| ebw said: Thanks for this very thoughtful response, superchunk. These are almost the same advantages that other "post-PC" devices like iPads enjoy over Windows (I've lived basically my entire life without Windows), though I think Chromebooks are cheaper than most iPads. It's the cloud dependence that I have trouble grasping. I'd say there is no possibility of permanent data loss, but there is a possibility of data deprivation. I lost Internet for almost a week pretty recently...while that is extremely frustrating with any type of computer, am I wrong to think that it would be debilitating for a Chromebook? Is it practical for use while travelling? (That should be a very significant use case for laptops, especially light ones.) |
Chromebooks also have local storage and the most important apps have offline and that is also being expanded more and more.
Your documents (google docs) lives both on and off line. Same with pics and videos. There generally is no loss either way really.
