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Acer Chromebook 311 - 11.6" HD, Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB w/Free Shipping (Aug 12 Only) $109

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Automatic Update End on June 2031 for this model.

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hunter3941Yesterday 03:20 PM
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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
Automatic Update End on June 2031 for this model.

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I read somewhere that Google is going to be merging Android and ChromeOS. What will that mean for laptops like this?
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I hate Gemini and Google AI Pro.
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Quote from hunter3941 :
I read somewhere that Google is going to be merging Android and ChromeOS. What will that mean for laptops like this?
The statement is overblown, so it likely means nothing that isn't already true for this laptop.

Namely, that there are few better ways to get a large form factor device for running Android apps than a ChromeOS device. Perhaps not completely in the case of this laptop, because the screen resolution and lack of touchscreen will make some experiences less than ideal. But in general, the support for Android tablets has been historically terrible whereas the commitment for this cheapo $109 laptop is updates for 6 years inclusive of integrated support for Android.

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This is eWaste, I got a dozen of them for even a cheaper price 5 years ago, $79.99, they all are now ewaste, slow AF, can barely play a 720p video on youtube. You're better off getting those small PC with 16GB RAM and 20 times faster CPU for the same price. This Chromebook should worth $40 or less.
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4GB RAM, same as my laptop from 2009. 🤣
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Reminds me of my old HP laptop with the gaming-ready AMD E-350 inside. Man that thing screamed…for better cooling! Lol
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IndigoSnow3683Yesterday 10:45 PM
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Quote from forces :
This is eWaste, I got a dozen of them for even a cheaper price 5 years ago, $79.99, they all are now ewaste, slow AF, can barely play a 720p video on youtube. You're better off getting those small PC with 16GB RAM and 20 times faster CPU for the same price. This Chromebook should worth $40 or less.
Running an ASUS 17.3" Chromebook same specs, runs GREAT. BTW, I have several laptops and know my laptops.
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Quote from forces :
This is eWaste, I got a dozen of them for even a cheaper price 5 years ago.
Why would you get a dozen of them 5 years ago? What was your thinking? They still run GREAT, BTW, esp. Linuxed.
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LilylyToday 12:53 AM
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Quote from forces :
This is eWaste, I got a dozen of them for even a cheaper price 5 years ago, $79.99, they all are now ewaste, slow AF, can barely play a 720p video on youtube. You're better off getting those small PC with 16GB RAM and 20 times faster CPU for the same price. This Chromebook should worth $40 or less.
but those small pcs got no monitors. and why did you buy a dozen chromebooks for what purpose? i have tablets in my toilets and still dont need that many
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Walmart has a 14" chromebook with N100 cpu for $189: https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-14-...5123764557

Price is higher, but so are the specs. Updates are supported till 2035.
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Quote from Lilyly :
but those small pcs got no monitors. and why did you buy a dozen chromebooks for what purpose? i have tablets in my toilets and still dont need that many
I send them to third world countries, and give them for free to low income families with kids, when COVID hits schools were closed and a lot of kids from those countries didn't even have a computer, so I donate them.
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sagrrToday 09:46 AM
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Can these run Citrix?
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FatFaluzToday 11:49 AM
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Celeron N4500 (Tremont / Jasper Lake) is the last dual slow core out there. Not fast, still usable today but probably not for long. My Asus N4500/4GB/32GB/17.3" Chromebook's CPU is pegged at 70-100% a lot and it uses swap partition with 3-4 tabs open. The next gen Intel N-series (N1x0 N2x0 N3xx, Gracemont / Alder Lake-N) have 4-8 e-cores that are faster than the N4500 cores.

Also, if you enable Android and/or Linux (which easily consume 1GB), or want something more future proof, get 8GB RAM period.

With that said, in 2021, a relative wanted a cheap, safe, occasional-use (few times a week) PC exclusively for banking websites (they do a lot of other things on their main Windows laptop, clicked on a few fake emails, got a few full screen fake "tech support" pop-ups and got worried). Got them a cheap Acer 12" N4020/4GB/32GB Chromebook which is the perfect solution (AUE was 2027 that got extended to 2029 but it'd be too slow long before that). They now use it for a few other things too but it is still safer than Windows.
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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
Automatic Update End on June 2031 for this model.

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Jon

Who cares. It's less than $150 and if you get 5 years usage out of it, that's a slick deal. I don't think it's bad for regular homework for kids and basic browsing

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