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0:00 Intro
0:44 Chromebook Penetration
1:16 are Chromebooks bad?
2:01 look how cheap they are!
2:40 Linus goes shopping!
4:10 better luck online?
6:18 IMPORTANT TECH TIP
7:30 Gaming on Chromebooks
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[@welshalan]

Why didn't Anthony "recycle" an old laptop with CloudReady?

[@daleykun]

How come this isn't up on Floatplane?

[@AhmedMOHAMED-hl1hd]

linus you do know that you can get a good laptop and put chrome os on it man

[@jes3d]

misery

[@Kat21]

yes

[@nimoy007]

As a retail employee, it's good to know that the security alarms on Lenovo Duets are equally touchy in every store. -.-

[@avimakkar]

It's pretty good at mine

[@doggo_woo]

Oh, I thought that was a store alarm, not an alarm from the Lenovo.

[@nimoy007]

@@doggo_woo Nah, it's likely the sensor on the stand of the Duet because the texture makes it hard for the adhesive to stay stuck. Fortunately, this doesn't compromise the security of the actual device, but it is annoying.

[@awersomeplaneguy9999]

So true

[@FinityBB]

I used to just walk over their with the key to have it stop beeping if I saw someone start walking over there lmao. I swear you just look at it and it started going off

[@battmarn]

This video could very easily just be called “Linus figures out how to make his kid’s school laptop tax-deductible”

[@deniahmetaj]

Glad the two clickbait bots agree too. They must have a great sense of humour

[@tylercarrington4369]

@@deniahmetaj I love how we can see how many people blatantly ignored their comment😂😂

[@GabrielTobing]

Lol, smart big brain dad XD

[@KillerSharkNHwk]

I would say this but then again I’m not sure how different taxes in Canada work

[@jackielinde7568]

To be fair, some places have tax discounts on items used for school. If you live in the US, most of the things you use for college are tax deductible. Linus might have shot himself in the foot, as he used the device to make video content for sponsors (work use) for a device to be used by his child for school.

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

I worked for a learning management software company, a HUGE portion of the issues we received were from chromebook users. It was very difficult to tell people they essentially "bought the wrong laptop".

[@virtual2288]

What were the issues? Did they expect to get windows or what?

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

@@virtual2288 People purchased them because of their low cost. If i recall, I believe the issue was the chromebooks being more like a tablet, which would allow certain softwares to run properly, if at all.

[@lenysalangsang]

@@chazmichaelmichaels88 The issue will be buying the low cost chromebook. same issue with buying that Celeron Windows laptop.

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

@Allen Chester a celeron can still run a bunch of programs (specifically the ones the company had), albeit slowly. Whereas chromebooks couldn't run a lot of those softwares.

[@fearless6947]

@@chazmichaelmichaels88 you and Allen both have valid points. My mid range chromebook runs fast. $600. Yes it doesn't run all the apps. Wait 2 years and buy of ebay for half price (remember support last 5 to 7 years). I paid retail for mine 😭😭😭. It does 90 percent of what I want. I also have a laptop 🤣🤣🤣. I think people should get both a laptop and a chromebook. You should spend most of the time on the chromebook. Chromebook has better battery, clean reinstall in 5 or 10 minutes, don't need to turn off (like a smart phone), no virus but if have, just reset it, extremely hard to hack. Light weight and no fan noise. Laptop windows will last longer because you won't be using it much. I do agree laptop is better if you can only have one device. If you can have two and both have good specs, chromebook will be the one, you be using all the time

[@yanille4109]

bought mine for under $100, I have a gaming pc I just get distracted so its nice to have something portable I can get school work done on. I actually do understand the criticisms, but for under $100 this shit goes hard. It fits a specific niche of users, dont buy it if you're looking to do everything a pc can

[@unknown_codec_404]

I installed Pop on mine

[@ZachGatesHere]

Honestly I sprung a little for a nicer one (I also have a big desktop PC) and I'm finding it more enjoyable to use than my old Windows laptop.

[@shanghaichica]

Yeah I bought my 4 and 6 year old one for £99. I have a MacBook but I think it's pretty good for £99

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

I never looked at it that way. Great explanation.

[@Temperius]

@ALI How does that work Is this us dollars as mine was 200usd new and the cheapest one i could buy in my country. (Not the US)

[@tfsamrtguy]

Knowing Linus, his son will need something drop-proof.

[@TheMightyZwom]

Let's hope he got the hand-eye coordination from his mother :D

[@darryljack6612]

Its possible he did not get those genes, his son is half Yvonne. So it is likely that he can hold things like an average human being

[@pyroslev]

My kid's school uses the Education version of that and has a tough case on it by default. It's not Linus-proof. Trust me. I had replace the screen on it over break so I didn't have to pay the school for it. (It's a good machine though for a Chromebook in a very sweet spot in the market)

[@thany3]

Any kid would need something drop-proof. That's why you don't buy your kid a €1000+ laptop. In fairness, I believe the school should've provided these laptops. It makes no sense to me, to make the parents spend hundreds, just for the kids to be able to participate at all. They used to use physical books, that were also provided by the school.

[@haydenw8691]

@@thany3 Definitely agree with that. I used to build laptops for a correspondence school and some got dropped and broken badly to the point where the display was held on by the cables. These included really strong devices like the Lenovo T420 too.

[@JDragonblade1103]

i like to imagine his son was horrified having to tell linus he needs a chrome book.

[@Kyle_v2]

I would be

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

If i was linus I would just get him a real laptop and tell his school he ain't getting a spybook.

[@dwirandypradhika6752]

@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks surpise, windows also spies on you. unless you're getting a thinkpad class laptop with linux pre-installed, you are buying a spybook.

[@evaangelofdeath]

@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks Data is still being gathered unless all telemetry is killed along with keeping applications limited due to said telemetry issues. Using a schools network to a degree also allows a portion of web traffic to be monitored requiring the use of a VPN or own mobile internet service. If you really was worried about spying then you wouldn't have a google account and participating in Googles ecosystem.

[@tvenningmedia4334]

@@dwirandypradhika6752 Yeah but I think it's easier to disable telemetry and stuff like that on Windows than it would be on a Chromebook. I do not know, but if Android is anything to go by I think disabling stuff like that on ChromeOS would be far more cumbersome than it would be on Windows. Which is ironic considering the "heritage"...

[@llllIlllIllI]

It must be so fun to have a dad like you lol that actually understands about games and pc things

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

I actually reached the same conclusion like Linus after a ton of research and bought a Flex 5 for my MIL when they came out in the US. One of the screws that hold the chassis together broke after 2 years though and repairing it would've cost more than the laptop itself used. Thankfully I got it for free, because the seller was dodgy when I had a technical issue and ebay gave me the money back lol.

[@SpaceSaver2000]

Same, bought it for myself after much research. Did not want to bring my expensive main laptop to school.

[@roanoconnor98]

Linus: "knowing that he's my son, he will probably forget his charger" Me: knowing he's your son, he will probably drop it after a segue to ridge wallet.

[@lemau8458]

Nobody: Asked

[@covidstinks2770]

@@lemau8458 Did your parents ask for you? No. No they didn't.

[@nit-Inundate]

@@covidstinks2770 Man his username just reeks lmao

[@sinuslebastian6366]

@@covidstinks2770 rekt

[@ErichToven]

@@lemau8458 Im not usually one to speak of grammar in a post, but that colon is kind of hurting my brain.

[@robert-zr1kx]

Imagine being the BestBuy employee watching Linus mess with every chromebook and then do his little freak out when the security alarm went off.

[@unfortunateonblitz4984]

best buy employee: Linus, y r u in the chromebook section lol takes pic* this gonna be a meme

[@Porkcfish]

I took my Mom to get a Chromebook for her a few weeks ago. She set off all the alarms.

[@_w_w_]

Best Buy employee should be happy there is any customer at all these days!

[@sammywilliam8156]

You hear over the intercom we have an L alert 5 we have an L alert 5

[@Balaaazs]

0:20 the best emotional change i have ever seen on a persons face he looked like he was on the verge of crying

[@waterlillymiller3207]

i work in my school's tech department and laughed at the dissing of the bezels (my friend has snapped many) and the almost-snapping of the acer (which students have done. . . several times. especially with their hinges). of the devices we currently use (mostly HP G6, Dell 3100s, 3120s, and 3180s, and Lenovos) my personal favorites are the G6es. I've been using it since I was a freshman, so about three years, and they're the easiest/my favorites to open up. The only big problems we've had are with trackpad ribbons being too long, and motherboards getting fried but that's mostly been due to bad chargers.

[@Zathren]

"Why can't they just be good?" A great question, Linus. Truly great question.

[@CarthagoMike]

If only

[@Isdu]

Because why would anything be convenient?

[@xXLitronicsXx]

They can be good Like the Samsung One 🌝 But mimimi its SOOOO expensive

[@ernon69]

It's actually not, it's about the price ;)

[@needfuldoer4531]

Because they have to be cheap and disposable.

[@stephengere3937]

Imagine walking up and seeing Linus setting off a Chromebook alarm.

[@othmanhawasly]

That's not Linus shopping, it's a voiceover

[@daggern15]

I'd immediately be concerned he dropped something

[@JD-rd4pk]

I think Linus would have felt ashamed to be caught with a Chromebook xD

[@JmKrokY]

Bruh

[@internetusername9593]

this timeline fucking sucks

[@giacomogabellini9944]

I was quite skeptical about getting a Chromebook, because no one spoke well of them, and especially here in Italy . They call them "junk" here . , however I wanted to try to get one . I have to be honest I feel very good with it for my use . Video lectures , documents , some movies , update and maintenance of some online websites , everything I need I have it .

[@SamJoex]

2:53 poorly aged things

[@jude802]

imagine being a fan of Valve games, waiting 18 years since the release of HL2, and then finally seeing mention of the word Borealis in an official Valve project… and it’s just Chromebook compatibility

[@salilnaiskar6890]

*pain*

[@tinglemask2629]

yeah lol

[@pointydev]

@@salilnaiskar6890 ***pain***

[@slighter]

POV: After you finished HL2, you conceived new life, raised it and got it into College before actually getting the sequel.

[@bluebay0]

Valve is just trolling us at this point. Wait, when did they not troll us?

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Son: "Dad, I need a Chromebook for school." Linus: "Our family has been dishonored. Shameful display! I mean, seriously, look at that picture quality, and those bezels. Eugh."

[@nicolasrodriguez5054]

*proceeds to flex a modded Zephyrus Duo 16 at elementary school obliterating even the school main server*

[@AURON2401]

Shamefur Dispray*

[@AMan-xz7tx]

his son had to be equally horrified at that thought as well

[@nicolasrodriguez5054]

@@AURON2401 shame fur, dis-pray?

[@justinl8791]

Correction: Shameful DISPRAY!

[@pandanarkystudios5198]

Yo, I had a chance to play with a Framework Laptop. Holy crap! No wonder Linus is invested, it's gotta be the best idea since the ssd. A fully upgradable laptop. The drawback seems to be that you have to wait a little while for parts to become available, but it seems like a seriously solid idea if you wanna game on the go

[@thatnbaguy6473]

I was once helping my son with his homework on his Chromebook, the screens can only be looked at from directly the front or you just see pitch black lol

[@sethcooper5197]

As someone who is an IT support for 10 primary schools, at least half of my week is spent repairing, maintaining, and setting up Chromebooks for students. It's so painful.

[@chrisn5956]

Hey stupid question but why do so many schools have chromebooks? Or do the schools instruct the students to get chromebooks?

[@catharinrin]

@@chrisn5956 It’s because it’s one of the cheapest options so it’s easy to supply for an entire school

[@coleeto2]

@@catharinrin sounds line Chromebooks are easier to lock down? Which would be pretty important for young children, most parents aren't as tech savvy as Linus

[@Verpal]

@@chrisn5956 It is locked down, easier to setup remote management, easier to operate loan program, cheap and google subsidize chromebook in some countries.

[@thesmashtvnetwork]

@@catharinrin it not cheap end up costng more to repair

[@barsx7634]

"Why can't they just be good?" is pretty much the whole point of this video.

[@juliannaaka-babayega8941]

There ya go! First intellegent comment!! ;)

[@Cyan101]

Problem is, they are, if you look at 200$ laptops ofc they will max out watching youtube

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

My mom had a samsung one that was on sell for under $100.

[@Silvauric.]

Yes.

[@JamesR624]

@@Cyan101 Well anything to push some opinion I guess. These videos usually starts with an opinion and then only covers what validates that opinion.

[@kellyoneal5498]

Sent my daughter to college with an older but still very capable HP mobile workstation laptop... A few months later had to get her a Chromebook to have something light (and disposable) with long battery life, because their textbooks and lab manuals are now digital copies or online and she needed it in chem lab. Got her a 13.3" Toshiba Chromebook 2. BTW, some models of Chromebooks have ssd/emmc drives that can be removed and upgraded, so running a different OS later is possible (assuming the rest of the hardware is good enough) and there are guides out there on the web how to do this.

[@azmiraclegirl441]

I love my HP Chromebook! My company replaced my laptop with one. I hated it at first but I love how quick it is. I'm an accountant and it does Excel calculations SO MUCH FASTER than my windows one. I'm talking genuinely 5 minutes faster for the most laborious tasks (30 minute calculations take 25!). This is apples to apples with i7 processors and SSDs.

[@tejasraman6913]

yeah a CB with an i7 is good but a CB with a Celeron (like what my old school assigned) isn't

[@backslashio]

Linus' son is one of the few where parents know exactly what they need to buy whereas other parents will most likely get one that only has 6 months of OS support left or have some ridiculously overpriced Samsung

[@NJVArtimations]

My mom bought me a 2016 laptop in 2018 for a price of a newer laptop that basically does better .__.

[@Kitulous]

or have a ridiculously overpriced Samsung that has 6 months of OS support left🤩🤩

[@2richants]

3 sponsored ads in 13 mins 😐 duude. Bit overkill

[@yaralaterveer]

and that's exactly the reason why I did my own research when looking for a laptop. My parents had found one with a 17 inch screen which was the same price as the laptop that I eventually got (15 inch), but it had a worse processor (can't remember which one it was) and speakers (this one has ridiculously good speakers, but I barely use them since I'm usually using my earbuds). It was also more expensive, so I definitely don't trust my parents when it comes to look for stuff like computers

[@denischiosa4496]

@@yaralaterveer I am looking for a 15 inch too, which one did you pick?

[@bradleymickna3432]

I know you guys like to talk about repairability on this channel. I work in the tech department at a high school and once warranty runs out on these things, being able to buy a screen or battery for $30 and swap it out is huge. Those are the two things I see broken most and they are the easiest to fix. Some windows laptops aren’t even that easy.

[@Zertehq]

its also nice for schools that deploy all the same brand and model of chromebook to be able to have those spares on hand and be able to make 10 min repairs on campus, my high school bought the chrombooks for the students as part of the school fees for that reason.

[@Monsuco]

I work in a school district's IT department. A whole bunch of the Chromebooks we're buying this year are still using the same screen models as the Chromebooks we're currently retiring because they're no longer supported. This basically makes screens kinda "free" for us because we can harvest them from the units we're ecycling. Kids break A LOT of screens so that's good.

[@The_Forge_Master]

Thankfully I went to high school just before the rollout of Chromebooks, but during the time where schools were rolling out tech to their students. My school had decent enough Windows machines and few restrictions on what could be installed on them. My bread and butter for games on that thing was Minecraft, Portal 2, and Kerbal Space Program.

[@Zertehq]

@@Alexander-jr8nw I got a E15 gen2 with a Ryzen 7 5700x for about $900au with the Black Friday sale and it’s the best laptop for the price, I love it.

[@DreamCars-nt3zz]

how did you launch to see how much cpu usage is the video using? thanks in advance

[@geneanthony3421]

Got a $400 Chromebook for $100 as an openbox and it's honestly quite nice. Feels good and responsive. Lenovo and the battery life is awesome. Even sitting around for over a month when it was off I came back to a full battery. I actually think it's the Lenovo you were looking at.

[@sullivandamn]

I knew watching an LTT video there would be some sort of gaming on a Chromebook

[@Sarj_ent]

These bots must like your name or something lol

[@shubhrajani5785]

@@Sarj_ent yeah lol 😂

[@sullivandamn]

@@Sarj_ent smh, never had this happen before

[@SpaceRanger187]

Until they hack an Xbox to run PC games then ehhh

[@blackravenX]

I should've seen that coming.

[@poisonempress]

Linus' son is lucky to have a tech savvy father who knows exactly what to look for in these things, makes using a Chromebook a lot smoother that way. But I feel old when a kid is taking a laptop to school, not a laptop in sight in my schools until my final two years lol

[@requice8926]

@@-opus shush

[@-opus]

@@requice8926 no

[@requice8926]

@@-opus oh okay

[@thenonexistinghero]

Linus should've just gotten him a crazy gaming laptop. When teachers ask him about why he doesn't have a Chromebook, he can just tell them that Chromebooks are for peasants.

[@ripjawsquad]

@@-opus look who's talking lmao

[@jeffsmith441]

Yes, the Lenovo Flex 5. Imo, it is by far the best bang for the buck. The Webcam was my only gripe. The speakers aren't great either, but most laptop speakers suck. Other than that, it is the most versatile for the money. The USI pen compatibility is a huge plus too!

[@Ytvideowatcherperson]

I wanted something 11inches for writing/word processor. Found a chromebook with touchscreen, 8 gb ram 128 gb storage and a 2ghz processor for $180. Cheaper than most Tablet+rubber keyboard combos and better sized than any 14 inch laptop, which arent available at the price anyway. I have a 14inch ultrabook, a 15.6inch workstation with a quadro, will see which gets more use.

[@darryljack6612]

Linus: An expensive chrome book is still a chrome book. Also Linus: Gold Plated Xbox Controller.

[@vava995]

Gold plated? They cast it out of solid gold.

[@darryljack6612]

@@vava995 Ur right i said the wrong thing, but you still get the point of what is being said.

[@TheRavenCoder]

To be fair, they either sold or are trying to sell the controller to recoup most of the cost of getting it made. It's not like he is daily driving it.

[@darryljack6612]

@@TheRavenCoder lol ik, but Linus seemed dead set on keeping that thing, without Yvonne's input i think we would have been seeing it in every home video of his.

[@88porpoise]

@@darryljack6612 nah, I think that was mostly show. He said on a WAN Show that he approved the project because he expected it would be easy to sell (it wasn't) and worst case scenario it can just be melted down.

[@finchhawthorne1302]

The issue with school issued or required chrome books and iPads that a lot of people who grew up with the one computer in the back corner of the library or who got a laptop for accessibility don’t clock is the ridiculous oppressive restrictions and surveillance placed on “education” software. Time locks and software restrictions on something you’re forced to buy that remain restricted and may even remain attached to their network long after you should leave it.

[@barrettburns9979]

If the Chromebook is now owned by the school you can power wash it at anytime, removing the school software

[@barrettburns9979]

*not

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

Those restrictions are often required by the School Board or Government in those areas. In America, it's required by law to have some form of Internet Filtering for school children, so if there's a mandatory device, it often will have mandatory bloat to meet regulatory spec

[@isaackvasager9957]

@@barrettburns9979 Yes, as long as it's not part of the schools domain membership. If it is, then powerwashing will not even work.

[@freshbread5373]

Yes, I’m in high school and am so lucky that we have macs. Our districts it director tried so hard to get us the freedoms to not have those shitty chrome books. It was difficult because google practically pays districts to go chrome. To do who knows with your data

[@EXXITY]

Son: Dad I need a laptop for school Linus: here's a gaming pc with a rtx 4090 and a intel i9

[@bonkatomicpunchenjoyer]

10:10 you got me shouting out "SOURCE GAMES!!!"

[@kozmaz87]

Also the way I see it... in school things are broken or stolen so there is little point in getting a premium chromebook broken/stolen in school if the mid-tier sensible one is also available... and Linus's reasons are also valid.

[@Chewychewychoochoo]

I'm happy that Linus understands the B.S. with "premium" Chromebooks.

[@rahulmenon4357]

That's like "premium" french fries

[@ehhthing]

I do actually know someone (former ChromeOS Dev @ Google albeit) uses a Pixelbook as his main laptop. Obviously can't just live with ChromeOS, so as a Linux user he has Crouton with Wayland and Sway and some magic that gets that to actually work (no idea). I think the main reasoning is that the Pixelbook is a really nice laptop and that cros is a nice OS.

[@un_lucio]

@Prince Cooper I beg to differ: premium TP is way more useful and makes way more sense than a premium chromebook :D Indeed my ass loves premium toilet paper, but can't really say the same about any chromebook 😆

[@JohanAntonissen]

@@ehhthing indeed, Im also a high end chromebook user and i love it. the reason i went for chromebook is the linux integration and the fact that i find windows an absolute pain to work with. Chromeos is nice and elegant. And its also super easy to deploy some containers, code some stuff and dont forget it has amazing battery life. For quite some time i debated to buy a macbook but I like to stay in the google ecosystem because i have a house full of google home products and a pixel phone (and soon a pixelwatch). I think a premium chromebook as main driver is something that is done by people that would choose to use linux as their default OS but also likes to have the convenience of being able to run default apps without the hassle.

[@rocknrollzebra]

@@JohanAntonissen I wonder how many users bought one JUST for the great battery life. As I understand it, high-end Windows laptops are improving-slightly-but-still-poor in this regard, compared to Macbooks and Chromebooks.

[@benjaminwatson543]

The auto-update thing is a nightmare for regular users, but a real boon for people who don't mind a bit of modding. End-of-life'd chromebooks become exceptionally cheap while still often being great pieces of hardware. Slapping a lightweight linux distro on there gives you fabulous value. I used a chrombook pixel 2013 that I got for like $200, which boasts an incredible build quality, for years on linux, and it was great.

[@IdAefixBE]

Computers with outright only 4y update support ? That shouldn't even be legal.

[@TheeGrandpoobah]

Been working the Chromebook for the last 2 yrs in a school environment. The main issue is not the OS, it is the manufacturing side. Cheap build materials, where screws fall out/ left hinge screw mountings breaks after the amount of usage these CB going through in an average school day and/or @home. Plus the general kids handling/ carrying in school bag...ect just being kids. Also be very warry about repair costs, especially replacing the glass. Some cheaper models, its cheaper just to buy a new 1.

[@milesborkowicz632]

My school-issued chromebook lost a hinge. Not broken, LOST. It completely snapped off without any heavy wear and tear. I had to be without a computer at school for 3 weeks before it was fixed. So glad I'm out of high school and still against the chromebook.

[@HayDog322]

I went to a rural highschool and they had Chromebook carts in most classes. Some of them had mobile processors from galaxy 3 smart phones. they had trouble running flash games

[@iZehta]

I handle the IT for a school district that deals exclusively in special needs students, middle/high school age. They’re basically as disposable as pencils at this point.

[@HighVoltageMadness]

@@iZehta exactly

[@syarifairlangga4608]

Capitalist utopia. More E-waste

[@gwenward2141]

I feel like this Chromebook requirement might lead to Linus having some opinions to share at the PTA meeting

[@ZNotFound]

Linus understands that chromebooks are cheaper to acquire for kids to use in school.

[@jody5661]

@@ZNotFound sure, but either way the school should be providing them themselves. Why should I have to pay for something that they will claim software ownership over and lockdown beyond my control?

[@ZNotFound]

@@jody5661 Maybe there was an option to buy your own Chromebook and Linus opted for that. In that case, not only would Linus have gotten his son a better chromebook he also had an opportunity to make a KZbin video.

[@harrys2331]

@@ZNotFound This. It has more to do with parents wanting their kid's to have their own individual chromebooks and not ones that may have been shared with other kids/touched. It's a covid precaution type situation.

[@rhamlet5290]

Schools shouldn't be allowed to lock kids into shitty mega company monopoly ecosystems by forcing MS and Google. I remember OpenOffice back then, now effectively replaced by LibreOffice. No reason kids shouldn't be able to use LibreOffice on Ubuntu instead.

[@mikenewby7669]

The staff at bestbuy when Linus walks in ☠️☠️☠️

[@jjtreads5472]

I have a HP chrome book x2 and I love it, it’s a tablet when I need it. It also has a detachable keyboard. It’s full metal case dosen’t hurt either. Love it.

[@hayamitakahashi4520]

Chromebooks actually do make sense for schools. Cheap 'individual unit' prices mean even cheaper bulk purchase prices, and with ChromeOS's deplopyment options, it means that these machines are pretty easy to set up and manage from an IT technician's view.

[@michielo5162]

They make sense for schools. but they suck really really hard for the user, a shame some schools force chromebooks

[@netiosys4677]

The kids at my little sisters school still manage to "break" them and watch p*** somehow

[@gravitowl]

except that not a single piece of software used at our school was compatible with them, so when the macbook people had to get a different laptop because they couldnt run the software, they still couldnt, because our school only had chrome books... facepalm moment..

[@Monsuco]

It wouldn't be possible for us to maintain a 1:1 program if we had to use conventional laptops. The cost of the device would be too high and the logistical challenge of maintenance and support would be too high.

[@hayamitakahashi4520]

@@Monsuco Precisely my point. With these cheap but somewhat durable machines, and easy software management, 1:1 is so much easier! Course, you could also go green and recycle old machines.

[@00kidney]

Linus son: dad, I got something to tell you. Linus: don't worry son, I'm not mad. Did you get a bad grade? Son: no, it's worse than that. Linus: you started smoking? Son: worse. Linus: you got in a fight? ... Son: worse. ... Linus: I was FORCED to buy a Chromebook….

[@bhagwandasramchandani6845]

You have brought dishonour to the Family son .

[@vibaj16]

Getting in a fight is worse than smoking?

[@clipz978]

🤣

[@Maxamundi]

@@vibaj16 came here to comment this lol

[@thany3]

The kid should be glad it didn't have to be a macbook then. If my kid's school would require that, it would mean an immediate transfer. Luckily, they don't because I'm not a parent. But if I was, I'd be furious.

[@sammywilliam8156]

I like how you give your honest opinion and thoughts on a product and you don't just say oh yes the best thing ever is because they're giving you a paycheck you are a respectful trustworthy and dignified Chrome OS might not be absolute perfection but at least it's better than Windows 10 or windows 8

[@FlixZempix]

11:28 the fact that he is still playing while his hands are off the keyboard

[@Gh0sb0ss]

Linus is the type of person to put the classroom chromebook back in the wrong slot

[@erlandjohansen7195]

Apparently I am too old to understand this comment

[@GremlinPuke]

In some schools they don't take their Chrome books home, so they have to put them in this big box that has slots for every chrome book to sit in and charge

[@yoursincerely-soda]

he feels like the guy that had his chromebook break so they had to get him one of the even more crappy ones

[@tarikbleak]

On purpose*

[@tarikbleak]

@@GremlinPuke It's not usually a big box at some schools sometimes it's a massive drawer that can be moved around on wheels.

[@secrets60]

Requiring a chromebook makes close to 0 sense for me. If the school really wants to control what the device is used for, they should be supplying the devices and setting custom permissions. Imagine buying something and then having someone else tell you what you are allowed and aren't allowed to do with it.

[@philipcooksey3422]

It's not too dissimilar from college textbooks

[@Gamer-nc8qp]

EXACTLY

[@rockking1379]

This for real! My oldest daughter was issued a chrome book by the school. And at her moms house she uses it. And it has the school restrictions on it. At my house she sits at her desk, uses her full sized desktop and carries on doing her work, and browses whatever else she wants on the side.

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

they want to have their cake and eat it too.

[@TejWC]

Most school's IT departments don't have the time or knowledge to lock down 100s of laptops in a secure way. Chromebooks also pushes to buck to parents to buy the hardware rather than the school.

[@jdbb3gotskills]

I understand saving the trees and all but there's something about writing and reading on paper that sticks into the memory bank. Plus it's not as bad for the eyes.

[@ag1211x]

@9:30 Impressive Xi audio dac + headphone amplifier!

[@yeahitsme5636]

to be fair the chrome books are REALLY good at what they’re built for. like if you’re basically just writing papers and researching and that sort of thing then it’s all you really need. i’m in college and i’ve been using one and it work perfect

[@Remon_]

Yeah though i would argue it also depends on what you study. It lends itself way better to text etc, but doing something like programming is probably going to suck or using something like ltspice for electronics simulation, in which case you would have to jump through the hoop of doing crouton install anyway. In which case like linus said, it would be better to just get a machine that runs windows/linux, since you would probably also wont some hardware to for stuff like that i would assume.

[@Jazzboy_Jh]

But there is a point where the chromebooks they buy in bulk for the kids are so bad they literally cannot handle scrolling through a 2 page google doc. I can say from personal experience.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

@@Jazzboy_Jh docs is so bloated now you damn near need a 2.5ghz multicore setup, 2c2t may or may not cut it

[@halogeek6]

Raspberry pi is cheaper and you will learn more putting it together then they are gonna teach you in most schools.

[@osheroth]

Nah it's a POS, 100%. I'd rather be working with a pen and paper than withstanding that hunk of junk which resets and slows down all the time even though it has a Core i7 8tg gen on it.

[@ibindude]

They're actually really useful for system admins. Mass software depolyments and simple enough that the kids can't mess them up as easily. But you're right, they've gotten better with android support and Linux beta. As someone who's set these up in schools, I understand why they did it.

[@echonuim]

I geniuenly dont understand why my school opted for cheap windows laptops that you cant download anything on as opposed to chromebooks. Without us having the ability to use downloads it is just a glorified web browsing device that costs twice the price of a chromebook and causes tons of management headache with figuring out updates whenever I'm doing IT assistant as one of my classes.

[@philipwrighton]

@@echonuim Cheap Window laptops that are just a walking security risk. From computers, to the potential of kids infecting the network to everything. ChromeOS isolates it before it even gets out, allows for cheap, and if you're careful. You're paying the 100 dollars less for a more secure device, easier managed, easy to repair (You can run a computer class and the kid doesn't need to know any complex computers). Why spend more for computers that will inevitably cost more to run, cost more to maintain, leads them to cyber attacks, can be misused and requires more time to program? Like seriously. Why would you go for windows laptops?

[@BCMikuFan]

@@philipwrighton easier to resell?

[@AlexJohnson-be3tj]

Easier to control and block stuff on

[@robertg7249]

yes i also love censuring children from a young age

[@thompsonevergreen8006]

12:55 store sounds like the lake of fire

[@Andy_Pandy2000]

Had a heck of a job finding out how to use the @ Sign. Finally found out I needed to switch from UK to USA language

[@JacobT]

Only Linus would measure the CPU temp of a chrome book while it’s playing a KZbin video while in Best Buy.

[@joel3399]

It's funny because he is doing that not as a youtuber but as a parent 😂

[@JacobT]

@@joel3399 yeah😂

[@lewislu5157]

tried that on a bunch of windows laptops myself lmao

[@FusionC6]

i used to download game demos and burn them on cds at best buy LOL cause my internet was shit

[@gmt1]

I remember revisiting my highschool years later to find they'd swapped out all the Windows laptops with Chromebooks, I felt so bad for the students. The laptops were nothing special, but BYOD was allowed. We'd play Halo CE in the library and snatch up all the ethernet ports. Played a long cat and mouse game of finding websites the school had yet to ban, especially web games and anime streaming. Can't do any of that now, school internet and devices are super locked down (can't even open task manager or settings on Windows).

[@Daschickenify]

That's fucked, can't even open task manager? How are you supposed to close unresponsive programs?

[@ziondesertranger]

@@Daschickenify at my school you just don't

[@generallyunimportant]

@@Daschickenify with the power button (:

[@benschneider3413]

@@Daschickenify I guess you just use the phsical on/off button from the housing

[@purpl3grape]

hold delete while turning on the laptop next time :)

[@gamingwithjosie]

Here I am watching this while I asked for a windows computer for Christmas. 😅

[@joshjacobson9846]

My kiddo turned 8. She’s been using her cheap $170 chromebook from 2020 more and more. Typing documents. Playing learning games, etc. Went with a brand new $450 chromebook over a similar priced windows machine or used 2018ish MacBook Air. They definitely have their place in the market.

[@Nick85]

I bought a chromebook in 2015. It was a 15 inch acer with 16 GB HD and 4 GB of ram for $250. I don't have a lot to spend on computers and I don't game. This was easily the best computer purchase I've made in the past 10 years. The key points being battery life, portability, ease of use and surprisingly, a linux conversion to GalliumOS with a 256 GB HD upgrade later in life (in which it excels as a work laptop). There are loads of options and they are not easy to sift through, but when you find the right one for your use case they are amazingly capable machines for productivity on the go.

[@vgamesx1]

I guess if you must have a new laptop sure, but you can find some pretty nice used mid-tier laptops and desktops for ~$250, heck if you don't need an entire laptop just something to use, you can get broken ones / the motherboard alone for as little as $30 and plug it into a monitor with the disclaimer that not all laptops will work like this or be easy to setup. I picked up a thinkpad T440 motherboard for $20 and it has similar specs to your chromebook, an i5-4300U, 4GB on-board ram and I separately bought a 16GB msata ssd for $7, I've been using it as my homelab PC for the last 3 years, running pi-hole, nextcloud and a handful of other things, but it's also a perfectly fine web browsing PC, it's worked great so far.

[@Crimin4L]

I'd be dammed. Would it not make sense if the very school that is requiring a chrome book also provide them? (Presuming Linus's child goes to public school) How is that even remotely fair for impoverished children?

[@DrakeDaraitis]

His kids don't go to a public school, that's why.

[@berto1014]

I think Canada has less of an issue with impoverished children when compared to the US. Not to say they don't exist though.

[@danielkarlsson8252]

Here in Sweden when i went to school we were provided chromebooks for free that we than had to return to the school. If it was damaged you had to pay for the damage to get it fixed or replaced and if it was returned damaged.

[@seshpenguin]

Here in Ontario (at least for YRDSB), the way it works for students is you by default use your own device (NOT limited to Chromebooks, you can use any tablet/laptop as long as it can access the web), but you can request for the board to provide you with a device if you don't have/can afford a suitable device. It's not a bad system, since most students do already have a decent computer, and those who don't can get the assistance they need (prevents a lot of waste if the school board needed to buy devices for everyone).

[@rohanpatil6168]

in switzerland kids are provided with either a hp probook windows laptop, microsoft surface or an ipad air / pro. depends on the school

[@aaronm500]

"knowing that he's my son he'll probably forget his charger". that's not a problem with chromebook. one of the beauties of chromebook is that they all charge via USBC - the same cable that charges all phones and all chromebooks. wherever he goes, as long as there are other people around, he's bound to have access to a USBC cable.

[@SimonBauer7]

same goes with all higher tier windows laptops these days

[@iceisnotlive]

My highschool this year gave us really nice HP chromebooks, (I am a freshman) and i was really suprised when they gave us these chromebooks. (Granted, the highschool is the biggest in our area and arguably really well funded.)

[@dustys5512]

I remember seeing Chromebooks with Core i7 processors in them. Kind of overkill, like, very very overkill, unless you plan on hacking it and installing a different operating system on it. 🙂

[@kevcreations5861]

That's basically what I did lol put it in dev mode and installed popOs as a daily driver

[@420bran]

the original pixelbook with a i7 maxed out with ram was a beast!

[@toriless]

Yep, i7 and i9 are great for Windows as long as you 16 GB ram and 522 GB eMMC.

[@jojag5]

As an owner of the i5 Pixelbook, I love the overhead. Yes, it is "overkill", but at the same time I never have to worry about running low on RAM or processing power. I can hook up my laptop to a 4k display (which I did all the time in college) and it doesn't lose a beat. I used to have videos and lectures playing on the monitor while I took notes on the laptop display. Most $300 Chromebooks (or Windows laptops for that matter) can't output that many pixels with videos and web apps running. It either crashes or overheats in my experience.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah, although you can make the argument that a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is overkilled too.

[@alexibarra4675]

I like that the man basically started benchmarking “laptops” in the store. I do this as well and I’m not even shopping for any 😂😂

[@andresacosta5318]

when i was looking for a laptop my girlfriend was so confused. I tried out the keyboards, trackpad. checked out the screens resolution, connectivity, specs to price. and then i bought nothing. made a list of the ones that intrigued me and researched on their internals, (is the ram soldered? what sort of drives do they use) and this was what got me into computer hardware. that week is were i learned what anything computer related meant. she was confused, cuz about 4 months prior she needed a laptop, had seen an add for a microsoft surface on instagram so she took her dad to best buy and the guy talked about how they could lower the price. she ended up paying $100 less than me. but its like, an i3 or a pentium. with 2 gb of ram and she hates the keyboard since she cant type on her lap and in the end, she didn't even use the touch screen. I ended up with a lenovo flex 5 like the one here but with 8th i5, 8gb of ram. and 256gb m.2.

[@joel3399]

@@andresacosta5318 good for you!

[@ErichToven]

I swapped ram for someone once after best buy had quoted him a $200 something price. Only I borrowed their screwdriver and did it right there at their counter for free. Did it in under a minute and I swear he shot that guy a dirty look I still think about.

[@Hap6605]

I love how the steam project is called “Borealis” in reference to the Borealis ship from the Portal/Half life Series.

[@voiddoctor]

Lol, my highschool is one of the last holdouts in our state, with our media program (the better program) being all Mac based, and our engineering program being all windows.

[@gargadon]

Actually a Chromebook is "The thing students fear when they need a laptop and ask one to their parents".

[@gorkskoal9315]

YES!!

[@SimonBauer7]

true story lol. i however have the oposite thing of a chromebook. fast, a bit hotter, battery life sucks but tons of horsepower.

[@eternylbliss2151]

Few years back bought a Chromebook at a garage sale he just kept coming down on the price without me asking it was like please take this thing I never want to see it again. There were no issues with it but I immediately hated it thinking why do people use these its like a side step from an Apple notebook.. I just bought it to flip on eBay got maybe $100 for it paid $20. Then they were making us use them at work and I really voiced my opinion on it. Now I work from home and use my custom built Windows desktop. (so thankful)

[@jpoodle]

I just bought a new one, reminds me of my old android. I like that system! It’s simple. No more windows crashing/updating/antivirus yadayada. I like it so far, works for my work with the online android apps and the keyboard is ace. Fast too. I got the lenovo 3i chromebook

[@rumblpak]

Two notes: 1. Crouton is officially deprecated and 2. While running steam on Linux on crostini is great, Google still blocks exec from SD cards mounted by Linux preventing you from installing games on external storage. With most chromebooks made prior to 2021 (and even now) only including 32GB internal storage, gaming is not the greatest experience yet.

[@user-nj6ku8yx9p]

Not sure why the "yet," it's a no-brainer that Chromebooks would never be great in gaming for almost every case scenario. But it's sad to see Crouton getting discontinued, it was honestly fun just messing around with an desktop environment that looks really odd for it to be a Chromebook (which also feels 100% more usable IMO). With the bonus of being able to play games, amid the driver issues. While GalliumOS 3.1 is already two years old with last update being June 2021, it's almost a dead project as well at this point.

[@adsensiv]

It's pretty awful to see these things essentially turning into e-waste once the OS is no longer officially supported while they would still be perfectly usable if they just didn't artificially lock them down

[@MPereira75013]

@@adsensiv you can keep using them for years, the laptop doesn't stop working all out of a sudden.

[@adsensiv]

@@MPereira75013 I assume stopped support means no more security updates which is a pretty big deal for a device which is primarily intended for tasks such as browsing the web...

[@TheHenirik]

@@adsensiv end of support for android devices commonly means you cant update your apps much longer, and i expect these to be the same (although i haven't tried a chromebook) so unless you have things you could run the old version of without too much issues they pretty much become unusable

[@heyitsevan758]

In college, I worked for the tech department at my old high school, and the fixes for Chromebooks were SO easy compared to Apple and Window devices.

[@jennejjdkdjdj366]

Framework

[@Crowdfresser]

Besides the mainboard of a 150$ device decides to stop working good luck getting any data Form the emmc as still a lot of people dont write down their damn account data. Also hardware repairs for 150$ devices are just not worth it in the Most cases.

[@lovemadeinjapan]

Dell Windows laptops are still golden for hardware fixes. But swapping the entire Chromebook is probably easiest for the tech department.

[@kishascape]

Also contrary to the consoomer article referenced in this fad video they’ve always been Linux capable since the beginning. I did it in 2011, you can even do it on most of the ARM architecture chrombooks as well.

[@Random22]

As someone who currently works at my high school tech department, I can somewhat agree. The only issue is the screw holders breaking every now and then because of how they're built.

[@snow3pea]

our school district recently gave every single student (besides the elementary, cheeto dust crusty 1st graders /j) new laptops. this is great and all, but since they are all chromebooks (which run on chrome OS) they are very limiting, and annoying. want to change your desktop? you cant. want to add people shortcuts for when you boot up the device? cant. want to use the stylus? pay $30 please. (lenovo did that, still annoying how the school advertises that.) what really ticks me off about those computers is that they all have this really thick case (very difficult to remove.) it's uncomfortable to type while the case is on, and the top lid is much harder to open with it on. it adds like a pound to the original lightweight computer, personally very annoying considering we all walk around with 15 pound backpacks already.. the computers themselves have pretty good specs. (for what they are-) touchscreen and 360 hinge design with 4gb of ram, but i think that since it's on chrome OS the computer is being limited to what it could really do. note: my classmates and i have been speculating if our school district is spying on us with our computers, even if we aren't on our administration managed account. can the administration access our other accounts if we are on a school-managed chromebook?

[@KingKRS1000]

Years ago my middle school provided chrome books for all the students and they took like 10 minutes to load a single Google search and like 3 to open a file of any sort

[@ToxicYT]

I bought my mom a chromebook that can be folded into a tablet and runs pretty great for $150

[@mistermegagaming9032]

here before this is famous

[@teehee5700]

yeah i have the Acer Chromebook spin 311and it works good in tablet mode and desktop mode. very good for the price.

[@docn1ght]

honestly 150 isnt bad for a folding one like that, and your mom probably doesnt need anything powerful, so it seems like a good deal tbh

[@shrekoof722]

realy is it a lenovo chromebook???

[@sjagain]

@@mistermegagaming9032 Here to tell you it's 2022!

[@MusicMovies1990]

"Is this CPU running at 100% on a 720p video?" - words my parents will never utter, let alone fathom

[@twinturbo9113]

As someone in tech I like to call that job security 😂😂😂

[@jettison_m]

I'm looking for something for writing novels- I use a SaaS writing program and will need to do research as I go, so will probably have a bunch of tabs open. I currently use my ipad but it doesn't love the SaaS software. Looking for something cheap, but light and sleek too. Any assistance in that realm?

[@prestonmurphy69]

It's kinda funny that Framework makes Chromebooks now

[@shinsoku9128]

9:05 you could also run it in a kernel-based virtual machine (kvm) to pass the graphic performance directly into the vm. then you won't have worse performance. the downside of that would be that it is quite hard to setup correctly

[@yotoprules9361]

with the added overhead of the VM on the very weak CPU, it may still hurt performance. With most of the chromebooks having celerons (many of which are slower than core 2 duos)

[@smileyguyz]

@@yotoprules9361 Yep. I got a HP stream 14 with the Celeron n4020 for school work and general shenanigans. Identical specs to my school issued Lenovo 100e. I knew buying it that it wouldn't be a gaming machine, but I still wanted to try just out of curiosity. The only playable games I have found to be were Half Life, and Enclave. Anything else would just peg the N4020 and UHD 600 graphics at 100% while getting about 10fps. Honestly though, 10fps is playable for me if it wasn't for the horrible frame times.

[@shinsoku9128]

@@yotoprules9361 yes that is true. you will get a little worse performance than if you were running a windows machine. but since the graphics output will directly be passed on to the vm, it won't even nearly be as bad as if it was just a regular vm.

[@peters.7428]

@@yotoprules9361 My old laptop has 32-bit core 2 duo celeron. I am not sure what model, but it shows that some celerons are core 2 duos.

[@reggiep75]

@Litfa Tua 4 - Do you do gay dogs, or pigeons, who collect lush & old x86 CPU's? I'm deep into that kink... If not, then p155 0ff! 😐😑😐😑😐

[@9tim80]

I had the privilege of beta-testing the Cr-48 before Chromebooks were sold to the public and I still own one which I bought a couple of years ago. For the right use case (browsing, email, office, video conferencing) it's pretty solid. Coming from an info-sec perspective, having an OS on it which can be managed completely remotely and needing to literally be pried open to get a different OS on it is an enterprise IT guy's dream. It won't ever replace my gaming laptop but I feel much safer taking it out in public.

[@richdaley9982]

That's the thing. Chromebooks are not meant for most people watching LTT. Schools like them because they typically do not have enough IT support to implement something better and they are easy to lock down. They are really good for people that do not have a lot of experience with computers. A number of members of my family do not like technology so it was a pain for me to keep their 10 year old Windows laptops running but they almost never have issues with their Chromebooks.

[@XecularOfficial]

You don't need a chromebook for that anymore. Dell laptops have an autopilot feature that lets you completely manage Windows 10 remotely and lock the bios so it can't be tampered with. Better than using Chrome OS, at least

[@JohnAdams-qc2ju]

Yea I tested it as well, back then it was next to useless but it has a place like schools (but I know even 5years ago most 18-20year olds only owned a phone and had no idea how a PC really works - I foresee a tech gap developing, but with college programs and folk moving to the US likely won't be a problem - most IT jobs at around 50% are folk who moved to the US for college then work visa). However I want kids to experience a full OS and not a locked down ChromeBook - it might push them to stay away from real PCs due to it being limited environment (but getting better recently) and the crappy hardware/screens. Of course Linus' kids have real PCs but for poorer families it might be the only computer. We seen winners for PC builds often just find what they can, old hardware because people place limited value on them and think phones are what you need (and often most don't get/find an old PC) I'll end my rant there.

[@oliviadrinkwine1411]

tbh I might take one to defcon and other hacking conferences as I'll just be doing basic web browsing and not say gaming. Because I'll be to busy to game due to all the talks I'll be going to.

[@Braiam]

I don't understand the responses to your comment: managed remotely, lock down, and easy of use. As if someone that only want a device to do school work and is allergic to tech would go out of its way to mess up things with the OS.

[@Harrodlogan]

My grandparents needed a computer just for simple old people computer things, I got them a chrome book just because crome os is very easy to understand. They have had no problems with it

[@StepGamingYt]

Funny this was recommended to me at this time after one of my family members reset my chromebook from the lockscreen

[@Prowler1000]

Honestly, at first I was really resistant to the idea of Chromebooks being used in schools but once I saw the price point it all makes sense. Not every family can afford laptops more than a couple hundred dollars, if they can afford that. With ChromeOS, it seems a lot like it's effectively the "it just works" of Mac in a much cheaper price point so that you know, even if you can't afford a great laptop, kids shouldn't be held back by their parents financial situation

[@redtails]

Imagine just having a room full of computers at school. Crazy idea, isn't it. Too expensive, you think? Old office Pcs are sold €25 each, or even thrown away for free

[@tinglemask2629]

@@redtails Yeah but some families arent willing to buy used products. And a lot of families also buy chromebooks not just because its cheap, but also as its simple for their children. They just want something that can do school work, and that lasts while.

[@abekasper9796]

@@tinglemask2629 don't think you got the point he meant like a computer room at school

[@ziggybrady5170]

@@abekasper9796 a computer room at a school is all well and good but what happens in times when kids are having to do homework/assignments or as has happened a lot recently have to learn from home? Chromebooks are a cheap and easy way to solve these problems compared to forking out double the price or more for a computer that can run windows

[@dyarous]

in Arizona the school give you a chromebook in freshman year and you return it after graduating

[@regularflurfy8174]

I used a Lenovo Duet as a secondary device before switching to a 2020 iPad Air, and for the price, it’s really a neat little device. I’m still impressed by the build quality, and as far as Chromebooks go, it would be the one I would recommend to anyone in the market for one, IF ONLY it didn’t have an ARM chip. Theoretically that would make it better for Android app compatibility, but in my testing it didn’t hold a candle to x86 Chromebooks in the same price point

[@leonidas14775]

ARM is great for battery life. Unfortunately many arm devices don't have UEFI which means your options are limited if you want to install linux on it.

[@bbbbbbb51]

@@leonidas14775 When I was looking for a cheap upgrade from my *very* dated laptop that I revived with Linux for a while, I nabbed a Flip C434 for super cheap because the corner of the bezel (not even part of the visible display) had a minor crack in it that was even hidden when the screen was open. Has served me well as a lightweight Linux machine. I don't exactly grasp why people shit on Chromebooks so heavily, but I guess my use case was pretty niche among the ocean of users.

[@brentboymebob8754]

@@leonidas14775 The Duet has Cadmium, which is an actively developed version of Linux for ARM Chromebooks on bare metal. At the moment, everything is supported except external displays, video decoding, and cameras. However, it only runs Wayland based environments (and the dev doesn't even want to implement Xorg support), and the performance is good since hardware acceleration is supported, but it can be relatively sluggish in a lot of scenarios.

[@leonidas14775]

@@bbbbbbb51 That's good you got a good deal on a chromebook and made it do what you want. The problem with ARM is that while x86 systems and linux are mostly interchangeable, each ARM device is at the mercy of a developer specifically supporting that device. That can be a problem for example if you own an old or uncommon android phone. And its not as simple as swapping a DTB file usually. Most ARM devices are not SystemReady, which aims to increase OS compatibility

[@1993VolkswagenPassatGLXVR6]

My geometry teacher who is a 60 year old grandmother-type lady used to think chromebooks weren't actual computers, just terminals connected to a larger computer, because of how low-power they were and how they were mostly used for connecting to the internet. I mean, she sorta has a point.

[@theriseofcubing6063]

When the lui Vuitton chrome book is introduced man takes his hands of the desk but his skill Keeps playing for him😊

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

I feel old knowing the fact that Linus' son needs a Chromebook for school.

[@silvinodino]

Right? I rememeber when he was born

[@realhuman4396]

When I was in somewhere middle or elementary school Google offered free chromebooks for the whole school, but only if they agreed that they could track student cookies… needless to say, it wasn’t allowed

[@svenkleinplarre9461]

It is sad that that was needed to be said.

[@SandboxerSandy]

If it was my school they would've allowed it

[@PrettyBoiLasagna]

@Michael Rostom lol its an anecdote to begin with, what kind of proof do you expect

[@reasonjefferey4644]

@Michael Rostom they are literally known for selling data and analytics from users lmao, that’s how Google makes their billions. Even fucking apple doesn’t do it as much as they do.

[@reasonjefferey4644]

@Michael Rostom das the same damn thing lmao

[@allylind9597]

in most schools in the US, you can't even choose what chromebooks you use, you HAVE to use the school-issued computers and if you try to bring in your own computer (chromebook or not) they won't allow you to use them in class.

[@BostYT]

3:22 LMAO THE ALARM

[@robertlamb4754]

As a best buy employee, I was happy to see this and help me learn more about the Chromebooks, even though I generally avoid selling those unless the customer directly asks for it specifically

[@pepsicherry6389]

No joke but when I worked in retail and normal people were looking for a notebooks, I always did not recommend to buy Chromebooks. First they saw the price, it was lower than normal notebooks so they were interested. I did know these people had no idea it does not have Windows OS in it. To avoid the dissapointment and confusion.

[@robertlamb4754]

@@pepsicherry6389 yeah i get the same thing, first thing i say is that it is a very limited computer without the Windows OS, but some people specifically need Chrome OS or just want it to browse the web

[@sharkyslegoandotherstuff]

nice. chromebooks really arent good

[@_w_w_]

Funny... I am a product developer in the Windows world. I love Chromebook, it's great for 85% of the population. Only if Microsoft can pull off a lightweight OS that can handle day to day task well. Unless your work require you use tools and software that are only available on Windows, you can get a great experience on Chromebook. ChromeOS is just more efficient in every way - that's me probing power rails between ChromeOS and Windows doing the same tasks.

[@sharkyslegoandotherstuff]

@@_w_w_ idk if its 80 percent more like about 60 programs that require a lot of power are verry popular like blender and that sort of stuff and if your a gamer a chromebook isnt gonna cut it

[@hyundongcho4328]

"I need a chromebook..."- Linus's son "NO, don't carry a Chromebook. Instead, carry this threadripper with triple 3090 PC in your backpack, also with 360hz 4k monitor"- Linus

[@sergeantvirus2300]

hmst.

[@melroysojan]

nah, he gonna give that super computer server which he removed because he upgraded to a new one.

[@macreinegamer3136]

what is the best pc for school my HP MINI 110 or this Chrombook

[@CatFish107]

Yo, I picked up a chromebox to run as a TV box, driving a big old 1080p LG from Costco in 2012. It's great. Can play movies, any streaming service, whatever web stuff. Got a friend over that wants to show you a KZbin video? Sure thing, here's a keyboard with track pad. Put it on the TV!

[@CatFish107]

Planning to try installing vcv rack on it too. Apparently that's possible with the Linux options.

[@erebuxy]

I remember Chromebook Pixel. They were very well-designed, had good quality (and were pretty expensive as a Chromebook). I knew several friends who bought it and flashed it with Ubuntu.

[@JamesScholesUK]

It was genuinely a really close call between a Chromebook Pixel and a Lenovo or Dell Ultrabook when I was shopping for a dev machine in 2014. In the end it came down to which one I found on offer first

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

@@JamesScholesUK I mean yall savages just gon flash it with linux anyways so the OS dont even matter lmao, if only we all have that power

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

@@JamesScholesUK Why not just buy a decent fucking laptop and flashing Linux on it? Hell, you can even flash CloudReady OS on it if you want to limit yourself with ChromeOS.

[@jordanclerkin1998]

Honestly, I got an Acer R11 chromebook years ago and it was fantastic for my use case at college. I used it to complete basic reports using Word, or take notes and they were fantastic. 10+ hours battery life is amazing, plus it only weighs 1.1kg. It was perfect to just throw in my backpack for daily use, and I didn't have to worry about being super delicate with it. I had my PC for AutoCAD and whatnot, and my chromebook for the more basic tasks on campus. And I only paid €220 for it. Highly recommend a chromebook for those on a budget who need to do basic computing tasks. It's still working fine to this day, although the battery life has gone down from around 10/11 hours to around 6 or so, which is still more than enough.

[@Soaringkiwi1]

Yup.. find me a device in the same price range (I paid $120 for my an Acer Chromebook back in the day) that has 10 hours of battery life. I used it in college as well before I could buy a better laptop. Even then, the battery life doesn't compare unless you had a top of the line laptop.

[@lennonmclean]

hello PR dude from acer

[@jordanclerkin1998]

@@lennonmclean Yeah dude Acer paid me 500 to shill for then there haha. Nah but seriously I have nothing but good things to say about chromebooks. Windows laptops in the same price range tend to be awful.

[@valccr]

10:52 Borealis, the ship that disappeared. PORTAL 2

[@sigglass2183]

Are there really only certain kind of Chromebooks that can run any video gaming software including old Gameboys, emulators for video games originally for Nintendo and 3ds? Also including like call of duty, GTA, and Minecraft? Will they be under an account where you can play them with your existing data from other devices and download mods to certain games on a Chromebook? Also the emulator or account with multiplayer feature? Will they be able to work offline?