Are Chromebooks Worth Getting?

[u/orcus2190]

So, I've been considering getting a laptop. Sometimes, I feel like working on my creative writing but don't want to get out of bed and go back to my desktop.

My concern is the idea that chromebooks are really slow and laggy to operate. This stems from an old asus I had. You remember those small asus laptops that were in primary colors, and were like $300 from around a decade ago? I had one of those. It was the same pricetag range as a chromebook, so I associated performance with it.

I know computer tech has advanced a bit in the last decade, but what are chromebooks like nowadays? Do y'all think it'd be worth getting one for the job, or should I try to get something that comes with windows?

[u/chrissss94]

I'm not a tech expert, just a general user. But I would have to say for daily browsing and general tasks I have never found my Chromebook to be laggy or slow.

[u/blusky75 → u/chrissss94]

Me neither. Casual growing on my i5 pixelbook Go is great.

Moonlight game streaming however is noticably worse. Audio studders and pops. I assume it's becase the Chromebook is Intel but the android app is arm.

[u/RoxyAndBlackie128 → u/chrissss94]

only school devices are slow because schools block updates