Should I switch to Chromebook from a laptop?

[Deferno54]

So I used to be a gamer and got a windows laptop for cheap so I could game on it. Now I am done with gaming on it and stopped using a lot of programs and realized that if I'm not really using my windows laptop (Windows 8) for what its supposed to be used for besides internet browsing, I should just get a Chromebook! We have Acer c720 Chromebooks in our school as a classroom set and I feel that those Chromebook are WAYY to small compared to what laptop I have (15 inch). So I searched the web and found the HP Chromebook 14. That will be the only Chromebook I get if I switch, unless there comes another good one. So I was wondering, should I switch to Chromebook or stick with windows? I don't know if I should downgrade because to be honest there aren't any programs I use on my windows that you couldn't use on the Chromebook EXCEPT one. That one is Skype. Now I plan on buying a Chromebook around november so I can give it some time to hopefully make Skype compatible, if it doesn't I'm not sure. But once again my question is should I downgrade, what are the benefits, and some tips. Thanks!

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[Aquila]

Re: Should I switch?

Is buying Windows or ChromeOS considered the downgrade in your example?

Either way here is my price guide:

$0-$500 Chromebook. Every windows machine in this price range is a stuttery mess (IMO)
$501-800 Entry Level Ultrabook
$800-$1500 Macbook
$1500+ Windows gaming laptop

 

[Deferno54]

Re: Should I switch?

I consider it so because of the low program compatibility. So yeah I got a stuttery, messy, windows laptop. I am considering the Chromebook but I really need them to make Skype compatible because it is so I can keep track with my family.

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[Manuel Chavez87]

Re: Should I switch?

If you have the money, the asus ultrabooks are awesome, even the cheap ones (for the skype compatible, and in any future any other program you need to use).

 

[Aquila]

Re: Should I switch?

How did Skype not have a web app?

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[B. Diddy]

Re: Should I switch?

You could always persuade your family to get on Hangouts. Video chats on Hangouts work pretty nicely, and you can have a group video chat easily.