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Post by mom2emilytaryn on Jul 14, 2014 14:07:18 GMT
Getting itchy to buy a new tech device, and considering a Chromebook. I teach 3rd grade in a school where everything is very Google-driven. We use Gmail, Google Docs, Blogger, Google calendar, the Google drive to store EVERYTHING, Google +, etc. Also, all of our students have Gmail addresses too and access to the drive. So I was thinking this would be a good tool to have as far as work / home convenience.
My two biggest concerns are that I use Quickbooks on my PC desktop at home to manage our financial records. I have nothing against switching to a new program, so I am curious if Google has a similar app? Also, I use my desktop (and an external hard drive) to store all of our digital photos. Would I be able to easily transfer these old files (currently about 4MB) to the Google drive, and can I really TRUST Google drive?
Would love to hear from any of you who have transitioned from a typical Windows based PC or laptop to a Chromebook.
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Post by AnastasiaBeaverhausn on Jul 14, 2014 14:10:47 GMT
Personally, I think a Chromebook is a waste of money. It is a device that can do nothing unless you have an internet connection versus a laptop or tablet that had some capabilities when you aren't on the internet. As long as you can access the internet you can access anything Chrome. If you can find a purely online money management website like Mint, I wouldn't go Chromebook.
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Post by Sparki on Jul 14, 2014 14:13:58 GMT
I have a Chromebook. It works great for the things you listed. It surfs the web and posts to facebook, and reads 2peas fine, but I would never replace my home computer with one. Ever. It is slow and clunky with photos, and I don't like the app for dealing with photos. I think Quickbooks has a cloud based version available, but I don't think I would change for that. I find Chromebook to be a good travel computer, and fine for kids, but not a full powered home computer. It wasn't intended as one I don't think....if it was, then they failed at it.  |
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Post by ellen on Jul 14, 2014 14:54:12 GMT
My daughter's laptop died a few months ago and we didn't want to buy her another one until she starts college next year. We opted to go with a Chromebook and it's been working well for her. She's able to type papers for school on it and Google had all the apps she wanted. It's been working great for her. She's going on a weeklong trip next week and since we didn't pay much for it we're fine with her taking it along. I think you might be disappointed with a Chromebook based on how you said you'd like to use it.
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Post by keknj on Jul 14, 2014 16:27:59 GMT
I have a Chromebook. I use it almost exclusively for the internet. I would not use it for anything like keeping your financial records or photo management. I do use it to connect remotely to my 'real' computer to do some photo stuff, but it is SLOW and clunky. I only do it when I am in the basement hanging out and don't want to go up to the second floor to the computer.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jul 14, 2014 17:21:32 GMT
I got my DH a chromebook for cmas last yr. It's really just for surfing the net. Has no storage. That's all he uses it for, is to check on his banking, and pay bills. It's not for photo's or any storage of documents or anything like that. He LOVES it. Mainly because it's very user friendly. Can't download to it, so no virus's etc. and not much on it.
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Post by janesays on Jul 14, 2014 17:29:55 GMT
We bought one for our high schooler. Like you stated, everything at school is google-driven. It is perfect for him to just surf the net but also to do his homework and uploading everything to google docs since that's what the school use. He doesn't have the need for storing photos or downloading anything really. As stated above, there really is no storage on it. I think this would be good for you to take back and forth to school for your class assignments for sure! Definitely not to replace your "real" laptop or desktop computer. Do you ever use music for your class? There is something called google play....honestly I don't know anything about it but my son loves it. I wish I knew more about that. Maybe you want to see how that works and it could end up being another "plus" to use in your classroom. |
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