Chromebooks are a surprisingly useful device to have in your life, particularly if most of your computer activity is web-based. The broad functionality for users — particularly those invested in the Google platform — is simple to use across the board. Whether you’re new to ChromeOS, upgrading or simply adding to your tech kit a Chromebook quickly becomes a daily use item.
JB Hi-Fi has the IdeaPad Slim 3 11″ HD Chromebook for just $199.00 at the moment. This is $150 off the normal RRP of $349.00 making it quite the bargain. It’s not a powerhouse device, driven by a Celeron N4020 processor, carrying 32GB of storage and 4GB RAM. The reality though is Chromebooks just don’t need it because ChromeOS is so cut down.
It’s likely to be a clearance that won’t last too long, so head online or in-store to your local JB Hi-Fi if you’re keen on this bargain.
Reading Ausdroid on my 3 day old Chromebook. Went for a Lenovo Flex 5 i5 laptop as a “large” tablet and it is amazing for reading Ausdroid. Great deal. I was concerned i might need a Windows based laptop but not so. Windows in a VM is a possibility.
$200 for a cheap notebook for Linux, not too shabby.
SOD IT!
So much for being hopeful of being able to nuke that jumped up web browser pretending to be an OS, and make a Real Laptop out of it.
Fragging USELESS LOCKED DOWN HARDWARE. 🙁