Great video and I can relate to what you’re saying. I’ve been practicing law for 29 years and for the bulk of that time I’ve used windows desktops and laptops. The legal profession has become more and more web based in recent years so I’ve started using a Chromebook that I had sitting around basically collecting dust. The Chromebook works so much better that I am considering upgrading to one of the 2n1 Chromebook Plus devices. New subscriber!
It's crazy how much we can do now on the web that used to take so much of a computer to power. Thank you for the feedback. I truly appreciate it, especially from somebody like yourself. Appreciate you 🙏
Can I chime in with something relevant? I very recently jumped out of the Apple ecosystem to a Chromebook (which I upgraded to 2tb of storage) and heavily make use of the fact that modern Chromebooks also have a full install available of Debian Linux. Between Debian's entire repository, Snap, and Flakpak options at your fingertips, you can use pretty much any native Linux desktop app, well, natively! Once installed, no cloud necessary. So I spent a little more money for a higher end device, and having a triad of platforms seamlessly working together on one device (ChromeOS + Android + Linux) is just ridiculously spectacular.
Very interesting perspective! I love the concept of a Chromebook, but I gotta say, I love my Macbook Air M1 for how smooth and quick everything feels. Everything that I do is web based, so I'll definitely be giving it another shot in the future.
Thanks!! I actually had the same Macbook and no doubt it was awesome. I'm genuinely shocked that I've been able to replace it with a $350 Chromebook lol. I've had no issues in about a year now.
It was really good hearing this from someone who is making good money as a business man and doing an extremely fair (and intelligent) assessment of the three major platforms. I work as an IT Manager for an investment firm and have run a side business (technology based) for 30 years and this is one of the best reality based explanations. BTW... I have all three platforms and they all have specific uses in my personal and business life as I love technology. Anyway.... loved the video.
Nice video - you've had the Chromebook revelation that many have already had and for lots it's still ahead of them! The ASUS Chromebook Plus CM3401 Flip looks good, hoping to try one out sometime and see how it compares to some of the other Chromebook Plus models I've tested. What are you using for most of your video editing between the mentioned Luma Fusion and Capcut?
I did much the same thing, switching from Apple to ChromeOS but went nuts and got an Android phone, watch and a nice upper-midrange Chromebook ($450 😁) but it didn't stick and I switched back to the "old familiar" Apple ecosystem. I do like the Android system a lot, though, and may try going in piecemeal this fall when the new gear comes out. I do still have a Chromebox and screen that I might pull out of the closet and warm up in the mean time. Great video, thanks. 👍
Neat video. I agree fully with you that Windows has become bloatware. Part of the problem is Microsoft's divided interests. It only makes 12% of profit on Windows but it makes 50% on cloud, server, and Office services. Guess where their attention will be? That's why Windows is becoming a bloated do-all platform. It's becoming less of an operating system and more of an interfacing with Microsoft's servers, constantly phoning home and asking (demanding) more of your personal information to do basic tasks. It's become a real pain, which is why Windows 11 still has not overtaken Windows 10 in market share despite being on the market for three years. I think if it were not for the Chromebook you would probably like Samsung Dex. It projects a desktop-like experience all from the phone plugged into a monitor. I hear Google is working on their own desktop mode for Android 15. While early examples are nowhere near Dex, some speculate that Google will eventually port Chrome OS to phones. One day you may not even need the laptop. The phone will do it all.
Love it! And I totally agree on the direction. That'll be awesome whenever we can run everything from our phones. I have done the Android 15 beta and use the kind of Dex version and I'm super excited for it. They definitely had a lot of bugs at the time though. Something about Samsung and Dex I can just never get behind the UI. I don't know why
Video editing and photography do not come close to as good as a macbook w/ any m series chip. Now if you are doing super light video editing/photo editing, most relativley new computers can handle that & since how optimized chromebooks are, you typically have a lot less bloat and backround ram&cpu usage so it can be/seem quicker. But it is not touching an m series mac. Also big files, scrubbing through videos, playback multi layers sound/editing projects will be in a different universe with an m series mac vs a chromebook. Apple silicon is top notch. I do agree wholeheartedly though that for the normal person, there is no better bang for the buck computer than a chromebook. The way chome OS is optimized is a thing of beauty. Downloadable software is the difference maker. If you don't run software on your computer and are mostly a browser person, chomebooks are for sure the way to go.
your fathers 2014 Chromebook (skip >> 7m ) wont be receiving security updates any more,,, a bit dangerous in this day and age !! . maybe ,,,, buy him a modern chrome book .... which by the way has 10 years of support,
He could buy a used PixelBook Go. These go for as little as 150€ and have incredible build quality almost on par with a MacBook Air. Also the PixelBook Go will get updates till 2029.
@@chadleo21 You said it's the convertible Flip model version right? 2:03 I'm hoping to get my hands on one sometime to test, looks decent and glad to hear you've had a good experience with it.
basically chromebook is fine just i expect Google would offer us better offline apps, their office suite apk is far back, you rely on internet for better office and actually i expect chromebook would run apps non playstore natively, not side loading
Not very often are we offline anymore but Chromebook is like any other computer. You can use email, documents, spreadsheets, music and movies and do lots of creative tasks like image editing without internet connection.
