How is Chrome OS?

[saladcrack]

Right out of the gate I'll ask, how is Chrome OS to actually use on a day to day basis? Do you find it severely lacking in any one or multiple areas? How do you use your Chromebook? 

 

The reason I'm asking is because I'm looking into getting a Google Pixelbook and I just don't know if Chrome OS will hold up to my needs as well as Windows 10 does, now saying that, I do have a desktop for all my heavy stuff in Windows 10. I'd be getting the Pixelbook for general use like watching Youtube/Netflix, browsing websites, writing papers in Word (Microsoft Office Online right?) and light stuff like that, no gaming obviously apart from Play Store apps. Also, how is it using Chrome extensions and Google Play store apps for everything rather than proper "download and install" programs?

 

The reason I am specifically looking at a Pixelbook is because it is far and above most, if not all, Chromebooks out there. It looks gorgeous, feels great and the keyboard and track-pad are a dream (I've demoed it in a store). It also would work well with my Pixel 2 XL phone like unlocking the computer with my phones fingerprint reader rather than a regular password or using my phones data without having to setup a wifi hotspot from my phone like I would with a regular device.

 

Thanks for any answers or information! I hope this makes my decision easier! If not I'll just buy a Nintendo Switch and keep using my desktop for everything.

[Silentprototipe]

On a $200 school chromebook its just fine . The Pixelbook? Eh . Id rather get a Windows laptop at that price  

[Doramius]

I've barely used my Dell 13" Chromebook.  It was cheap and I mainly got it for my kids to use.  It's like having a larger screen than a phone or small tablet.  The kids like it a lot better than an android system for the apps they use.  It just seems to run faster and smoother.  I can't say I fully agree to that, because there are apps I've tried on it that didn't seem any different or had issues, but I've noticed that most were actually faster and don't freeze up.  It's very handy for email, web-browsing, videos, and other basic items.  It's nice to have something cheap and better than a tablet or phone, but if you think you'll do any real computer work, you might not be impressed.

[saladcrack]

31 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

On a $200 school chromebook its just fine . The Pixelbook? Eh . Id rather get a Windows laptop at that price  

Yeah that's one of my hangups but I already have a Windows desktop so getting another Windows device would just make me think "Why aren't I doing this at my desk?"

[Silentprototipe]

Just now, Gamessys said:

Yeah that's one of my hangups but I already have a Windows desktop so getting another Windows device would just make me think "Why aren't I doing this at my desk?"

Same thought here but when I got my Envy X360 I ditched my PC entirely for it . So dont worry too much about it  

[saladcrack]

3 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

Same thought here but when I got my Envy X360 I ditched my PC entirely for it . So dont worry too much about it  

Yeah I can't exactly do that as I still need a decent desktop for 3D modelling, Unreal Engine 4 work and gaming but I think what mostly attracts me to Chrome OS and the Pixelbook is the forced simplicity. It can't do everything a full Windows device can do which means I won't try to use it or be disappointed by it when it can't do something my desktop would be able to do.

[Silentprototipe]

1 minute ago, Gamessys said:

Yeah I can't exactly do that as I still need a decent desktop for 3D modelling, Unreal Engine 4 work and gaming but I think what mostly attracts me to Chrome OS and the Pixelbook is the forced simplicity. It can't do everything a full Windows device can do which means I won't try to use it or be disappointed by it when it can't do something my desktop would be able to do.

To be fair I came from an A6 3650 and a GT 1030 to an R5 2500U and Vega 8 so I wasnt disappointed . Perhaps the Envy X360 I mentioned could do for those needs?  

[saladcrack]

2 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

To be fair I came from an A6 3650 and a GT 1030 to an R5 2500U and Vega 8 so I wasnt disappointed . Perhaps the Envy X360 I mentioned could do for those needs?  

It would possibly do in a pinch should I really want to do some work on the go but it definitely wouldn't outright replace my desktop, I'd need a behemoth gaming laptop to do that.

[Silentprototipe]

9 minutes ago, Gamessys said:

It would possibly do in a pinch should I really want to do some work on the go but it definitely wouldn't outright replace my desktop, I'd need a behemoth gaming laptop to do that.

Well its only $750  

[saladcrack]

2 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

Well its only $750  

It's £900 for me 

[Silentprototipe]

2 minutes ago, Gamessys said:

It's £900 for me 

R E S T  I N  P E A C E, Yeeesh. RIP you guys in the UK . Im feeling a little greedy now with my American prices