Technology

ChromeOS Won’t Be Complete Until it Meets These Requirements

Too many needs are not being met

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

I bought a Macbook Pro years ago and told myself that I would never switch to anything else. Then my kids got Chromebooks from their schools right around the time my latest Macbook stopped working.

Compared to the $1,800 price tag on a Macbook, those Chromebooks seemed like a steal at $120.

Looking it over and talking with some people who already made the switch, I decided to try it out. Worst case, my kids had a replacement Chromebook when the schools took theirs back. I didn’t grab the $120 Samsung my kids had — instead, I opted for a $300 Acer (the same one featured in the picture above).

Initial reactions

While I didn’t expect the screen to have the same resolution as a Macbook, I was pleasantly surprised by how well the keyboard worked. It took a minute to get used to how it wasn’t centered, given that Macbooks don’t have number pads on the side.

Then I started downloading the apps. I was intrigued by the fact that Chromebooks used the Play Store, which I was familiar with from cellphones. What shocked me was that the apps were the same as the cellphone versions. For giggles, I downloaded a game app…