I was FORCED to buy a Chromebook….

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

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

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".

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 .

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.

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

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.

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