Here's Why You Should Consider Chromebooks In Your Next Gadget Purchase

If you need to buy a new laptop you might as well, consider buying Chromebooks. Chromebooks has been in the market for quite a while now. This is an alternative in buying standard laptops and notebooks that has its own charm and perks.  Here are some of the reasons why Chromebooks might be a better office, school and home partner.

Design and Performance

Chromebooks are designed for users who spends their computers just to browse the web. Chromebooks run Google's Chrome OS which is customized to make your browsing experience seamless. Doing tasks in Chromebooks are very fast because the computer uses SSD memory however it usually has a very limited storage space usually 32-128 Gb only. The built quality is very sturdy, light and portable. Overheating and fan noise is not a problem since Chromebooks utilizes fanless designs because the low power processors are tweaked to provide a good performance even at a long periods of usage. The battery life also is almost double compared to standard laptops.

Security

Since Chromebooks runs Chrome OS which is based on Linux kernel, computer viruses, malwares, spywares, ransomwares and all other computer vulnerabilities should not be a problem. Just like its brother Android, Chrome OS also regularly receives system updates for free.

Applications and Games

If you are into media consumption and entertainment, you might be worried since you cannot install games just like you used to in PCs. Worry no more because Google announced in their that Chromebook users can utilize millions of android applications and games available at Google Playstore. You could also search web apps and games in the Chrome webstore if you still can't get enough.

Price

The price range of a Chromebook is just around $200 - $300 which is just almost half or a quarter of the price of the competition. If you have some more bucks, you can go for a Chromebook Pixel.

If you use computer mostly just to surf the web and contented to the applications offered by Google Playstore and Chrome webstore then this device perfectly match your needs. Are you convinced yet? You can review Techradar's top 10 Chromebooks of 2016 here.