My biggest gripeSince this device is meant for internet browsing and internet based content, the core specs of the machine are nothing to be flaunted. However many apps now do have offline functionality, including most of the Google Ecosystem.

Most apps you can get from the Chrome Store will only run when you have an internet connection. Also, did I forget to mention that it comes with 100GB of free Drive for two-years?This is a CLOUD deviceIf you don't have internet where you do most of your work and are considering purchasing one of these, look for a Windows PC or a Mac. With Google Play Music, you can upload up to 20,000 (yes, twenty-thousand) songs to the cloud and stream them on your Chromebook or smartphone for free and the best part is that it doesn't use up your Google Drive space. While many people may gripe about the incredibly small on-board storage (16GB), people should understand that a Chromebook goes hand in hand with the Google ecosystem.

For a boot time, that's not too shabby but most new laptops with an SSD and Windows 8 will boot twice as quick if the BIOS is set to quick-boot.

Opening the lid, this baby starts up and is ready to go in about 10 seconds i'd say. I have the entire Google ecosystem as my fingertips, which means I can type notes and work on presentations for free (not to mention everything is backed up continuously). I've had this device for almost a year now and I haven't gone back to my HP for notes, ever. I was tired of lugging around my giant HP laptop and I was even more tired of plugging it in every two hours to get a charge. When I bought this Chromebook, my immediate intention was to use it to take notes at my University.

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