Are Chromebooks Still Worth Buying After The Googlebooks Release?
A Googlebook will be more powerful and capable than a Chromebook, but the cheaper, web-based ChromeOS still has its own value.
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How Google's new laptops compare to traditional Chromebooks.
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What Googlebooks do that Chromebooks can't
The main difference with Googlebooks is that they run an Android-based operating system instead of ChromeOS. While ChromeOS can run Android apps, it emulates them, leading to occasional poor performance and bugs. In contrast, Googlebooks can run most Android apps natively at full performance, taking better advantage of the hardware — although some apps might run poorly on Intel-based laptops. They have access to…
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