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chromebooks , why?

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  • 29-09-2011 6:52pm
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    bpb101
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    why would you buy a chromebook? , i don't see what so good about it it over 450 Euros and could get a similar spec netbook much cheaper
    so what the point?
    only thing they have is 3g and chromium os
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    Firblog
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    Been wondering that myself, you could get laptop with i3/320GB/3GB/HDMI/DVDrw for that kinda money.


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    bpb101
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    8 sec boot time that about 20 sec realistic
    i dont see them selling.unless they come down in price


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    Peanut
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    The Acer Chromebook is about €260 in the States.

    I don't think they're quite ready for the wider consumer market yet, but could see how they could cut down a lot on support costs for some businesses or schools.


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    randomer
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    For schools or colleges, $20 per month including all enterprise software is a pretty good value proposition.

    I would like to replace my work MacBook air with one, as all of my work is done in the cloud. Almost 100% of my work on my laptop is done in the browser.


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    bpb101
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    Peanut wrote: »
    The Acer Chromebook is about €260 in the States.

    I don't think they're quite ready for the wider consumer market yet, but could see how they could cut down a lot on support costs for some businesses or schools.
    $349 is not €260


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    Peanut
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    €262.840789 according to Google as of 17:29 today.

    I take your implication that this is not a price available here due to shipping, import duty + VAT & consumer exchange rates, however it was just meant to be a direct comparison of the $ price.

    A sample retail price here is €340 including delivery. Acer AC700


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    bpb101
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    Peanut wrote: »
    €262.840789 according to Google as of 17:29 today.

    I take your implication that this is not a price available here due to shipping, import duty + VAT & consumer exchange rates, however it was just meant to be a direct comparison of the $ price.

    A sample retail price here is €340 including delivery. Acer AC700
    i bite my tongue


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