The Best Chromebook

A Chromebook is a laptop that runs Chrome OS, an operating system that uses a Web browser (Chrome) as its primary interface and focuses on Web apps and online storage. A Chromebook is ideal for someone who spends all their computing time in a browser checking email and social networks, working in Google’s app suite or in other Web apps. A Chromebook also makes a good bare-bones secondary computer if you already have a laptop or a desktop and prefer a traditional laptop with a keyboard to a touchscreen-first iPad. If you can’t live without desktop apps like Microsoft Office, a desktop email client, or photo- or video-editing software, a Chromebook is not for you. Many email and office suites have browser-based alternatives like Office 365, and Android app support means you can use Microsoft’s Office apps, take a Skype call, or run Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop Express, and other Creative Cloud apps to edit the occasional photo. Also Chromebooks need an Internet connection for most tasks, though they do support some offline options for Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, and Keep, as well as offline playback of movies, music, and some games. And a variety of offline apps are available through the Chrome Web Store. So, can survive only using web apps and android apps, then check out this list of great Chromebooks!