I have been looking for a 2-in-1 laptop for my sons birthday, decided to try a Chromebook, and the Acer R11 seemed to fit the bill. Cheapest I could find was Currys @ £229.99 yesterday, and I placed the order.
Today Tescos are selling it (with stock) at £179.00 (timer ticking down though!).
To be fair Currys have just price matched :smiley:
12 comments
alg
29 Jun 17#11
Fair enough - I misread your post. But the article itself looks like they added a new part without re-doing the existing sections.
mcrobbj
29 Jun 17#10
If you read the link it actually tells you that! However Chromebooks are aimed at the unsophisticated user and printing is one area where they may struggle. That has been my experience with my dad, who is looking for me to do it for him. However my son set it up himself seconds.
mcrobbj
29 Jun 17#8
Chromebooks are fantastic my dad loves the simplisity of his after windows machines that are slow and prone to viruses with novice users. One thing to watch is you need a cloud ready printer otherwise you need to follow this guide : https://www.howtogeek.com/311330/how-to-print-from-a-chromebook/
alg to mcrobbj
29 Jun 17#9
Now, that's just wrong. If your Chromebook is up to date (ChromeOS 59 on) you can now print to most printers without using Cloud Print over wifi, and in some cases USB.
I have an Epson BX525WD which is pre-Google Cloud Print, and it works fine (except for the duplex). Google for ChromeOS native printing.
Bitbotbang
29 Jun 17#7
Sorry for being a buzz kill, but instead of this I would buy myself a Windows tablet with a cherry trail processor for cheaper.
Yaradabbadoo
29 Jun 17#6
I bought this last week and it will run Arch Linux and Ubuntu no problems but after 2 hours of use I put it back into its box and returned it. The Track-pad is so so bad it feels like it is loose under the surface, It maybe just the one I had a defect I dont know.
But cheaper than the Chromebook version and runs Linux just fine if thats a possibility and you dont mind trackpad.
Under windows this thing crawls (unusable by me) put Linux on and its fine.
lnz
29 Jun 17#3
I have a similar 2-in-1 (a Dell Inspiron 11 3000) and I really like it for what it is (a tablet you can see the screen and type on).
However, 32 GB is totally inadequate and you'll find yourself running out of space in no time. At times it's like trying to to fit a gallon into a thimble.
Second however: In my own specific case, Dell, in its infinite wisdom, probably trying to save two pennies, has soldered the 32GB to the MB and omitted to add a discrete HD connector, so that it's is impossible to upgrade. FWIW, I bought mine here: https://www.europc.co.uk/outlet/laptop
89quidyoucantgowrong
29 Jun 171#1
OP, you should be aware that this isn't a Chromebook, it's a Windows 10 2 in 1. To be fair, I am also of the opinion that a Chromebook is pretty pointless.
alg to 89quidyoucantgowrong
29 Jun 174#2
Why are Chromebooks pointless? They will do most of the things most people use their laptops for nowadays.
cullies to 89quidyoucantgowrong
29 Jun 171#4
Dont agree. Having used buggy virus prone slow Windows for years......... am now using a Chromebook..............fantastic for my needs. Yes you need a good wifi connection to use properly
mattrixdesign2 to 89quidyoucantgowrong
29 Jun 171#5
Oh yeah! Didn't realise, I wanted the Chromebook and that's what I bought from Currys, still they price matched lol.
Picard123 to 89quidyoucantgowrong
30 Jun 17#12
Chromebooks are superb provided you understand what they're about and buy them for that purpose.
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Today Tescos are selling it (with stock) at £179.00 (timer ticking down though!).
To be fair Currys have just price matched :smiley:
12 comments
I have an Epson BX525WD which is pre-Google Cloud Print, and it works fine (except for the duplex). Google for ChromeOS native printing.
But cheaper than the Chromebook version and runs Linux just fine if thats a possibility and you dont mind trackpad.
Under windows this thing crawls (unusable by me) put Linux on and its fine.
However, 32 GB is totally inadequate and you'll find yourself running out of space in no time. At times it's like trying to to fit a gallon into a thimble.
Second however: In my own specific case, Dell, in its infinite wisdom, probably trying to save two pennies, has soldered the 32GB to the MB and omitted to add a discrete HD connector, so that it's is impossible to upgrade. FWIW, I bought mine here: https://www.europc.co.uk/outlet/laptop