ChromeOS Flex: A Lifeline for Old Windows Laptops!

Google recently launched ChromeOS Flex that can be installed on Windows laptops as well as MacBooks. We tried ChromeOS Flex on a budget Windows laptop and we think it's a gamechanger for old Windows laptops.
How to Install Chrome OS Flex on Your Windows PC, Laptop, and MacBook: beebom.com/how-install-chrome...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 The Horrible Windows Experience on Budget Laptops
1:31 ChromeOS Flex Performance & Battery Improvements
2:58 ChromeOS Flex Features
3:47 ChromeOS + Android
4:21 Conclusion
5:00 How to Install ChromeOS Flex?
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[@beebomco]

What do you guys think of the ChromeOS Flex experience on old laptops? 🤔

[@Ajay16874]

Can I install in my cromebook?

[@sopanpatil8681]

Best for newbies or naive user's. For experienced users I will still prefer installing linux distro which consumed less resources

[@harikrishna_ampady]

Possible to install on a desktop?

[@saadmasroor1933]

@@Ajay16874 yeah you can install chrome os in your chromebook??!!!🤯

[@sbv1798]

Chrome OS is super. But i expect that brands should launch chrome books and Chromeboxes in India at affordable price with good specs. That takes ecosystem another level.

[@LifehackerAsh]

This is awesome. Microsoft should really improve the windows experience for such budget laptops. Can't believe Asus launched a laptop that lags so much out of the box.

[@obvinpro]

No, they should install windows 7 or 10. That's macOS big sur and above don't run on old hardware

[@nightfox2607]

With new features like virtualization, improved UI it's unlikely to improve the windows experience in budget segment

[@probahasingharoy6699]

@@obvinpro newer motherbroads in laptop does not supports anything under win 10 brother

[@arichatterjee5580]

It's about the HDD, not Windows. This laptop is capable enough of running Windows 11 with an SSD upgrade.

[@Moledmc]

Need to make a Windows XP Flex. 💪

[@prameetkool]

This is the type of content we expect from Beebom... Kudos team, Keep it up!

[@ayushkanu6306]

✨✨✨

[@wemelkuan]

As someone who’s been installing actual Chrome OS and making them run on Windows laptops for years either through Project Croissant or the Chromify script from 2013, this is really a pleasant surprise and I’m hella glad Google Finally released this after so many years of locking Chrome OS on official hardware.

[@poorvasharma9897]

what if i want to switch back to Windows after installing chromeOS?

[@ad1340yt]

@@poorvasharma9897 if you have another windows computer 1. install media creation tool for windows 10 2. flash it onto a USB drive or disc or whatever is there as an option 3. wait 4. wait 5. wait 6. flashing done, now turn off your computer 7. turn it back on and go to boot menu and boot off your USB or disc or whatever!!! if you only have the chrome os flex PC (I think these are the steps, might not work) 1. download a windows 10 iso 2. rename the .iso part to .bin 3. open the Chromebook recovery utility and choose to use a local image, and select your windows 10 file 4. wait 5. wait 6. wait 7. flashing done, now turn off your computer 8. turn it back on and go to boot menu and boot off your USB or disc or whatever!!!

[@iamyashraj]

Loved and cloud ready and now this is the best thing Google has done ✔️ Also your presentation from old beebom to this one was fantastic 👏

[@matthewsjardine]

I am glad Google is embracing more of Chrome OS's roots i.e. Gentoo Linux. They brought back the live boot environment, Linux app support and the ability to install it on a wide range of hardware. Masterful move from Google. I regularly use Linux, and as sad is it is to admit, it is unlikely to be the OS that rivals Microsoft's desktop OS dominance. Chrome OS has already overtaken macOS as the second largest desktop OS by market share, and with this move, they are likely to take more of the market from Microsoft.

[@pranavasaye7621]

Linux is unlikely to rival windows? Tf?

[@Oxygen.O2]

@@pranavasaye7621 in term of desktop OS percentage market share it won’t, ever. For functionality, well, it’s awesome for some thing, terrible at others, like Windows, basically. For me the real reason I had to quit Linux is the lack of professional creative tools

[@pranavasaye7621]

@@Oxygen.O2 depends. As Google, Facebook and Microsoft become greedier over data, and as Linux develops more, people will eventually switch to Linux due to its open source nature

[@matthewsjardine]

@@pranavasaye7621 I love Linux, but at 1% market share, I doubt it is going to happen in the next few years. I would be ecstatic if it were more popular, but we have to face reality. Chrome OS has a better chance due to it having >20% market share.

[@mnnptl]

@@pranavasaye7621 Yes, linux kernel based distros are for esoteric people who are into tech fields but for an average joe I think that macOS or Windows is much easier to set up and use as a daily driver.

[@sourinbasu5277]

I love this channel's production value. Glad that they're getting good recognition because they deserve it. Also, great video and I'll be sure to try out the ChromeOS on an old laptop

[@aminmohammadids]

Well done 👏 you talk about stuff that even big reviews on KZbin don't

[@aaronprasad2011]

Personally I think this idea is great! I had a Chromebook about 2 months ago but it sadly got a cracked screen making it not usable. I have now switched back to a windows laptop and have noticed a major battery difference. My windows laptop had battery that didn't last very long but my Chromebook had amazing battery life. I will definitely get chrome os onto my old laptops which have even worse battery life. I personally didn't know this was possible and am very grateful that you showed this. I will definitely do this to my old windows laptops!

[@mjzkul]

You always come up with these amazing videos Rupesh...hats off to you. Keep up the good honest work..going to share this with my buddies for sure 😉

[@ricardoqueiroz0]

This channel is amazing. Love you guys content!!! Cheers from Brazil!

[@Akash-jj8pi]

Thanks man very helpful. Will try this in my old laptop

[@rehanhakim4041]

This is it, this will come in handy and when my family will ask me to speed up their laptops. Thank you for an amazing video bhaaiiiii. Love from Fiji 🇫🇯

[@Jorgec224]

Its really impressive how well that runs on the laptop hardware. Could bring new life to older desktops too. I can see why schools like chrome os

[@kirilraychev732]

I have similar laptop with a bit older celeron processor, swapped the hdd with an ssd and installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on it, runs flawlessly.

[@lourival1976]

My friend, Your video pushed me to install Chrome OS Flex in a new stick PC I recently purchased. The device came without a Windows license and I didn't want to buy one, and it performed EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, way better than the previous Win 10 version. Thanks for the informative video. and greetins from Brazil! (I susbcribed to your channel too!)

[@Internalmedicine5825]

Thanks for a great video. You just saved two of my old laptops

[@UserReviewsandExperiences]

You guys really know STUFF !! - I loved your detailed content !! - Specially on ChromeOS

[@pratikwadkar]

for a non-power user chromeos is just perfect, microsoft ditching older hardware for w11 and google releasing chrome os flex makes perfect sense

[@cheeragdamani8523]

Microsoft thinks 50000/- is perfect Pricing for Budget Laptop. Had been to market was astonished to see no one is offering anything under i3 processor under 35K Mark ..... That's too much and what's the deal off putting OS and MS office Out of box, nothing is free !!!!! Stop fooling

[@galactustales]

ZorinOS is even better imo

[@siddharthtiwari1152]

@@cheeragdamani8523 is costly because while buying laptop you also by windows license and ms office

[@AthifKhan]

@@cheeragdamani8523 Just a couple of years back there were quite a lot of i3 options under 35K but as just with phones every manufacturer has bumped up their prices taking the i3 laptops to another price range.

[@dhruvbafna4133]

I liked the way you talked about the subscribe button , really smooth 🔥

[@AKCHINAEXPLORER]

Beautiful video thanks for your time and information

[@k.b.tidwell]

Nice that Google finally did what Linux users have been doing for literally decades...resurrecting old computers with great, lean Linux OS's. Not nice that they're presenting like they're the first ones to think of it.

[@blocksrey]

Ikr, what a joke…

[@keyvanalizadeh2995]

And unlike chromeOS, you get a full-fledged, fully functional, and modern OS with Linux.

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Actually, Google has been running Linux internally for many year. Goobuntu was their first build but apparently have moved to Debian now.

[@ad1340yt]

@@keyvanalizadeh2995 the problem with linux for me is that even with any distro or light distro, browsing the web is still laggy. chrome os flex works perfectly fine on my device

[@keyvanalizadeh2995]

@@ad1340yt There might be a problem with hardware acceleration on your device

[@BanduTheGreat]

I took the leap and installed it on a 10 year old laptop. I don't think it ever ran this well with Windows. There are some bugs here and there, but overall, the experience has been positive.

[@lol311]

Agree

[@neo_01]

Woah. Thank you so much for this video. I was looking for a lightweight os to run on dumb pentium laptop, and I already tried Tiny10, but it was limited.

[@N-methyl1phenylpropan-2-amine]

4:16 You HAVE to use the linux support to install zoom, because the zoom chromeos has cannot use group functions, and many other things are lacking

[@Ignacio.Romero]

I've used group in zoom many times with no problems

[@N-methyl1phenylpropan-2-amine]

@@Ignacio.Romero Were you able to be in group chats outside of the meeting? One of my professors share links, documents and everything in a zoom group.

[@VioletGOKU]

This is great! Thanks for sharing. Although in my experience, Linux Mint can be a genuine powerful second life upgrade for older laptops.

[@maqsudalam1493]

What about arch Linux??

[@maqsudalam1493]

My system specs are 4gb RAM Intel celeron n3050 1.60 ghz Sata SSD Which OS is best for me , I am very confused because windows is not running well on my pc 😐 Please help me

[@olkris2666]

Man I was there in the early days of this channel 2 or 3 years back, before you even had your newer intro. (Which is now your outro apparently) You guys really went a long way. Cheers !

[@NaganathanSandramohan]

Very informative and helpful Video. Thank you

[@djross95]

Terrific review of a very important advance by Google. This has the potential to be VERY big, and will introduce many individuals and businesses to the advantages of Chrome OS vs. Windows. Thanks!

[@tahersmarty]

This video is such a life saver. You guys rock and absolutely do work of God level when it comes to tech stuff. You rock, Man!

[@mrmikevegas1]

Great video. Please could I just ask, the original ChromeOS had streaming issues with certain services, and refused to support them, such as SkyGo and NowTV. Is this now resolved on Flex ?

[@zephyrus-mh]

love the way to make us subscribe it made me subscribe and hit like immediately 😂👍

[@Shubham_S84]

I'm using this on my laptop with a USB boot drive, works absolutely flawlessly. now, I can use this as a portable pc type of thing for casual usage and I can continue my work from anywhere. tried this on my old 32GB flash drive, but now, I'm considering buying 128 or 256 GB for a portable Chrome os which will work on any old pc or laptop.

[@nitinthakur6569]

Whats USB boot drive? Can you please explain

[@Shubham_S84]

@@nitinthakur6569 windows/mac is stored in your internal drive and motherboard recognise it as main drive where your OS is located. When you turn on your PC, your Motherboard boot OS from that drive. You can install any OS in any drive with rufus or similar programs to create a boot drive. Booting into bios and changing the boot drive will open any OS youve installed in the drive. Its very easy, give it a try if you have a free storage (with 90+ mb/sec speed)

[@rajeshrocks7316]

Thank u buddy for detailed explanation✌

[@sammosesmandapalli6817]

Wow!!!! Just simply superb..as soon as I found this video. I rushed to my Old Laptop which has trouble even booting windows. not it works amazing. it's so fast. there are some bugs though. But what more could we expect. it's an outstanding experience as a whole. Thank You Beebom.

[@dunkeykung1162]

Of course it has bugs, it's still in beta. You might wanna wait for a stable release. Or even better, try out linux. It'll be just as smooth but it won't have any of the privacy issues that chrome OS has.

[@strawberrypickles5171]

Thank you for this video!! I'm a ChromeOS user, and my mom has an old HP laptop that runs as slow as a snail! I want to introduce her to ChromeOS since it's faster. Not to mention that she only uses her laptop for media consumption and online work. This is perfect! We don't have to buy a Chromebook, that's for sure

[@Dhilip135]

What's even more more impressive is for me the subscribe button turned from grey to red ❤️

[@kartikchopra4100]

I love how beebom liked your comment for unsubscribing

[@silvy7394]

@@kartikchopra4100 IKR

[@saulontheroad9605]

Thank you for sharing another great video. I'm curious to know if the operating system you're referring to is compatible with media players, such as VLC, for playing personal videos. Alternatively, does the operating system come with a pre-installed media player?

[@vishwanath-ts]

Thanks for the video beebom, my old hp laptop was totally unusable. Now I can install chrome OS on that and use it again.

[@Bin_ZOV]

This is such a good development for Google. Now we can bring old laptops to life and gift them to the people need them (children need laptop for online classes which chrome OS is more than enough for such tasks)

[@markinhosmrk]

ChromeOS Flex is nice but I'd recommend checking brunch, it uses stock ChromeOS recovery images so it includes Google Play. Maybe Flex will include it eventually.

[@patriziarots3807]

Thank you for this video. Do you have a video walking through how to install the Chrome Flex OS that’s good for non techies?

[@lowellmason4562]

That subscribe transition really got me 😂

[@vinurademel]

Chrome OS is really good for old laptops. I dual booted Chrome OS 96 on a 6y old laptop and it runs really smoothly. 👍👍

[@ashutoshbajpai3]

Are there any specific conditions under which it won't work on a particular laptop?

[@vinurademel]

@@ashutoshbajpai3 Yeah, I think your cpu has to be intel 3rd gen or higher

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

@@ashutoshbajpai3 The old version (CloudReady) works fine on older systems, Flex is the beta build for Google's revamp of CloudReady

[@lolcatpl]

@@vinurademel nah, it works on basically everything made from ~2008 to today, only Intel GMA950 and some other Intel IGPUs aren't supported 😄

[@adv.karangupta464]

You must try Zorin OS in it. You'll like it...

[@sudipchatterjee]

I have a couple of old laptops and they run Linux. For old laptops or desktops, Linux is still the way to go. That said, I still appreciate Google for introducing Flex to consumers. These kinds of initiatives are desperately needed for minimizing e-waste and having a sustainable future. Thanks for the heads up! I'll try it out for sure! 🙌👌

[@thetechrealist]

Chrome os is based on Linux.

[@sudipchatterjee]

@@thetechrealist Yes. But it is not open-source.

[@dunkeykung1162]

@@sudipchatterjee do you think chrome os flex would be smoother on an old laptop or a lightweight linux distro? I have zorin os lite installed rn and it gets laggy sometimes. I'd try out chrome os flex but I don't wanna go through dual booting (and definitely not gonna wipe Zorin). Trying it out from usb would also be unfair since it would run on RAM and not represent actual performance.

[@sudipchatterjee]

@@dunkeykung1162 Zorin Os, even the Lite version, is not lightweight. I suggest you use Pop Os, or if you do not want to use gnome, KDE Neon. Both of them are considerably lightweight and run smoothly. Linux Mint is another great choice, but I did not use it recently. I am yet to try Flex. Since its desktop environment is heavily based on the Chrome browser, I don't think that it will be more resource-efficient than Linux. But that's just my guess. What I can tell you confidently is that Flex will NOT give you a fully mature desktop environment like Linux as it is primarily a cloud-based service. And you have to give Google a LOT of unnecessary info about yourself. I'd say you stick to Linux.

[@dunkeykung1162]

@@sudipchatterjee thing is, I actually used pop os before switching to zorin. While I love everything about it, it chugs with my hardware simply because it runs gnome. Xfce runs much better with zorin lite. I see, that's useful insight. I appreciate the help!

[@johnlouiebasaytorres2107]

Hey, very nice, informative video. Just wondering, have you tried installing Windows 11 lite versions? Idk if it's legit but would the experience from those be better from Chrome OS flex? In terms of usability. Thanks!

[@philr9684]

I have a very old Sony Vaio which originally came with Windows Vista. I installed Win 10 on it, and it ran, but pretty slow as you'd expect. Yesterday I put Chrome OS Flex on to it and it's now usable. Flex runs smoothly. So far I haven't installed any Chrome web apps, just used Chrome, Gmail, Docs etc which come with the system.

[@shyampatel9573]

Literally best tech content channel... talking about the new great and useful stuff is their way..hats off and keep up with the best way of providing such information 🤘

[@sahilm9490]

Kudos to BeeBoom team. I am planning to buy a new budget laptop as my current system is 7 years old and getting horrible in terms of performance. I saw your video and tried ChromeOS Flex. It's awesome I loved it in terms of performance and boot up time. You saves my time and money as well. Many thanks again ❤️

[@emmyoloja4093]

This is great! So helpful

[@sudhanwakashyap3787]

Great video....My first video on Chrome OS flex made me to go ahead with it.........Can I run MS OFFICE on Chrome OS flex..?

[@bhaskarps4982]

Exactly what we wanna see from Beebom... Kudos team 🎉we want more of these

[@abhijitha.a]

the problem with chrome os flex is that it cannot be installed as dual boot on another drive like other os. i am currently waiting for windows 11 se edition

[@PranjayVarshney]

Dual boot with linux then

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

If you remove your Windows drive, you can have a drive for ChromeOS and a drive for Windows. You might need to change some BIOS settings to launch both through your computer's Boot manager

[@abhijitha.a]

how to remove windows drive

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

@@abhijitha.a Look up guides online on how to open your PC and then follow this: For the Flex beta install, you need to open up your computer and unplug the hard drive with Windows on it, replacing it with a new drive for the Flex install, after that put the Windows drive back and you’ll have both to boot from (you’ll need external adapters if you’re using a laptop). If this sounds daunting, just go with CloudReady (the old version) it lets you run it off a USB stick.

[@luckythelucklesswolf1419]

@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 yeah... no, I'll stick with Arch Linux, way easier to dual boot if I ever want to

[@maqboolvahora9925]

Cor2duo , 32 bit, 4gb ram , 150 HDD , pls advise about chrome flex, any application like words, excell , pdf can be available in chrome os

[@VenkataKartheekPapukollu]

Kudos to Beebom team... 👍👍

[@aritradeb372]

Just imagine how will the laptop run if it's being upgraded with an SSD✌️

[@adityayadav6712]

In that case even the windows will also perform much better

[@yashnagrecha8216]

@@adityayadav6712 😂

[@pythondoesstuff5722]

ssd will just make opening the apps and boot a lot faster, but the slow processors and ram will still be a pain in the right foot pinky

[@rajendrakujur2078]

01:06 3 minutes is still better, my laptop takes 5 minutes to boot into windows 😂, That's why I use Linux. It's a nightmare to use latest windows in an older/ low end laptop.

[@HARDMAN.]

Is wifi working alright in your this asus device with chrome os flex?

[@joshwayop5413]

Ive installed chromeos itself on a windows laptop before and man the performance was just super good, everything from webrowsing to playing games from the google play store.

[@anshagarwal8349]

If chrome os start providing Android support apps it will be boom 🤯

[@AjeyChandhan]

Using something like Linux Mint, Zorin OS lite or any other lightweight Distro gives the user similar performance, usability and far better feature. Chrome OS Flex is good only for those who have completely switched to browser apps. But can it run offline like other Linux distros, probably not. Imagine having to connect to internet open Documents to edit (If Google Docs works offline, cool but still Google gets to see everything which is not necessary!)

[@StreetSmrtNtrmt]

🔥

[@HayDexi]

You can install linux apps. I can edit documents off-line with google docs web app

[@aryansoni57]

bro thing is when was the last time you were not connected to internet when doing your work?

[@samvortex4136]

This linux users only makes like 2% of market share but are literally everywhere with there propoganda of use linux instead of windows and now chrome os I have used so many distros on my pc and laptops, all sucks! Get a life and make meaningful change rather then spreading propaganda

[@AjeyChandhan]

@@samvortex4136 I'm not a Linux user. But if users are going to install Linux apps in Chrome OS Flex by setting up a VM inside, they might as well install Linux as OS and Chrome as an browser and call it a day.

[@manikantarayavarapu]

i've been using my laptop with a lot of bugs and whivh runs very slow and even takes minutes to take a command to the key i pressed, and to my surprise, i just out of blue saw the video of you guys abiut the chrome os flex and installed it to give it a try. Now here we go, with a super speed laptop infront. thanksto you guys on this one

[@gamerzen794]

Well i like your os reviews and tricks videos i think you should make a video about light weight Linux vs chrome os flex

[@ayanpk]

thinking of making this as os for my 9 year old laptop on its 10th year anniversary next year🤣

[@ashutoshrai4689]

Same hare yaar😂

[@faaiqaali8645]

A nice gift for your laptops anniversary...

[@naveenmishra9752]

Please make a video about full installation of Chrome OS.

[@khaled.hashed]

Hey thank you , I like your channel!

[@RaxitD31]

Tried out everything a year ago on my 10 year old dell Inspiron. Chromium OS was good but linux was much better. For me it was the MX linux. Yes if Google allows the usual Android apps to install in chromium or flex then it will pretty much leave windows irrelevant. But sadly that won't happen. Google won't do that.

[@Gamer-xb1eo]

Changing that 1TB HDD to an SSD can also make your old laptop behave like a new one including increasing battery life amazingly.

[@avigalelimbu9442]

No

[@AthifKhan]

It would speed up the Boot time and app launch time considerably but not the battery life.

[@tuank624]

@@avigalelimbu9442 Yes

[@namanpincha1067]

Great video. I bought a Asus TUF Gaming FX504 Series, majorly for video editing. It never had a great battery life but now, its wayyyy worse. The full charged battery dies down in 1-1:30 hours. Now, being a student, I use some crack apps. If I switch to this OS, would that be a problem? Also, will ChromeOS Flex support high processing softwares like Premeire Pro and After Effects?

[@ashikmohammedebrahim]

i liked Your presentation of the video and got inspired to install chrome os flex on a 12 year old laptop. I installed chrome Os Flex on my core2 duo T5870 Dell laptop with 2gb ram. Initially with usb boot everything went smooth and i was pretty impressed. So i decided to install it on the HDD. It showed installation was complete and got automatically shut down.Afterwards when i switched it on the initial startup screen(chrome logo in white background) comes and the screen not moving from that image. Would updating the ram to 4gb solve the issue??

[@MrMeow-pv3ml]

Chrome OS: breathes life into old laptops Linux: hold my beer

[@ravitejaknts]

But Linux is not for everyone.

[@deadlypyre]

@@ravitejaknts there are many user friendly distros

[@newstuffnsf5265]

@@ravitejaknts what can Chrome OS do that any other Linux distribution can't?

[@cheeragdamani8523]

Microsoft - If you have Money you can Buy Me

[@ravitejaknts]

@@newstuffnsf5265 Google eco system, Works better with Android, a non toxic community that dont want all the remaining OSes to die. I am a Linux user myself, so I have my experience to speak about.

[@347573]

This was absolutely NOT an old laptop!!! ... I'm still using an MSI U100 "netbook", THIS is an old laptop!!! (with Alpine Linux if someone is interested, it is still usable for everyday surfing, mail, office, etc)

[@Aman_yadav1419]

Shall you can make yt video on how to download and install the setup of Chrome OS flex bcz it's to complex to understand by reading it should be easy to understand when we see that why and one thing is there windows 7 and windows xp are supporting Chrome OS flex or not pls reply

[@imageandvalue]

Hey man, how about the apps that working on Windows (Expl. photoshop, pagemaker, etc.)? Will they work on this platform too? Did you test it? How did you straightaway recommend this to public?

[@NontaCoulibaly]

It’s funny that Google finally decided to make this official after so many years. Apple’s transition to the arm64 silicon which enabled mobile apps on Mac computers seemed to have awakened Microsoft (Windows 11 with Android subsystem) and Google (somewhat bringing ChromeOS to unofficial devices hopefully with Android support as well). The race is on. Intel is happy!

[@TheAdarshMehta]

Its crazy how much influence Apple is having these days on all the other companies! It feels like it was somewhat the other way around a few years ago!

[@lolcatpl]

It was always official but as "cloud ready", they just bought the company and used its technology and everything to make "chromeOS flex" and apple have nothing to do with it lmao

[@NontaCoulibaly]

@@lolcatpl why do you think they bought CloudReady as a matter of fact?

[@lolcatpl]

@@NontaCoulibaly so older computers can still have updates even after win10 stops getting them in 2025.

[@NontaCoulibaly]

@@lolcatpl did you know that the 7 years old MacBook Pro (2015) is still getting software upgrades from Apple in 2022?

[@m_jade3602]

Can it be made to work as dual boot? I don't want to lose my windows because of specific apps

[@abhijitha.a]

can it

[@m_jade3602]

@@abhijitha.a thanks

[@zaenoaplays1855]

Liked and subscribed !

[@mightyravener9192]

Respected sir, I have a question... Will all the ports work? Especially HDMI port?

[@superslime16th]

To be honest, I think that a user friendly GNU/Linux distro like Linux Mint, is better than ChromeOS even for the non-technical users. Most components there are free (as in freedom) and it is more versatile overall. I installed it on my mom's 10 y.o. netbook, and she has no trouble using it.

[@TheSUPERWIND2023]

ChromeOS is definitely a great replacement to Windows, but my computer is Mid-range so my computer runs Windows 11 buttery smooth.

[@tarunjain2620]

Definately gonna install this on my Pentium M Laptop today. Big Big Thanks!!!

[@senthilkumarflash]

Good video buddy!

[@razorbacq]

I tried dualbooting ChromeOS and Windows and the experience was terrible, until I switched over to Zorin OS which is just buttery smooth on a 10 year old laptop.

[@galactustales]

Great! The zorin team has created something really special

[@apostleofyeshua4548]

cant install whatsapp video calling feature on zorin os

[@gotoastal]

Like others mentioned, Linux would just be a better option. There are a lot of distros geared towards old and low-end hardware.

[@maizarfanfajri8307]

stop saying linux is better, not every end user understand how to operate linux

[@lamborghinigamer]

@@maizarfanfajri8307 Linux has become very easy to install and simple to use. There are some linux distro's out there that give users customization and give you a mac or windows experience.

[@luckythelucklesswolf1419]

@@maizarfanfajri8307 chrome OS _is_ Linux

[@siddharthaverma]

I have a laptop from 2008 so basically an year younger than me and around 2018 it wud still run windows 10 really well. Recently it has started to stutter and lag alot but i dont want to just toss it away due to sentimental value. Chrome OS flex has given me hope that i can revive it . Wish me luck

[@areldcookie5581]

I never regret to found this channel years ago

[@samurairobot6267]

I think Linux still makes more sense at this point but still great initiative by Google.

[@GaneshKumar-bv2td]

Chrome OS is a Linux derivative. Anyway a new user can find other Linux distros a little off-putting with so much choice and syntax dependence for handling issues. You take it to a local store to get it fixed, they will simply chuck a version of Windows to save both parties the hastle. I see this as a win for Linux community. May lead to better penetration towards other Linux distros for the adventurous lot and I'm all for it.

[@galactustales]

@@GaneshKumar-bv2td See ZorinOS, my cousin has no issue using it. Not tech savvy at all

[@space0015]

@@galactustales being tech savvy, I still look to switch to zorin os because of the polished ui. Will miss my customisation tho.

[@samurairobot6267]

@@GaneshKumar-bv2td Yes I completely agree with you but what will prevent me from switching to it is the spooky tracking that Google will build into it. Anyways nice info. Edit - Google also makes it almost mandatory to use Chrome and makes us install a chrome extension that is only available in the Chrome Store, just to make a bootable stick.

[@AnuragAmbuj]

Already tried it and here is my review: First and foremost, Chrome OS and Chrome OS Flex are different. Chrome OS Flex is a stripped-down Chrome OS intended only for older hardware. It is based on Neverware's CloudReady platform. Linux support depends on the recentness of hardware and for most of the older hardware without a security chip, it won't work. There is absolutely no Android app support in Chrome OS Flex. Google has clearly mentioned that Android apps would be supported only on the original Chrome OS (OEM-based Chromebooks). So no Android Apps for Chrome Flex. Well, all this means that on your older hardware, this might be as useless as Windows 11 if your goal is to do some productivity tasks.

[@pawanaswal]

How can I install back windows 10 from Chrome os ?

[@AnuragAmbuj]

@@pawanaswal You will need another computer running regular operating systems like Windows 10/11, Mac or Linux for that. Use that Computer to create a bootable windows drive and boot up your computer from the same. You will get the installation instructions and follow that.

[@ad1340yt]

@@shubhamupadhyay844 They didnt

[@navidsaleki3796]

awesome, im just in that position. DOES CHROME OS FLEX SUPPORT TOUCH SCREEN functions (i got a mediacom flexbook 13 with touch screen)

[@sumerchougule7766]

Fabulous explained

[@Tushar_KN]

I just wish we could run Windows 7 on these old laptops. Believe me Windows 7 was still damn fast on HDD last time I checked it.

[@JonnyInfinite]

Try 8.1 - it's still decent on a HDD

[@NishantSingh-zx3cd]

If you are a student who wants to buy a laptop for college, tight budget, here's an advice. Don't go for these low end devices, go to the market, look for a 4-5 years old i5 laptop, get it for 20-25k, upgrade the ram, install an ssd, install Ubuntu, and you have a budget powerhouse with you that these crappy laptops can't compete in their wildest dreams.

[@eljuancho2]

You are a genius thank you very much i need a laptop for travel and chrome os flex is more then what I need

[@ashiskarmakar4124]

really great video from you

[@klim5026]

I'd still recommend a Linux distro, probably some Ubuntu derivates, but never chrome os for the fact that it's google, and you have no privacy, and the overall experience on Linux is way better

[@galactustales]

Yeah zorinOS

[@slay3rgamingyt]

Just install Linux (I prefer arch based distros, but I recommend debian based distros like pop os or Ubuntu if it's your first time) and you get all advantages you mentioned from chromeos flex, plus way better application support since chromeos flex doesn't support android apps and Linux applications don't work all the time on chrome OS.

[@apostleofyeshua4548]

can't install whatsapp app with video and voice call feature on any linux distro. (fact)

[@slay3rgamingyt]

@@apostleofyeshua4548 the Windows "app" is just a clone of Web version of WhatsApp which works perfectly fine on any desktop browser on any operating system (fact) 🤣

[@slay3rgamingyt]

@@apostleofyeshua4548 also unofficial clients of WhatsApp web for linux, based on election (exact same functionality as whatsapp windows "app") do exist on Arch user repository

[@apostleofyeshua4548]

@@slay3rgamingyt It's not the app that won't install, it's the feature of video and voice that's taken out from the desktop app

[@judgewest2000]

i would be interested in a third test... - windows as delivered from the manufacturer - chrome os - windows 11 fresh install is the slowdown windows or the other bloatware given from the oem???

[@sokelvin122]

Thanks for the information, I have an old tab of the last version of Sony Vaio Tab 11 pentium 4Gb ram... I want to make a trial of this Chrome flex by using the pre-installed this Chrome flex on the USB... But I try all the way and cannot find the bios to do set up. Any idea?

[@devendrakushwah5695]

I'm using this and performance is great

[@kanishkachakraborty]

About the 100% CPU when opening Task Manager: that's just because Task Manager uses a system interrupt. The experience doesn't seem as bad as you made it sound. That laptop is going to be perfectly fine with an SSD; no need for Chrome OS.

[@Atulnavadiya]

& imagine chrome os on the same ssd. 😏

[@kanishkachakraborty]

@@Atulnavadiya Unless Chrome OS Flex gets Android app support it's very meh. I'd just go with Arch if I had to choose an OS that's not Windows. Chrome OS is way too restrictive and locked down imo.

[@youtube.user.1234]

I use a laptop that I bought a few months ago. Specs are intel core i3 11th gen and 8gb ram and a ssd. I dual boot windows 11 and Linux. It is barely usable when I boot Windows 11. Cpu usage is always around 70 to 90 % and more than 4 gb ram is used. I can barely open an app or two. Also I do video editing. Video render times are very slow. The same video renders almost 2x faster on Linux. And I can open like 5 to 10 apps at the same time and still have a smooth experience. So even having a decent computer gives the same bad experience on windows

[@kanishkachakraborty]

@@youtube.user.1234 The CPU usage is supposed to settle down in a few minutes (my laptop idles at 2-3%), and as for RAM: that's just caching; Windows frees up the RAM if needed. Are you sure your laptop isn't running extra software in the background (perhaps from the manufacturer)?

[@youtube.user.1234]

@@kanishkachakraborty the cpu usage settles to 50 to 60 % lol and no it’s only many windows processes running