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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: . https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:58:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Anonymous on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1669678 Mon, 30 May 2016 17:36:48 +0000 Anonymous 1669678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Also love Apple products and have had good luck with long lifespans when I don't share them too much. You'll get better Chromebook feedback from other people but, compelled to defend your husband and doggy, it could be coincidence that it died just at that moment and the crack could have been there unnoticed because there was no reason to look for it? deb on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668532 Sat, 28 May 2016 00:36:03 +0000 deb 1668532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a Dell tablet and I love it. jill58 on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668512 Sat, 28 May 2016 00:14:25 +0000 jill58 1668512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Switched to Apple and use my Macbook Air for everything. No tablet. I don't like touch screens. rachylou on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668222 Fri, 27 May 2016 16:22:32 +0000 rachylou 1668222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a lot of tablets, but no Chromebook. I've an aversion to how much tracking Google does. But they are slowly sucking me in. One of my fave tablets is the Nookbook. Samsung is making them now. I liked Nook because I love magazines and their magazine app had a 'clip' feature. Don't know if it still does. Classically Casual on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668201 Fri, 27 May 2016 15:55:53 +0000 Classically Casual 1668201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another Apple girl here. I dropped my IPad hard and its screen cracked, but it continued to work just fine. In fact I was proud of its gnarlyness. A year or so later I rec'd a new one as a BD gift, though the first one was still working. I have an IMac for "grownup" computer needs, which are few these days. My IPad goes everywhere with me. Best of all is that my IPhone, IPad and IMac all sync with each other... Sarah on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668123 Fri, 27 May 2016 12:57:28 +0000 Sarah 1668123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A Chromebook is great if you mostly want to use it for web stuff. Because it doesn't have Windows or Mac OS it is very limited in what you can install on it. As someone else mentioned you are limited to using Google docs instead of Word and Excel. But if you are looking for something to mainly surf the internet or watch stuff on Netflix it is a good option. It is what we got our daughter when I didn't want her using my computer because I also use it for work. The only time she was disappointed in it was when she found out she couldn't install Minecraft. Colette on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668107 Fri, 27 May 2016 12:24:11 +0000 Colette 1668107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm also all Apple as I have an iPhone, iPad and iMac (switched from PC three years ago). I do really like them all and the way they work together. There are some times when I'm typing a lot on my iPad I wish I had a small laptop, I guess I could add a keyboard, but I'll run up to my office and jump on the computer at those times. The reality is my iPad is 99% for entertainment and I'm very happy with it. Anonymous on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668093 Fri, 27 May 2016 12:00:16 +0000 Anonymous 1668093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm also an Apple girl.  I own a MacBook Pro (which I love and is worth every single penny I paid for it) and an IPad.  I do not use my IPad as much as I thought I would.  For me, the IPad is an expensive note pad (i.e., I could achieve the same exact result using a pad of paper and a pen).  The problem?  There have been glitches associated with the IPad syncing up.  This may have been solved, but now I rarely bother.  Karie on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668067 Fri, 27 May 2016 10:45:29 +0000 Karie 1668067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm an Apple girl - I have a six yr. old MacBook Pro that I use everyday and it has never given me one moment of trouble. That alone is worth the price point. Hubs has a Dell laptop and a MacBook and he doesn't like the Dell anywhere near as much as the Mac. I've recently added an iPad Air (with keyboard, I also don't like always using the touchscreen) and I think I'm in love with that too. Maneera on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1668049 Fri, 27 May 2016 09:50:04 +0000 Maneera 1668049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I use a desktop for work. I do mostly all my browsing (including all my time on YLF) on my phone - an iPhone 6. All my apps and stuff is on my phone. But I do have the iPad mini for times I want to browse heavily, see lots of pictures, or explore travel destinations. I quite like the size & weight of the iPad mini. I got my dad an ASUS tablet last year. He's been pretty happy with it. UmmLila (Lisa) on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1667770 Thu, 26 May 2016 21:16:23 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1667770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have an iPad that I had been using faithfully for about three years mostly for web browsing but also for work when traveling. However it began to become slow in recent months as I guess its processor is not keeping up with the system upgrades. So I got a small rose gold Macbook, which I absolutely love. It's high price point, though. Anonymous on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1667749 Thu, 26 May 2016 20:47:50 +0000 Anonymous 1667749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a tablet that I'm not that crazy about, but at least it didn't cost too much and it hasn't given trouble. carter on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1667690 Thu, 26 May 2016 18:34:27 +0000 carter 1667690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kristin, this is fantastically helpful! Interesting about your issues with Gap checkout. My tablet was fine with Gap, but I couldn't even see the pictures of the clothes on the Loft website. A wee bit frustrating at times. I had a detachable keyboard for my tablet so I never had to use the screen keyboard, thank heavens. I definitely want a decent keyboard, but I do love a touchscreen as well. This will also be my *right now* laptop/tablet. At some point, I'll probably get a MS Surface, but I'm just not interested in spending $1000 right now. Off to read through your links! Kristin SF on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1667683 Thu, 26 May 2016 18:15:40 +0000 Kristin SF 1667683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This might be helpful, too: <a href="http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/chromebook-buying-advice" rel="nofollow">http://www.laptopmag.com/artic.....ing-advice</a> Kristin SF on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1667681 Thu, 26 May 2016 18:12:14 +0000 Kristin SF 1667681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My Apple laptop was dying a slow death and I didn't want to fork out $1K plus for a new one. I use my work laptop during the day. At night, I need something just for surfing the web and doing email. Really basic. So I opted for a Chromebook. I hate touch screens, I much prefer typing. This is the Chromebook I bought, it has no touch screen: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-CB35-B3340-Chromebook-Celeron-HD-Screen/dp/B00N99FXIS?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-.....&psc=</a> Overall, I've been very happy with it, most especially the price. I do not like the keyboard, but I hear that Toshiba has improved the keyboard with a newer backlit version. The screen display is very nice and it's fast enough for my needs. You mentioned GAP and Athleta above. Occasionally I have weird issues with GAP's website when making purchases. Not sure if that's just me or what. But just a heads up. I move to my work laptop and complete my purchases there. That's happened maybe 3 times in a year. The thing to remember about Chromebooks is that you can't download much onto it. So you're forced to use Google docs and Google drive. That's good enough for my personal usage requirements. Google photos is good enough for now, too. I don't really use a lot of other apps. That said, more is coming to the Chromebook world: <a href="https://chrome.googleblog.com/2016/05/the-google-play-store-coming-to.html" rel="nofollow">https://chrome.googleblog.com/.....ng-to.html</a> So to sum up, this was the perfect laptop for *right now*, for my very specific (i.e., basic) requirements. This is my "bang around", "leave it on the couch", "no worries" laptop. However, I do still need a laptop that I can use to process photos and videos, and for that, I much prefer a Mac. So I do see another Mac laptop purchase in my future. Hope this helps! carter on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-chromebook-or-a-tablet#post-1667660 Thu, 26 May 2016 17:26:37 +0000 carter 1667660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ .