Are you aiming for a relatively small screen laptop(like chromebook)? |
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I'm going back to school in the fall and need a new laptop. I've already decided I want the cheapest I can get with a minimum of 4 gigs of ram. So far I've found one HP Chromebook and one Asus with Windows 8, each with 4 gigs of ram and each at $280. |
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Are you aiming for a relatively small screen laptop(like chromebook)? |
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The asus I'm talking about is the only asus with 4 gigs of ram and windows 8 for such a good price (it might be 300 on newegg but best buy shows it at 280), and the chromebook with 4 gigs of ram is also 280, the chromebook has a bigger screen but the customer reviews say chromebooks are missing a lot of features and I'm beginning to realize I don't even know what a chromebook is. I thought it was just a laptop with a chrome OS. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
but can you bear windows 8?(I really hate it) |
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I fill my heart with fire, with passion, passion for what makes me nostalgic. A unique perspective fuels my fire, makes me discover new passions, more nostalgia. I love it.
"People tell dreamers to reality check and realize this is the real world and not one of fantasies, but little do they know that for us Lucid Dreamers, it all starts when the RC fails"
Add me as a friend!!!
You could always install something other than Windoze 8 on it, like Linux Mint, Ubuntu, or Arch. I would steer clear of Android for a full-functional laptop, but it's great on a tablet. |
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I second the above suggestion. ChromeOS is actually not related to Android and it is a Linux distribution but a very limited one. Why use ChromeOS (or ChromiumOS as it may be) when you can get something with the full suite of features one expects from an OS. |
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I asked 2 of my friends who know alot about laptops. Both of them recomended the hp, but if you are comfortable with win 8, or would install another software, then consider the Asus. |
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I fill my heart with fire, with passion, passion for what makes me nostalgic. A unique perspective fuels my fire, makes me discover new passions, more nostalgia. I love it.
"People tell dreamers to reality check and realize this is the real world and not one of fantasies, but little do they know that for us Lucid Dreamers, it all starts when the RC fails"
Add me as a friend!!!
I ended up getting kicked down a dell inspiron, which is my lack last choice but it was free so whatever. Can't figure out how to make it boot Ubuntu instead of windows 7 though, I don't even think you can with dell. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
I'm looking too. Guess I gotta decide between hp and asus. Been thinking about asus but never really thought about hp. |
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