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The ASUS C202 Chromebook is on sale for $150 brand new. It normally goes for $200 and more, depending on specs. I own and use this one myself, and can vouch that it's a good, tough little laptop for your kids, school, work, or just travel in general.
Why is it so cheap to begin with? What's the catch? Well, for one, the screen is pretty bad. Not so terrible that it's unusable or anything, but if you are used to high quality screens, including the Retina Display on your iPhones and Macs, this screen is going to disappoint you.
Also, the specs are not impressive. It's just good enough that you can open a few tabs and do some basic internet stuff. It is capable of running typical YouTube videos (let's say 720p) smoothly, stream Netflix, and listen to your streaming music, but I wouldn't expect much beyond that.
Also, it's Chrome OS, so it won't be usable with any Windows or Mac products. In fact, support outside its capabilities as a browser is very limited, although that's also partly why it can be so stable.
So, why would anyone buy something like this? For a computer product, it is extremely durable, extremely water resistant, and extremely secure. One time, I accidentally spilled my drink unto half the keyboard. No joke, it wasn't a sprinkle, but like half a cup of drink on it. I turned it upside down to get the liquid out and then mildly shook and banged the laptop to get the rest of the liquid out. Because it was a sugary drink, it started to attract little black ants into the keyboard. So, I continued to bang the laptop upside down to get the ants out. This went on for days until it was finally under control, but yeah, the laptop just kept on trucking as though nothing happened.
A Panasonic Toughbook costs at least five times as much, and even then, it's still running Windows, which remains as a vulnerable OS (despite Microsoft's near-Herculean effort to get it secured). Chrome, as a general usage OS, is very, very secure. It practically laughs at malware, and I've never seen it crash on me. All this and now it's even on sale?
For those of you that are just looking for a cheap, reliable, no frills laptop for basic tasks, well, I recommend giving this a chance.
Why is it so cheap to begin with? What's the catch? Well, for one, the screen is pretty bad. Not so terrible that it's unusable or anything, but if you are used to high quality screens, including the Retina Display on your iPhones and Macs, this screen is going to disappoint you.
Also, the specs are not impressive. It's just good enough that you can open a few tabs and do some basic internet stuff. It is capable of running typical YouTube videos (let's say 720p) smoothly, stream Netflix, and listen to your streaming music, but I wouldn't expect much beyond that.
Also, it's Chrome OS, so it won't be usable with any Windows or Mac products. In fact, support outside its capabilities as a browser is very limited, although that's also partly why it can be so stable.
So, why would anyone buy something like this? For a computer product, it is extremely durable, extremely water resistant, and extremely secure. One time, I accidentally spilled my drink unto half the keyboard. No joke, it wasn't a sprinkle, but like half a cup of drink on it. I turned it upside down to get the liquid out and then mildly shook and banged the laptop to get the rest of the liquid out. Because it was a sugary drink, it started to attract little black ants into the keyboard. So, I continued to bang the laptop upside down to get the ants out. This went on for days until it was finally under control, but yeah, the laptop just kept on trucking as though nothing happened.
A Panasonic Toughbook costs at least five times as much, and even then, it's still running Windows, which remains as a vulnerable OS (despite Microsoft's near-Herculean effort to get it secured). Chrome, as a general usage OS, is very, very secure. It practically laughs at malware, and I've never seen it crash on me. All this and now it's even on sale?
For those of you that are just looking for a cheap, reliable, no frills laptop for basic tasks, well, I recommend giving this a chance.
I hope it's not going.
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