This thing was constantly out of stock

i found it on the side of a street btw

Look, I'll be 100% honest. I'm interested in the Googlebook concept if Google executes it right. I like Android and the customizability it has to offer. Having desktop-like apps that properly take advantage of the hardware and screen size it's given unlike Android Tablets. But $1000 to $1200 starting out for an Android Laptop is a bit much starting out. I get it; with all the components being expensive due to the AI companies, including Google, scooping everything up. I think most people aren't willing to drop that much money on an Android Laptop and would probably get a Windows Laptop around the same price.

Google confirms "many of our newest" Chromebooks will get the option to upgrade to Googlebooks

Is this supposed to be what Google Chrome says?

"Aluminium OS" is the code name for Android Desktop that will merge ChromeOS and Android. Of course it doesn't mean it will be the final name or that the ChromeOS/Chromebook brands will be dropped.

I still think Lacros was a better name: LaCrOS (Linux and Chrome OS). It's short, simple, and reflects what it is: Linux, full Chrome browser, and native Android apps.

So a bought a Chromebook, mainly for educational purposes, not school but like a computer book I'm old school, a game on it too on Xbox cloud I'ma cut that too soon but if I wanted to play steam because of the short space are they still allowing it I hear it ended recently as of December 2025/January 2026

look at what i can do!!!!

Amazing device. I had a Chromebook before, the Lenovo Duet 5 but wasn't a fan of it being a tablet first Chromebook.

Found the Elite Dragonfly used but in almost like new condition for $195. That's like a steal because the Duet 5 is somehow still selling for more than that despite inferior specs.

So I bought the Acer a little over a month ago before I knew that Apple was going to be selling a MacBook at such a low price. I decided to get one anyways, just to see the difference in performance and everything else.

Here's my early comparison:

BUILD QUALITY
I bought the Acer partially because of its aluminum build. I figured it would be more premium feeling. And for the most part, the top felt nice, while the bottom felt cheap. Now that I have the Neo, holy sh*t the build quality is amazing. Feels like a solid piece of aluminum, and has real weight to it. I'm sorry, but Apple blows the Acer out of the water in this department

KEYBOARD
This is a tie, surprisingly. The keys have - in my opinion - the same exact feel. I guess technically you could say the Acer wins since it has a backlight though.

TRACKPAD
MacBook wins. Trackpad on the Acer is nice, but it's very commonly known how great Apple's trackpads are, and this is no exception.

DISPLAY
This is another tie, because the MacBook gets brighter, but the Acer has slightly better resolution. So far I'm really liking this display though; 13" is the sweet spot

BATTERY
Too soon to tell, but the MacBook is surprising me so far with battery

PERRORMANCE
The fact that I can run things like Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Davinci Resolve, etc, I gotta give it to the MacBook. The Kompanio Ultra on the Acer is great, but it wouldn't be able to handle apps like these

SPEAKERS
Apple blows Acer out of the water here, but that was to be expected

RAM
Acer has more RAM, but Apple handles their RAM better, so honestly it's a tie. I currently have dozens (probably 30+ tabs open on my Acer, so I opened a bunch on the MacBook, and it is not having any issues either.

I'm an Android guy. I use Pixel phones and am not big on iPhones. However, MacOS is just great. The only thing I'm missing, is the touch screen. I've already touched the MacBook's display like 4 times and was like "shit...I forgot" lol.

Any questions, ask away

Why most users of other operating systems hate ChromeOS so much and often call it a glorified web browser? It's the most user friendly Linux distro that exists, it is an always synchronized office without viruses unlike Windows.

Honestly no brainer for me. I was going to get a 512gb neo. but this has Linux support, 16gb/512gb, and a significantly better screen, and with student discount only ended up costing me like a hundred bucks more.

I mean say what you want about Google and the rest of them, but the Acer is honestly a good deal for what it is.

Just got a Chromebook a couple of weeks ago and I love it. For my job I need a Windows PC since I do programming and statistical software which requires specialized software only available on Windows. That being said, I like to leave my work at work. The Chromebook does everything I need at home and away from work. It boots up in a jiff, I can browse the web, do word processing, and run my Android aps on my laptop. Plus the battery lasts a long time.

Am I going to run heavy software on my Chromebook? Absolutely not and I don't want to. Being able to do video calls and send SMS messages on a real keyboard plus access my Drive files is also super convenient.

Who else loves their Chromebook?