We tried using it with an Optus USB broadband dongle to get online, but it wasn't recognised by the operating system. The benefits of the Chromebook are maximised if you use it in an environment that has Wi-Fi, be it at home, in the office or on school grounds, but for other places you will need to tether it to your phone in order to get online (it has dual-band Wi-Fi).
It's of limited use when you aren't online, meaning that without an Internet connection you can only use Google Docs (Drive syncs all Docs locally and allows you to also make other file types, such as images available offline), in addition to reading and writing emails and playing with locally-stored media files. If you're used to this browser, you'll have no problems at all using this laptop, but you might need to get used to the concept.īecause it's designed to run Google's Drive, Docs, Gmail and other services, the Chromebook isn't all that useful when it doesn't have an Internet connection. Even all the system settings show up in the Web browser. The Chromebook's interface looks like a standard desktop at first glance, but it's basically a system that has been devised to run Google's services within the Chrome Web browser. The best part is, if you're already entrenched in the Google apps environment for your productivity and communications, then it's a laptop that has been designed specifically for you. At $299, the Acer C710 (Q1VZC) is $50 less than the Samsung model, and it's the type of gadget you could pick up just out of curiosity (assuming you have the spare cash).
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