My old laptop is dying as we speak but I only have about $350~$400 for a new one. I'm thinking about getting a chromebook and installing Linux, because some of the higher-end ones now have 4GB of RAM and decent-ish processors. This will be a non-gaming laptop.
I read Anand's Chromebook guide here and was torn between the Toshiba Chromebook 2 and Acer Chromebook. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind 1600x900 on a laptop, but 1366x768? I'm poor, not a savage.
Jokes aside, the two I've come down to both have 1080p, but the Acer is TFT while Toshiba is IPS. The Toshiba has a Celeron N2840 dual-core while the Acer is powered by NVIDIA's Tegra K1. Not entirely sure, but I believe the Toshiba has a 64-bit OS while the NVIDIA processor caps it to 32 on the Acer. The Acer has 2 more hours of battery life, but the Toshiba is $50 less.
Other than that, I can't think of any significant differences. What would you suggest? What even is the new NVIDIA processor? Does a 64-bit OS hold any advantages over a 32-bit, really? Would the Celeron's basic built-in graphics maybe struggle with 1080p video? Would the Tegra K1's four cores offer any advantages?
I read Anand's Chromebook guide here and was torn between the Toshiba Chromebook 2 and Acer Chromebook. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind 1600x900 on a laptop, but 1366x768? I'm poor, not a savage.
Jokes aside, the two I've come down to both have 1080p, but the Acer is TFT while Toshiba is IPS. The Toshiba has a Celeron N2840 dual-core while the Acer is powered by NVIDIA's Tegra K1. Not entirely sure, but I believe the Toshiba has a 64-bit OS while the NVIDIA processor caps it to 32 on the Acer. The Acer has 2 more hours of battery life, but the Toshiba is $50 less.
Other than that, I can't think of any significant differences. What would you suggest? What even is the new NVIDIA processor? Does a 64-bit OS hold any advantages over a 32-bit, really? Would the Celeron's basic built-in graphics maybe struggle with 1080p video? Would the Tegra K1's four cores offer any advantages?