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Would You Buy a Chromebook? Not Me..Yet

May 12, 2011 BY Mark Evans

Would you buy a Chromebook?

Would you pay $28/month for the privilege of having one of these fancy new computers from Google that’s entirely dependent on the Web and Google services?

It’s a question a lot of people are going to be asking themselves after Google introduced the Chromebook yesterday. Personally, I don’t know if I’d buy a Chromebook. I love Google’s library of applications but do I want to pay Google $336/year for a Chromebook?

I’ve actually become anti-subscription because it provides the freedom and flexibility to change directions and make different decisions as opposed to being locked in a single supplier. The Chromebook sounds appealing in many ways but I’m not convinced it’s a bandwagon I’m getting on.

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About Mark Evans

Welcome to my technology blog, which I've been writing since early-2004. After working as a high-tech reporter (interrupted by a start-up during the dot-com boom) I'm now director of director with PlanetEye Inc., an online travel guide.
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  • http://www.teabrooke.com Brian Honey

    I might… Maybe not for myself, as I work primarily with HTML and graphics files, and would need local storage. However, I would definitely consider it for one or more of my kids, as they head off to college, and need a computing device.

    $20 per month, or less (preferably) would be quite nice to give them a device for email, web, homework, in a very rich wi-fi environment.

    • http://www.markevanstech.com Mark Evans

      I agree the Chromebook will resonate with certain market segments. Thanks for the comment. Mark

  • http://www.authentic8.com RR

    perhaps i’m stupid, but i just don’t get it. i can get a no compromise machine for ~$1000 that will last me 3 years ($28/mo) and give me all the web i want plus any local apps and storage that i need. chromebook just seems to be taking away options from the user for no apparent benefit. the “drop my machine in a lake” argument seems specious. the answer to that is backup/offload to cloud. not buy a machine that is essentially an internet terminal…