Chromebook Experiment

Due to the alignment of some stars financially, I went out and obtained a Chromebook for practically free! Specifically I am getting a Toshiba Chromebook 2. Although I tend to lean more toward open source OSes and non-cloud services, I want to explore the feasibility of actually using a lightweight laptop for regular purposes. Specifically I will be focusing around three use cases:

• Normal End User Tasks.
• Sysadmin Tasks.
• Development Tasks.

A primary motivation is to gain enough information and experience that I am comfortable suggesting a Chromebook for appropriate use cases. A recommendation has more weight if one has actually used the device and knows it’s benefits and drawbacks.