This is a Chromebook with a 14" full HD non-IPS screen. It is the cheapest new Chromebook I can find with a full HD screen. The price was initially £276. This has now dropped to £240.
The specification is:
Intel Celeron N2940 (1.83GHz, 2MB), 35.56 cm (14 ") FHD SVA eDP WLED UWVA anti-glare (1920 x 1080), 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3L SDRAM, 32GB eMMC, Intel HD Graphics, 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, Chrome OS
A Chromebook is really good for the stuff that you can do in a WWW browser. You get a nice screen and a proper keyboard. It has a low power CPU so the battery life is good, but it has a lightweight operating system which is responsive, even with a slow CP. You might need to choose a printer carefully, as not all will work simply from a Chromebook.
The good bits are that you can turn them on and be ready to type in 10 seconds, and you get none of the maintenance, update and malware hassles from Windows.
I bought an HP Chromebook 13 from them. They had the price wrong on their web site so they cancelled my order. Hopefully this price it right! I got it sorted out in the end though and their customer service was excellent - quite a rare thing these days.
plaquey
18 Oct 16#5
Would this be good for a student?
BigYoSpeck to plaquey
18 Oct 16#6
Do you have any specific apps you need to run for your course?
I know some people on my course use them and they're happy for web browsing, email, essay writing and simple functions.
They do come a bit unstuck with running MS Office apps though. Google Docs does ok with some files and can export to MS Office compatible formats so you aren't without options but if you're collaborating with others it's not as straightforward as just working on a file in the MS Office environment.
ahenry to plaquey
18 Oct 161#9
My daughter used a Toshiba Chromebook 2 for sixth form, and by and large, it was great. She would charge it up every so often, turn it on, and start typing. I did no maintenance on it for the year. There were no times when she lost work, after overwriting files while transferring from one computer to a USB key to another. She had wifi access most of the places where she would want to use it. You can also set a document up for offline access.
She had some documents that were distributed as Word files. When you are online, you can view these with the Office online site.
My son bought a £300 Windows laptop last Christmas. That is more flexible, plays games and runs more software. However, he now wants a Chromebook, as there are too many times when it grinds to a halt, spends half an hour on updates, and it takes a couple of minutes from switching it on, to being able to start typing.
I would get another Toshiba, but they don't sell them anymore. This and the Acer are the closest equivalents.
Muir
18 Oct 16#7
If it's just standard MS Word or Excel, you can use the online versions on a Chromebook.
luckyluke699
18 Oct 161#8
android coming to chromebooks should help.
ms word etc available for android.
Picard123
18 Oct 161#10
I'd go for the Acer Chromebook over this. HP have a history of seriously poor (or buggy) touchpads. Also the HP starts at 1.71kg which is pretty heavy for a Chromebook.
ahenry to Picard123
18 Oct 162#12
I just walked up and down Tottenham Court Road. PC World had a Silver Asus Chromebook 14 on display. The screen isn't too bad, the trackpad was nice and it was in stock, so I bought one. There was a guy from Google there too, getting ready for the Pixel launch. He said that there was a list of the models which will support Android apps linked from a blog. That is here: https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps?visit_id=1-636123929203156644-2941524803&rd=1 Both the Acer and the HP are on the list. He said that this would be supported "by March 2017"
Picard123
18 Oct 161#11
This looks really interesting. Probably going to be pricey but under 1kg!
saw this the earlier in the week, looks fantastic!
Picard123
18 Oct 161#13
The whole 'Android Apps' on ChromeOS is interesting but what Android apps (apart from games) do people think they're going to be using on ChromeOS? The only one I can think of using would be TTS apps (eg. Ivona Voice, @Voice Aloud etc), where the browser equivalent is sadly lacking.
androoski
19 Oct 16#14
I have a Toshiba Chromebook 2 HD. It's kind of taking over as the main workhorse now. Light, slim like a MacBook Air, long battery life and a quick key combination switches it into Ubuntu. Really very good and under £200.
I've no interest in having Android on it.
ben38sufc to androoski
8 Nov 16#37
i can't find this chromebook anywhere :disappointed:
thel33ter
19 Oct 16#15
+1 Chromebooks are great.
barmrest
19 Oct 16#17
Not quite. The formatting doesn't always hold so if you're handling important documents using the web-based apps isn't the best idea.
kenhkngai
19 Oct 16#18
price dropped to 240
ahenry to kenhkngai
19 Oct 16#24
Bother. I didn't mind paying £4 extra for the Acer. I would have gone for the HP for £40 less. Oh well...
Why is a medical school asking questions about the colour of an apple?
DonDraper
19 Oct 16#21
Anybody know when the new Toshiba Chromebook replacement will turn up?
RiverDragon8
19 Oct 16#22
Is this a deal?
Picard123
19 Oct 16#23
If they're so stupid that they don't even know how to scroll down a page, they don't deserve to be a doctor.
1366 x 768 isn't an unusual resolution for a computer anyway. Universities across the land will have computers at that resolution and so will thousands and thousands of students, as well as the millions of Macbook Air owners out there etc.
haslitt
19 Oct 16#25
The only problem with Chromebooks is printing, you are stuck with cloud print.
kenhkngai
19 Oct 16#26
i was deciding between the two this morning as well.. the hp edged in front because of sd slot. and then i noticed the price change so bought.
plaquey
19 Oct 16#27
Thank you, my daughter just needs it for essay writing for gcses and then A levels.
ahenry
19 Oct 16#28
I read somewhere that they had decided to move out of the laptop business
Yes it is true that Toshiba are no longer manufacturing chromebooks for the UK market.
mdekq007
20 Oct 16#31
Hes giving an analagy to comments recieved after he had put the post up. Did you read the whole thing or skip to the end?
BigYoSpeck
20 Oct 16#32
I did, and I was trying to be humorous.
mdekq007
20 Oct 16#33
Sorry.. I'll continue. Isn't humorous a bone?
westonborn
20 Oct 16#34
Now is the wrong time to buy a Chromebook. The Acer R13 is due out immentley and there are more models from other manufacturers in the pipeline, the forthcoming android media is also a consideration. For a basic cheap Chromebook Amazon has the N22, which is often £99 or £94 with student discount. I would wait currently unless you want a simple basic machine.
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The specification is:
Intel Celeron N2940 (1.83GHz, 2MB), 35.56 cm (14 ") FHD SVA eDP WLED UWVA anti-glare (1920 x 1080), 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3L SDRAM, 32GB eMMC, Intel HD Graphics, 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, Chrome OS
A Chromebook is really good for the stuff that you can do in a WWW browser. You get a nice screen and a proper keyboard. It has a low power CPU so the battery life is good, but it has a lightweight operating system which is responsive, even with a slow CP. You might need to choose a printer carefully, as not all will work simply from a Chromebook.
The good bits are that you can turn them on and be ready to type in 10 seconds, and you get none of the maintenance, update and malware hassles from Windows.
PC World has an Acer CB3-431 for £280
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-cb3-431-14-full-hd-chromebook-silver-10148244-pdt.html which has an aluminium case, and a full HD screen but it doesn't have very wide viewing angles.
Technoworld are an HP Gold partner, based in London. They seem to have a reasonable reputation.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0O36id0WL8 has a review
I know some people on my course use them and they're happy for web browsing, email, essay writing and simple functions.
They do come a bit unstuck with running MS Office apps though. Google Docs does ok with some files and can export to MS Office compatible formats so you aren't without options but if you're collaborating with others it's not as straightforward as just working on a file in the MS Office environment.
She had some documents that were distributed as Word files. When you are online, you can view these with the Office online site.
My son bought a £300 Windows laptop last Christmas. That is more flexible, plays games and runs more software. However, he now wants a Chromebook, as there are too many times when it grinds to a halt, spends half an hour on updates, and it takes a couple of minutes from switching it on, to being able to start typing.
I would get another Toshiba, but they don't sell them anymore. This and the Acer are the closest equivalents.
ms word etc available for android.
https://www.facebook.com/androidauthority/videos/1125882670794786/
I've no interest in having Android on it.
1366 x 768 isn't an unusual resolution for a computer anyway. Universities across the land will have computers at that resolution and so will thousands and thousands of students, as well as the millions of Macbook Air owners out there etc.
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/toshiba-we-re-stopping-making-consumer-laptops-1318014
On the R13, you get a touch screen, but a Mediatek chipset, which may not be the quickest. http://www.omgchrome.com/acer-launch-worlds-first-mediatek-powered-chromebook/ says: