So far I been learning the basics of how the operating system works. So far everything but the basic limited file explorer application runs inside of chrome web browser over a linux shell os, which you can still access the terminal shell, you can obviously take screenshots, capture your screen, play flash games and html5 games. Unity games unforchently don't work due to unitys lack of web support on so many levels. You can even install xubuntu on it and run various other cloud base oses within the web browser such as jolicloud. There is a lot you can do on it really but there are a few big things you can't from a developer side you need to enable developer mode to do so which wipes local data and if you have multiple users well they all have basically root access. This developer side also includes using crouton to install xubuntu too side by side of the chromeos.
From a standpoint of a user who just uses web stuff it is very much worth it, you don't have to worry about viruses, maintainace issues, and it is lighting fast at pretty much everything you throw at it from that stand point. It boots up in less than 8 seconds for crying out loud, and syncs all your apps, history and esc from already existing google accounts from other computers chrome data, which makes you feel right at home with basically no work of installing a bunch of applications again.
The major plus is everything is webbrowser based, every user can have their own applications without it actually installed much of anything on the computer meaning the small amount of storage space really goes far especially with everything being put on google drive, or other cloud based storage places. Unforchently though google drive only increases it by 2gb. Some come with +100gb for 2 years of storage data though like this one while others that are actually better don't. You can also use any USB storage device.
As for USB devices there hasn't been a single device that hasn't worked that I have plugged in, but how ever Iphones on blue tooth claim to not support it, USB wise it fully works which is bafflingly dumb, something probably intentionally made to not connect to chromebooks on the Apple side. I even plugged in my bamboo tablet, corsair k70 keyboard, and corsair h2100 head set, all of them worked within milliseconds of plugging them in. Not enough USB Slots on it well USB Hubs work too. Even the Ouya Controller I have fully works even with touchpad, without any flaws.
For $150 this thing was a steel for what it offers as a experience.
From a standpoint of a user who just uses web stuff it is very much worth it, you don't have to worry about viruses, maintainace issues, and it is lighting fast at pretty much everything you throw at it from that stand point. It boots up in less than 8 seconds for crying out loud, and syncs all your apps, history and esc from already existing google accounts from other computers chrome data, which makes you feel right at home with basically no work of installing a bunch of applications again.
The major plus is everything is webbrowser based, every user can have their own applications without it actually installed much of anything on the computer meaning the small amount of storage space really goes far especially with everything being put on google drive, or other cloud based storage places. Unforchently though google drive only increases it by 2gb. Some come with +100gb for 2 years of storage data though like this one while others that are actually better don't. You can also use any USB storage device.
As for USB devices there hasn't been a single device that hasn't worked that I have plugged in, but how ever Iphones on blue tooth claim to not support it, USB wise it fully works which is bafflingly dumb, something probably intentionally made to not connect to chromebooks on the Apple side. I even plugged in my bamboo tablet, corsair k70 keyboard, and corsair h2100 head set, all of them worked within milliseconds of plugging them in. Not enough USB Slots on it well USB Hubs work too. Even the Ouya Controller I have fully works even with touchpad, without any flaws.
For $150 this thing was a steel for what it offers as a experience.
