...is a lot tougher than I thought. My need for a light, portable "laptop" led me to ChromeOS. I still have a full-fledged PC desktop with all my Post-Processing tools, but I was tired of the Windows update and anti-virus, malware dance and I sure didn't want it on a daily carry.
Truth be told, I'm moving to a new office where Guest WiFi is supported and I can get to Cameraderie and all my other sites and content without impinging upon my heavily monitored and lousy to surf work laptop. So I bit the bullet and got a Pixelbook. I really tried not to. I sat there in a big box electronic store and compared all of them. Don't ever do that if you want a healthy wallet. There's a reason they put the flagship model right next to an entry level box. Just loading Cameraderie's home page alone was like night and day between an Acer R11 and this one. Ugh.
So now I'm on ChromeOS. Love it - boot time is literally no word of a lie *five seconds* from the time I lift the lid. I'm staring at a login in five seconds and no waiting for the computer to load the desktop, refresh the icons, load all the programs in the task tray. Five seconds.
But now for a workflow. It's not intended to replace my PC, but it's more of an experiment to stretch it beyond just a surfing device. They bundle LR CC but of course all the good features are subscription locked. I know there are a few Polarr users here, and I've jumped on that as a Chrome Extension - I was really surprised at how good it is for what it does. While I didn't drink the Google Kool-Aid completely and declined buying their overpriced Pointer Pen, I got a cheaper alternative, which helps a lot in placement and fine tuning of the Polarr controls. If there are any Chromebook users out there, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Truth be told, I'm moving to a new office where Guest WiFi is supported and I can get to Cameraderie and all my other sites and content without impinging upon my heavily monitored and lousy to surf work laptop. So I bit the bullet and got a Pixelbook. I really tried not to. I sat there in a big box electronic store and compared all of them. Don't ever do that if you want a healthy wallet. There's a reason they put the flagship model right next to an entry level box. Just loading Cameraderie's home page alone was like night and day between an Acer R11 and this one. Ugh.
So now I'm on ChromeOS. Love it - boot time is literally no word of a lie *five seconds* from the time I lift the lid. I'm staring at a login in five seconds and no waiting for the computer to load the desktop, refresh the icons, load all the programs in the task tray. Five seconds.
But now for a workflow. It's not intended to replace my PC, but it's more of an experiment to stretch it beyond just a surfing device. They bundle LR CC but of course all the good features are subscription locked. I know there are a few Polarr users here, and I've jumped on that as a Chrome Extension - I was really surprised at how good it is for what it does. While I didn't drink the Google Kool-Aid completely and declined buying their overpriced Pointer Pen, I got a cheaper alternative, which helps a lot in placement and fine tuning of the Polarr controls. If there are any Chromebook users out there, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
RAW files give you 3200x2400 resolution - down from 16MP. Still, usable for online use.
