what is a Chromebook, Asus C523N

I bought myself a Chromebook before Christmas as my desk top computer was getting sluggish.
It is brilliant very fast and great for all the things I do on the internet. I don't do work on it or keep loads of files so don't know how good it is for that.
It is very simple to use but you sound as if you need to find some lessons to help you get confident with it. My advice would be keep it and find the help you need to get going with it.

crazyH

Try Googling ‘Laptop versus Chromebook’ and you will get the answers you’re looking for

i've tried that but i can't understand the language.
it talks of a skinned laptop. operating systems. too technical.
i just hoped someone who has used both could explain any pros and cons they found.
real experience rather than theory.
the reviews say its lighter, more portable. my present one does not work on battery at all, has to be plugged in. something about google apps, whcih i don't understand.
i think i'll give up.

i've just read that its screen is a glare magnet.
i already have eye strain.
most of its good points seem to be its looks. which i don't care about.

Try Googling ‘Laptop versus Chromebook’ and you will get the answers you’re looking for

looking at an illustration, i notice the touchpad doesn't have the left/ right click sections. so how does that work. i;m used to those.
i have poor short term memory now.
and the keys seem to be further away from the bottom edge.
i can't understand any of the meaning of its attributes.

kittylester

I gave mine to my bil and bought a new laptop. I found the transition too difficult and I'm fairly OK with te hnology. And I love my smart phone.

this is what i'm concerned about.
it's not so much how to use it but whether i would find it too different from what i am used to.
it is definitely an Asus C523NA, just checked the box.
i don;t want to open it, because i'm wondering if i'd be better to buy a laptop.
i didn't expect this gift. i feel it might be wasted. if i don't open it the purchaser can still return it.
i'd rather have a second hand laptop.
this one is windows 7. freezes often. the original owner needed it for reports and meetings. i don't.
what exactly is the pro and cons versus a laptop.

I ve never used a chrome book but I’d learn You can Google all sorts of YouTube advise to take you through things bit by bit

Also some places do lessons free we had some free courses at the library my friend went to when she got an iPad

Take it for sure Do you have grandkids ? They d teach you

I gave mine to my bil and bought a new laptop. I found the transition too difficult and I'm fairly OK with te hnology. And I love my smart phone.

If you are being offered one free I would grab it with both hands!!! I think it will be an Acer. I bought my first one about 9yrs ago on the advice of my DSIL who works in technology. I loved it but after 7yrs I needed to renew it (which I thought was pretty good value) but a local supplier recommended a second hand one at a much reduced priced and transferred everything over for me and it has been great. I don't have a smart phone either (much to the disgust of my family) as I don't want to carry a computer about in my pocket!! I think people are too dependent on them and it's not that I'm afraid of technology - I was the first in a large accountancy practice to have a stand alone computer back in the 70's and within a year the whole office was networked and I could cope with that but my flip phone and my Acer are sufficient for my needs. I admit to spending too much time on it but I use it for internet banking, book holidays, hotmail etc, etc and of course GRANSNET!!!!

Unfortunately, or not, it’s the way things are going. Extra security for financial transactions is welcome with so many scams.
There may be a voluntary group, or perhaps a local scouts group who could help with the Chromebook?>

unfortunately the person who gave it to me knows even less than i do. and is not very literate. someone helped them to order it for me, but that person is not accessible to me.
i could probably find someone else to initially help get it going,
but i would thereafter be almost totally alone.
and there are lots of things i find too difficult.
the bank wrote saying would have to have extra authorisation to use cards, with a code sent to online/phone banking. i don't do those and don't want to. it is all very stressful. i have a basic mobile phone, pay as you go, and that suits me. i rarely use it.

You lucky thing - I would accept it with grace and ask the ‘giver ‘ to set you up and give you a lesson or two. I don’t know much about Chromebooks, but I’m sure someone who knows will come along and offer advice. Good luck