicks if I press down hard but a simple tap doesn't work....- it could just be my machine but would've thought that a bit odd?! Anyone else have the same issue with Ubuntu on this?

Many thanks!

How long can they keep this deal up for? Thought I had missed it when it went back up to £129.

I can't really afford this, but it's perfect for my mum. Launches straight to browser, no confusing notifications from antivirus or software update, fairly immune to malicious software popups... Don't know how long I can resist it at this price :confused:

(Looks like I'm not the only person on here at 4/5 in the morning...:laughing:)

Anyone know if this could be formatted and openelec installed to be used as a mobile kodi machine for the kids?

+ 1

Goooooooood point!, hehehehe.

I guess sticking Chromium OS on a Touch Tablet may/possibly be the best bet? (for Chrome/Android/Touch, or whatever ..... ) :-)

​What is the model name or number?

Waiting for touchscreen chrome book which play Android apps.

Just checked the prime now code works.
May order. Ta

Is that for first time use as I think I have used it before? Ta

You can use the touch pad or a controller.
Both work perfectly fine on my android/windows mini PC.

Try 'PRIMENOW5' or 'FIVENOW' for £5 off.

It's also on prime now. Hmm. Decisions

Thanks.
I don't know if I should get it or not- I dont actually need it. Lol

Does the battery last for ages

Staggering value for money. 100Gb of Google Drive free for two years as well.

​Yes several of them already have touchscreens and very cheap. Already bought one for £99 and returned as no apps run on chrome book except Google and Web at the moment. Waiting for touchscreen which is Android play store ready

Voted hot. I also bought this last time around as my HP chromebook had charging issues as a long term and deteriorating issue (it had a micro sd charger which just doesn't seem sufficient for these devices).

This one doesn't have charging issues, it's good for the price. I must say though, it's not as nice looking as the HP chromebooks, hasn't got a very nice finish, but it works well and has a great charge time as jackdaws says.

Got one last time round, love it to bits. Hardly use my big laptop or my tablet now.
Screen is a bit meh though perfectly useable, feels quite fast to use, starts up in seconds. Battery life is phenomenal, been using it for most of the evening and still have 11 hours left. Looks and feels quite rugged, meant to be reasonably waterproof though I haven't tested that. Keyboard and trackpad are fine. I added a 128GB low profile USB stick to increase the storage which works well. Chrome OS is simple to use and just does the job, no fuss. £100 for this is a bargain.

And a chromebook with a touch screen would cost how much?
Does it even exist?

​Without touch screen, Android apps will not play correctly as they are all made for touch screen

Anyone who own one can confirm if its compatible with Android apps?

Been watching this on Amazon for £124.99.
Debated it wen it was 99.99 previously.
Managed to bag this yesterday
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-100-15-6-laptop-black-10138724-pdt.html

It's for my daughter for Christmas, hoping I got a bargain??

Hot price op :smiley:

Been this price for the third time in a row

Think this only needed a note that the price is back down again in the existing huge thread(s)...ooh, it already is :smiley:

Good Price although I think the SSD is a pain to change !