Google Nexus/Chromebook devices.

[DaddyTorgo]

You can't type term-papers and shit on Google Docs.

[DanGarion]

I've never had an issue writing papers with Google Drive. Works great.

[Desnudo]

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

Just got one of these a month or so ago and like it so far except for the battery life compared to the original Samsung I had for a few years...that thing lasted for what seemed like an eternity!

We're a Google shop so just about everything I need is readily available on the Chromebook and we've even setup a Spark server to facilitate RDP requirements when needed. All in all, for the price we paid they are a steal and I love mine.

Would I pay for a Pixel? No way, Jose. But, at the same time, I have an iPad sitting at home that I probably couldn't find because I have no real use for a tablet so I'm probably not part of their target market and don't need the extra functionality of the touchscreen.

I think you are the first person I've ever heard of that doesn't find some use for a tablet. Btw, happy to take it off your hands

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

I think you are the first person I've ever heard of that doesn't find some use for a tablet. Btw, happy to take it off your hands

He ain't the only one. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab that I thought I was going to have a use for... nope... ended up getting a Samsung Series 9 not long after. Realized I needed the keyboard for anything computer-y and anything touchscreen-wise, I have a great phone (Samsung Galaxy Nexus).

[Passacaglia]

So wait, who thought it was a good idea to write a book about Catherine Wheel, and why are they charging so much for it?

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

You can't type term-papers and shit on Google Docs.

Really? Seriously, I'm curious as to why you feel that way because I work for a school district and we are considering trying to put Chromebooks into the hands of every high school student. Google Docs would obviously need to be a big part of selling admin and parents on it.

As an IT dept., we've been using Google Docs for virtually all of our documentation for several years now and don't see any reason to have MS Office or Open Office installed on any of my machines.

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

I think you are the first person I've ever heard of that doesn't find some use for a tablet. Btw, happy to take it off your hands

My kids wouldn't let me give it away...sorry, man.

Laptop (or Chromebook), Galaxy S3, and a TV...for me, all of those things make a tablet redundant for me. Laptop is more useful for just about everything a tablet can do, or at least what I would use it for. My S3 fits in my pocket and goes with me every where and, again, is more useful and convenient than a tablet. And if I want to watch movies then I'll do so on a TV.

[PilotMan]

So I'm looking at maybe getting a Chromebook for my wife. What's the general consensus on them right now? I'm pretty much only a windows user. What should I expect with Crome OS? The wife does have a Nexus 7 as well. Any and all thoughts appreciated.

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

So I'm looking at maybe getting a Chromebook for my wife. What's the general consensus on them right now? I'm pretty much only a windows user. What should I expect with Crome OS? The wife does have a Nexus 7 as well. Any and all thoughts appreciated.

I have three of them laying around various parts of the house and love them.

As a caveat, I work for a school district that has gone down the Chromebook path rather heavily so I have so many because we do a lot of testing with various makes and models. So, I haven't paid for any of them.

Question is, would I pay for one? Absolutely, yes.

I can do pretty much everything I need and want to do on it outside of any Windows specific apps that I might need. Although, for work stuff, I'm able to remote via a web based RDP server we have setup and I can access my desktop at work (or any other server/workstation). Heck, that's how I play FOF...it's setup on my Windows box at work and I RDP in and do my thing.

We use Google Apps at work so I don't need Office or Outlook so if your wife is dependant on those then she'll need to make the switch over to Google or find a way to RDP into a Windows box.

[PilotMan]

The only Windows based thing that we use everyday is Windows Home Server for backing up files and storing data. I imagine that WHS won't be able to auto back up but I'd still be able to access the server and manually back up pics and the like with the Chromebook. Does that sound about right?

I've heard many good things about them, just leery of leaving my comfy windows platform.

[johnnyshaka]

Well, you aren't really leaving your windows platform...I mean ChromeOS is essentially the Chrome browser...everything is done in there and that shouldn't seem foreign to you at all if you currently use ANY browser.

Backing up pics and stuff...well, you'll have to setup a Gmail account (if you don't already have one) and anything saved in Drive (pictures essentially go to Google+) is already in the cloud and accessible from anywhere...so, you're good on that front, too.

[molson]

Originally Posted by molson

Ya, some of these tablets aren't all that much bigger than my DroidX2, which handles almost any website, and youtube, just fine. On the rare occasion I want to do a little work/type on the road, I have a cheap netbook. I'd love a 10 inch or bigger tablet, but it's hard to justify it really, it wouldn't add much to the smart phone/netbook combo except novelty as a toy. But there's really no reason at all for a smaller tablet, which would just be a somewhat bigger DroidX2 that you don't make calls on.

I wrote this a year and a half ago and since then acquired the obnoxiously large Galaxy Note 2. Which has only closed the gap between phone and tablet even more. I've still never owned a tablet, and see no reason to ever get one. My phablet covers everything.

[stevew]

I built an Intel Nuc desktop the other day. Took about 7 minutes other than installing Windows on it. Really nice if you want a cheap htpc or something low profile. Its like 4"x4"x2". I have about $275 in it but I already had windows.