Opinion Archives - About Chromebooks

Why I use a Chromebook

Kevin C. TofelAugust 2, 2022August 2, 2022Opinion54 Comments

I’m often asked “Why buy a Chromebook when you can get a Mac or PC for the same price and do so much more?” Here’s why I use a Chromebook.

Why LTE Chromebooks as mobile hotspots make sense

Kevin C. TofelJuly 23, 2022August 9, 2022News, Opinion14 Comments

If you have an LTE Chromebook you’ll be able to share that broadband in the future. Here’s why LTE Chromebooks as mobile hotspots make sense.

I wish ChromeOS Focus Modes existed like they do in iOS

Kevin C. TofelJuly 22, 2022July 22, 2022Opinion2 Comments

Recently, I’ve been more productive on an iPad than on my Chromebook due to Focus Modes. I wish ChromeOS Focus Modes existed like on iOS.

Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 3: First impressions

Kevin C. TofelJune 6, 2022June 7, 2022News, Opinion9 Comments

A review unit of the new Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 3 recently arrived. Here are my first impressions of this low-cost Chrome OS tablet.

This is the Chromebook I would buy from these Memorial Day deals

Kevin C. TofelMay 27, 2022May 29, 2022News, Opinion4 Comments

A trio of Chromebooks are on sale with Memorial Day deals in the U.S. Out of them, this is the Chromebook I would buy.

I want my next Chromebook stylus to have what Dell put in its pen

Kevin C. TofelApril 1, 2022April 1, 2022News, Opinion1 Comment

I always worry about losing a USI Chromebook stylus. Dell’s new digital pen for Windows integrates Tile tracking. I’d love to see it come to Chromebook pens.

The Chromebook fingerprint sensor needs to do more

Kevin C. TofelMarch 26, 2022March 29, 2022News, Opinion8 Comments

More Chrome OS devices are coming with a fingerprint sensor. There’s just one problem: A Chromebook fingerprint sensor can only do one thing, while on other platforms it can do so much more.