I have the same Chromebook since a few weeks now (got it in sales at 299 euros in France) and... it is my favorite device too.
First, the build quality is very nice for 299 euros. It does not feel weak or "plastic" at all.
It comes with an ok keyboard and, imoo, a "meh" touchpad.
The keyboard offers a nice protection to the chromebook.
Most of Android apps work well on this device, on both smartphone & tablet settings.
I can open a shell on a Debian distribution using LXC, do my light coding on it without any issue, and then go back to native web apps like YouTube in tablet mode once I finish coding...
2-in-1 chromebooks are really what iPad failed to do for me: both media consumption and light coding when I need to, with a very good battery life (6 to 8h depending of my needs).
Also, I can plug in via USB-C on my external screen and work on external screen without any issue.
Imoo ChromeOS is really the best "it-just-works" Linux machine since a while, and I really hope Google will continue to maintain this great system (and ecosystem, plugged with my Android phone) for a while!
The CPU is a bit weak for heavy coding, and the audio is just "ok" for media consumption, but otherwise I really love this device!
First, the build quality is very nice for 299 euros. It does not feel weak or "plastic" at all. It comes with an ok keyboard and, imoo, a "meh" touchpad. The keyboard offers a nice protection to the chromebook.
Most of Android apps work well on this device, on both smartphone & tablet settings.
I can open a shell on a Debian distribution using LXC, do my light coding on it without any issue, and then go back to native web apps like YouTube in tablet mode once I finish coding...
2-in-1 chromebooks are really what iPad failed to do for me: both media consumption and light coding when I need to, with a very good battery life (6 to 8h depending of my needs). Also, I can plug in via USB-C on my external screen and work on external screen without any issue.
Imoo ChromeOS is really the best "it-just-works" Linux machine since a while, and I really hope Google will continue to maintain this great system (and ecosystem, plugged with my Android phone) for a while!
The CPU is a bit weak for heavy coding, and the audio is just "ok" for media consumption, but otherwise I really love this device!