Chrome OS is a Un-Appreciated Masterpiece

Chrome OS Videos: - Using Chromebrew to install any Application: https://youtu.be/a2L-_MnGGDA - Integrate Arch Linux inside ChromeOS: https://youtu.be/I6sAvwHgYwQ Couple Addendums based on comments: - Model of Laptop used: Thinkpad Yoga C13 - Ryzen 3700C w/ 16GB - The major downside is privacy as everything based around Chrome Browser - The major upside is the new virtualization that Google is doing (You can sandbox certain apps like Linux desktop apps) - TLDW; It is an extremely polished system with great battery life and tight integration with the hardware and you can expand it to include Linux apps to get a LOT more out of your Chromebook than the stock configuration.

4 years ago I bought a discount Acer Chromebook. I was doing serious programming in it using the Linux subsystem with Clang, Vim, Tmux and other comm and line tools. It was a beautiful experience.

But one problem, We don't want Linux on top of Android. We want Android top of Linux

Totally agreed. I’m now moving away from Windows and MacOS. I love speed and simplicity of ChromeOS for light desktop work.

That's good to know. It seemed like Chrome OS became a much better operating system last year but for some reason it wasn't translating well to consumers. Google's ads made it look really awesome and manufacturers announced a lot of new devices so hopefully it catches on quickly. Google's Assistant makes it seem like a really fun experience as well.

I had a Chromebook that I paid about $130 for that lasted around 5 years before the battery died and updates stopped for that model. Hands down the best value for a device I had, I did my degree on it, and since my work doesn't require computing power I could do my whole job on it to this day if I needed to. It worked perfectly all the time.

Good overview. I totally agree, I'd had a preconceived view that ChromeOS was a lightweight, simple OS. When I began to use it however, I quickly realized the depth, sophistication and functionality.

I just picked up an entry level Chromebook for personal use and I'm honestly blown away at how much I like it.

Here's the thing. I love the hardware of the chromebook. It's cheap, it's light and it has a humongous battery life. However, ChromeOS itself is not really suitable for most of what I do. Thankfully, as long as you have an intel based device, it's fairly trivial to replace ChromeOS with a linux distro. At that point you get the best of both worlds.

Chris, nice video on showing how to get the most out of an OS that to mostly walled-in for many. I may not like and use ChromeOS, and think Google is the worst. I just like learning about new tech and better ways to use it.

Chrome os works great for me! I installed it on my laptop after windows started giving me issues, and I’m extremely happy with it, it’s not even meant to be on my computer but yet it still works great!

A year late to this video; but I said the browser was the future in 1998. But I'm an old guy, at 65, and saw where the consumer of computing was going back then. All about content, and information. I use Mac, Widows & Linux, as my work OS's, but ChromeOS is my daily driver, for all my infotainment, and even some dev work, via the Linux VM in Chrome. Love it! For two years migrating a network from one domain to another, my work laptop was a Chromebook: Everything runs on the web.

Until you actually try to use it long term and find all the issues that come with it. Let's not even talk about the arbitrary way Google stops sending updates, and how both Android apps and Linux support feel like/are like beta software on most Chromebooks.

ChromeOS is solid and gets the job done for those that just need utilities and aren’t running heavy programs. I have no hate towards it.

Thank you Chris, this comes at a great time. Recently closed the lid on an old Toshiba Chromebook that was about two years behind on updates - due to end of life update coverage. Just bought an ASUS C536EA with an 11th gen i3 and 8GB memory. 15.6" HD screen. This is my all-day-long lap mate as I read online articles, answer email, other misc tasks and have it linked with my Pixel 4a which brings SMS messages right to my on-screen notifications, which I can then reply etc directly from the Chromebook. Love it. Updates through 2028 or 2029 I believe, which at my age of 71 suits me fine. I'm looking forward very much to your upcoming video on activating Linux/installing a different distro. Would you be so kind as to discuss which distros would be suitable? Do I need to stick with a "Lite" version - or can I head for latest POP! OS (or similar) and give it a try? Currently using Mint as my desktop daily driver - and figure I can set this Chromebook up for having a great time learning more about different distros. Thanks in advance for holding my hand...!

I installed Ubuntu and ran it alongside Chrome OS even when they didn't explicitly support it. Mind you this was on an Acer Chromebook with a Celeron processor. Suprisingly enough I was able to install Steam and I used to play truck simulator on there and other indie games. This was back in sixth grade. Seeing that chrome os interface brings some serious memories back

Is there a way (without an enterprise MDM toolset) to script installs/or remotely deploy to chrome books for common applications, a linux subsystem, security settings etc. I'd like a student to be able to buy (nearly) any chrome book connect to a portal and get the same look and feel as his peers.

I think you're being a bit disingenuous with regard to Debian - I run all the games on Debian 11 Testing (via Steam client and Proton). You don't need to use Arch instead of Debian for gaming. If you prefer Arch to Debian, or you have other bleeding edge uses for Arch (other than gaming), then that's another matter.

There’s a lot of cool functionality. I don’t think I’d use a chromebook personally. But this is some neat tech.

Hello good afternoon Im looking to buy a mid to higher end chromebook, what would you recommend. I'm looking at the acer spin 713, Asus Cx5 and the HP 14c .