Toshiba - 13.3" Chromebook 2 - Intel Celeron - 4GB Memory - 16GB Solid State Drive - Silver

I have been pleasantly surprised with this Toshiba Chromebook. This is my first Chromebook. The extra 2 GB of memory and the IPS HD screen on this machine makes all the difference. It handles my typically activities such as email, Facebook, and web browsing with ease and turns on in 5 seconds. This is all I need at home, a machine that is ready to use 5 secs after I open the lid. Extremely pleased with this purchase.

Build quality doesn't scream premium and feels plasticity but it is of a nice quality for its price point and has a quality HD screen. Something that's hard to find at this price. Chrome os is simple and fast but is not for everyone. It's a great laptop with nice display for anyone that's looking only to do simple Web based activities and for those that can manage their expectations prior to buying this or any chrome os based machines. Google is making android apps available for select chromebooks and it will be nice addition to limited apps currently available on chrome os.

Small, lightweight, and love the fact that it has access to Drive. In our work of grassroots nonprofit and organizing this is perfect for the job. I'm able to easy document housing complaints, draft emails, make agendas-basically greater ability to complete tasks on-the-spot. I have more comfort than lugging a laptop around.

I use it everyday and use it for education. I never stop using it.

For anyone on the fence about a ChromeBook, ket me help. If you're looking to buy a ChromeBook, first do yourself a favor and buy a model with at least 4GB of RAM. It'll serve you much, much better in the long run as for performance over any 2GB model, even if they can be cheaper. This particular Toshiba model benefits from a nice 1080P HD screen, so if you like watching YouTube videos or movies on your laptop, you may want to invest in this model to experience a better resoultiopn for all tasks. Cheaper ChromeBooks usually suffer from much weaker screens, but are still workable. Its all based on your preferences and goals for the laptop. Now as for performance, this question is asked a lot or thought of when it comes to using a CrhomeBook and replacing a traditional Windows or Apple computer. I personally have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, built desktop with 32GB of RAM, Dell Venue Pro 8, laptops, etc etc. use a wide variety of technology and have been very impressed with this Toshiba ChromeBook 2 and would definitely recommend it to anyone. To understand its use and whether it'll fit your lifestyle you must ask yourself whether all your needs are online or if you need to programs available offline. And by offline I mean, not connected to any internet source. If you use things like nine bill paying, social media, YouTube, Plex, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, then this laptop will work perfectly for those tasks. Since I've owned this I've used it to help me throughout the day as the Tech Coordinator for my job, remote deskptop functioning to my home computer, printing and document creation. If you are an avid Microsoft Office users you are still presented with the ability use Office Online and later sync those documents through the cloud for access later on any device. This offers you a lot of flexibility. If you want to keep it simple Google Docs is available offline as well for quick documentation. What you CAN NOT do on this laptop is install any application, as you normally would on Windows. IF you go to a website that runs an installer to installer a program, you be presented with a dialog box stating it being incompatible. One rule of thumb to remember is, if its not available in full firm/function online, its not going to work as an installed program on this laptop. So, no iTunes, Photoshop, etc. Everything else works great and the performance is very, very good.

I have been using a Chromebook for over a year. I originally bought a Acer C720 11.6" Chromebook and really loved it. I love that when I want to get on line and browse or write an email its fast. I also own a 17" Toshiba Laptop and a Samsung Note 8 tablet. What is amazing is the fact that I can get on line in less than 7 seconds and I have a full size keyboard. I hate typing on my android phone and my tablet. Recently my grandson who is in High School just bought a 14" HP Chromebook which I loved because of the larger screen size. I decided I wanted to upgrade to a larger screen and did exhaustive research and read reviews. Decided on the Toshiba because of the Bright screen, IPS display and the higher resolution of 1920 X 1080. LOVE IT!!!!!! I actually reset the default screen size and lowered the resolution slightly to 1536 X864 so that the text was easier to read. I am 65 and found this ideal for viewing. Highly recommend this Chromebook. Gave my 11.6" Acer to my son who is in college taking courses and is a better solution for him to carry to classes. Lighter than his 17" Laptop. Chromebooks are perfect for students and I highly recommend the Toshiba Chromebook. I am very tech savvy and love this is my best tech purchase that I have made in several years.

I wanted a dedicated writing machine; a lightweight, power-efficient, easy to use and comfortable computer, free of most distractions. I looked at many different Chromebooks, and even considered the HP Stream (the $200 Windows 8 "Chromebook Killer"). Ultimately I went with the Chromebook, for a few important reasons. Most importantly, I knew exactly what I wanted out of this laptop. I have a high-powered Sony VAIO laptop, which I use for video editing, audio recording, and other heavy multimedia uses. I didn't want to carry that beast around with me for comfort and safety reasons. The Toshiba Chromebook 2 is a perfect machine for slipping into a bag and pulling out quickly, essentially anywhere, to work on. It's extremely light, the screen is absolutely gorgeous (it rivals my $2000 VAIO) and the battery life is a real worker. At full brightness while listening to music in one tab and writing between three Google Docs tabs + Celtx, I got six hours of continuous use before I felt the need to plug in. At 50% brightness (which on this screen is still plenty bright), I got closer to nine hours. The Skullcandy speakers are surprisingly loud and clear, with an acceptable bass response as well (they put the speakers on my VAIO to shame). If you're a writer looking for a dedicated working machine, you should look at a Chromebook. And if you're going to look at a Chromebook, you should look for a long time at the Toshiba Chromebook 2, and then buy it.

The 1080p Toshiba Chromebook 2 is one of the best chromebooks out there. Lightweight, good looking, impressive sound for a laptop, great trackpad (lots of multi touch gestures that quickly switch tabs, go forward and back on chrome, etc. that let you do things very quickly and easily), nice keyboard, and a truly impressive screen. This chromebook excels at exactly the purpose of a chromebook - being extremely fast and quick to start using and being highly productive while being easy to use. I had my dad create an account and he was shocked at how easy and useful it was and might get one in addition to his normal laptop. Everything about it comes off as a higher end laptop, except of course the price. The only drawback to this model compared to similarly priced chromebooks is some have a slightly faster processor. This chromebook is plenty fast and the gorgeous screen more than makes up for it. Also remember that more pixels means you can fit more content onto the screen, I frequently have to windows side by side while working on things (almost like having two monitors) - this is a huge advantage over lower resolutions. The sound is quite good, I've never felt the need to plug in good headphones and almost always have spotify playing in the background. Con- Only thing that hasn't been perfect and impressive is the 100GB of google drive I was supposed to get did not instantly redeem. There is a process to submit a claim that I have not done, but I at this time have not gotten that free google drive space.... But I haven't needed it and think if I submit a claim, they'll give it to me. Highly recommended laptop, best three hundred bucks I've spent in a long time. I use this thing like crazy. Consider a handsome cover made by 'Toast', the walnut one looks amazing! Also keep in mind that ChromeOS is becoming more and more useful and will soon have many more 'offline' apps and I think Android apps will eventually be able to run on ChromeOS. It's really taking off, for good reason.