Samsung - 15.6" Chromebook - Intel Celeron - 4GB Memory - 32GB eMMC Flash Memory - Platinum Titan

Very happy with this purchase. For $299 this is excellent value. I use this Chromebook as my main desktop computer, connected to a second monitor & external keyboard, mouse & speakers & it works great. If I have more than, say 8-10 tabs/windows open, the performance starts to slow down a little & there is a lag in switching between windows, so I need to occasionally shut some tabs/windows - but to that point, it is comparable in performance & features to my previous Pixelbook (apart from touchscreen, back-lit keyboard, which were nice but I can live without given the low price of this device).

The dual USB-C ports, both usable for recharging the 10h battery, is a nice improvement over my previous Chromebook - which used a proprietary (and too soon misplaced) recharge cable with the "phone" port on the left side. This is noticeably faster than my previous Samsung Chromebook 1 - and I quickly filled up the 32G mass storage ("Flash Memory"). Having a conflict between using the single USB-A port for my Bluetooth mouse, and various USB removable flash drives, I found the MicroSD port, bought a 256GB Ultra Micro flash drive for the SD Ultra Micro port - and now have 150+ GB of available storage. I still hate the "touchpad" for precision work - so my Bluetooth mouse will always be part of my life. And the ability to move the recharging cable between left and right sides gives me improved ergonomics in seating, when I use it. The wide screen display makes it possible to zoom into different websites - and to use the Chrome "shelf" more effectively. And it still fits into my backpack, for carrying to remote locations. The sound system, with stereo speakers based in the "17 inch" form factor, is pretty close to home stereo quality. Alternately, it makes a pretty good music server, with my Bluetooth soundbar. Altogether, this is a good buy for $300.

This is By far the best chromebook I have ever had. I look forward to buying more of Samsung products.

I have this Chromebook for almost a month now, and is working fine, I have to say that I only use it to read my email and listen to music, so so far is been great

Love this chromebook! Great screen size easy to use!

This was a Christmas gift for my mom. She likes Samsung and wanted a "word processor". She was very surprised and happy when she received it. We set it up and got her started with the laptop. When I spoke to her last week she hadn't had much time to use it yet.

So I decided to finally replace my ~15 y/o Toshiba Satellite that I love. I'm gonna miss the old-school style of laptops one could easily take apart and fix, if so inclined. I still have it, and it still works, but the touchpad stops working after putting in my security PIN and I got tired of using a wireless mouse the rest of the time. Anyway, I bought this on sale and have been very pleased so far. It took some time getting used to a new touchpad -- I'd never used used anything other than 2-button -- but going through the Settings has since cleared all that up. Coming out of sleep mode is instantaneous, as opposed to waiting a minute (or 4) with my old Toshi to warm up. Wireless internet up and download speeds are fantastic. 100-300 Mbps, depending in if I'm using 2.4 or 5. There is no way to connect w/ an Ethernet cable which is a bit of a bummer. My main use is just for internet stuff and streaming, so nothing too demanding. I suppose my only complaints are: 1) The internal battery. It bugs me that I can't buy a spare I can pop in for 'just in case' situations. Or when an old battery stops holding a charge and needs to recycled and replaced. I'll be going the route of only charging to 70-80% to extend the life... because that's what I read online and we all know the internet never lies. 2) No HDMI or Ethernet ports, which I already knew and it's not a huge deal. But they would be nice features to have. 3) The search button. For some reason I kept hitting it instead of the letter A and the new tab that pops up got on my nerves. Changed that in the Settings to Caps Lock and it's all good now. 4) Touchpad scrolling was opposite from what I'm used to. I changed that in the Settings as well. 5) The keyboard can be difficult to see in low light. Luckily there are covers that match up perfectly. Snap-on cases as well if you're clumsy like me. (see pics) So really no true deal-breaker complaints. It's a great value and would highly recommend for folks who don't need much. Zero regrets on this purchase, as of this writing.

I really do enjoy the computer, I just hope that I can still purchase the geek squad protection for it.