What to Look for When Buying Chromebooks

What to Look for When Buying Chromebooks

Features You Need for Your Chromebook

If you are shopping for a Chromebook, look for these features first. Chromebooks offer portability and a user-friendly experience, but without these features you won’t enjoy using your Chromebook as much.

Storage – If you find a Chromebook that is very cheap, it most likely has very little storage, such as 16 GB. Do not go below 32 GB storage on your Chromebook. 16 GB will fill up very fast after installing a few apps from Google Play. Running apps from a memory card is not convenient, so the lowest storage I recommend is 32 GB and go higher if you are able to.

USB C Ports – Stay away from Chromebooks if they are not USB C. It offers universal compatibility and you can charge via a USB C port without any additional power adaptor. You don’t want to go back to the old days with a Micro USB port and these old Chromebooks usually have a separate power adaptor input, which is a lot of hassle.

Convertibility - Convertible Chromebooks or Hybrid 2-in-1 Chromebooks offer various modes, such as laptop, tent, presentation and tablet modes. These modes can come in handy when you travel, need to do a presentation or just use as a tablet. The extra cost incurred from buying a Hybrid Chromebook could be worth it if it serves your needs.

Touch Screen – I don’t mind not having a touchscreen for a Windows laptop, but a touchscreen comes in handy on a Chromebook because Chromebooks are meant to be versatile and travel friendly.

Besides, with its capability to install apps from Google Play it makes sense to have a touchscreen feature because these apps really come alive on a touchscreen. Touchscreen Chromebooks might cost a little more, but it’s worth having a look.

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