Google Chromebook as a Productivity Device…
Based on the Pixelbook Go, m3, 8Gb Base model
I’ve always been a fan of simplicity. There are countless devices out there with the fastest processors, maximum RAM, 5k screens, etc. For some professionals, these devices are a necessity, for most home users they are a premium product with a premium price tag. Why pay £2000 for a device when you’ll only use 25% of its potential?
I bought my first Chromebook around 2013. It was a basic device, cost price around £250. Chrome OS at this time was simply a no-frills browser-based OS. Great for emails, social media, watching YouTube videos and surfing the net. As much use as tits on a fish when it came to productivity. The online version of MS Word was an absolute pigs orphan. Google docs had awful formatting issues.
I went to University shortly after and bought a 2017 MacBook Air. A great device, but a premium price for what was an outdated model even on release.
In late 2018, Google announced the release of the Pixelbook Go. Chrome OS had come a long way since the early days. Android apps and a beta version of Linux had expanded the capabilities of Chromebooks. Furthermore, the Pixelbook range of devices marked a departure from the cheap plastic bodies and washed out screens that Chromebooks had become known for…
