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DURHAM D

(32,854 posts)
18. I recently bought a used Chromebook for $50.
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 01:39 PM
Jun 2024

It is just for backup. Didn't know about the update thing. Just checked - it will be updated until August of 2027.

Seems good to me.

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I've always been a Mac person because I'm lazy. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #1
The approach I have used for 2 decades Otto_Harper Jun 2024 #2
are you secretly Mr YD? LOL he is totally Open Source (which is why I had it for a while) yellowdogintexas Jun 2024 #7
I'm on my second Chromebook. They do have an expiration date. I believe the lifecycle is about four years. LeftInTX Jun 2024 #3
thank you !!! nt yellowdogintexas Jun 2024 #8
My Chomebook isn't going to expire until 2029! LeftInTX Jun 2024 #12
Chromebooks are crippled as far as applications go. Get a Windows laptop. PSPS Jun 2024 #4
I'm posting this from a Chromebook I bought "refurbished" for around $100 hunter Jun 2024 #5
we have a wireless HP printer so it shouldn't be a problem nt yellowdogintexas Jun 2024 #10
If it's already set up it probably won't be a problem. hunter Jun 2024 #13
What do you use it for? Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #6
Very lightweight stuff: surfing the net, correspondence, occassional spreadsheets / documents yellowdogintexas Jun 2024 #9
So you are using google's office tools. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #14
I second the notion of "what do you use it for?" usonian Jun 2024 #11
Except for the browser all my Chromebook apps work offline, not in the "cloud." hunter Jun 2024 #15
I recently bought Susan Calvin Jun 2024 #16
W540 Thinkpad CountAllVotes Jun 2024 #17
I recently bought a used Chromebook for $50. DURHAM D Jun 2024 #18
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