Ideal device for basic coding tasks
Ideal device for basic coding tasks
For Christmas I bought my girlfriend's dad a Chromebook since his tablet is failing badly and he doesn't want to switch to Windows 10 (my desktop will replace the old one). This has led me to think about using my Chromebook for light programming. I don’t want a cloud IDE, but I’m sure either Remote Desktop or Crouton (Standard or Xiwi) could work. Which would be better? I’d really like to use Xiwi, though last time hardware acceleration didn’t work and I haven’t kept up with the project. What do you recommend? Thanks.
I'd skip it unless it was a Chromebook capable of running Linux, and even then, it might not work well since it's likely ARM-based, which could pose challenges in certain situations.
choosing a celeron or pentium gives you more choices and longer support. custom arm options are less available. I prefer the aluminum chrome models, but battery life is good. However, i’ve been hesitant to buy a chrome book since they all use eMMc memory and reach 4GB RAM limits
You can purchase devices with higher memory capacity, though they tend to cost more. Also, I think a standard C7 Chromebook originally supports around 16GB RAM and a standard-sized SSD.
It's a Toshiba CB2 with an Intel Celeron processor, 4GB RAM, and 16GB eMMC storage. I think its BIOS has been updated recently.