A:AnswerThe Chromebook is in the strictest sense a solid state device. However, if you're referring to its hard drive, the 64Gb drive (or 32Gb) is not an SSD (solid state drive), but is listed as an eMMC (embedded multi-media card) which is slightly slower than an SSD, but probably not noticeable to us mere non-geek mortals.
A:AnswerGood question, just had my pro for a week and just happen to have a list:
The chromebook can't perform operations that require drivers and can't be run directly from USB. For example, playback of surveillance camera footage on a swann dvr is not possible although the live streaming app (originally designed for android phones) works fine.
Certain programs require software operating on a windows pc in order to perform wifi sync between the android phone and another android device. Since the phone apps that are installed on the chromebook using the googleplay store are phone apps which have been adapted for chromebook, they will not sync between the chromebook and android phone directly.
If you shoot videos on a typical digital camera it will be in .avi format. Chromebook will not play those videos at all unless converted to another format using a complex file-by-file process.
If you have an older printer that is connected to your windows pc using a usb cable i.e. it is not connected to wifi or LAN network then you can't print to it directly nor with Google Cloud.
If you have Excel or Word documents, that you transfer over to your chromebook, say with a usb dongle, then you can read them but not edit unless you pay subscription to Microsoft. They call it 365 or some such.
You can't import your Excel spreadsheets to Google sheets if the Excel spreadsheet has password protection because Google sheets has no password protection feature.
The usb-c charging connector and charging cable are not compatible with the usb connectors your house is filled with. You must buy an adapter cable.
I still like the chromebook pro very much, just be sure to do your homework before springing for any chromebook. I'll write a review later.
A:AnswerIf your current and future needs just require a browser and an internet connection, this is a great introduction. If your needs will expand over your college career, this will not satisfy your needs. If you can afford it, go for something with more RAM and more storage.
A:AnswerYes I believe it would be. It's lightweight and has a lot of features. Sturdy build. I have installed quite a few apps from play store and chrome extensions. I am new to chrome OS but so far I like it. It has expandable storage as well. Screen is very nice. Has laptop mode and tablet mode.
A:AnswerI bought my Samsung Chromebook Pro open box at the store and it was used in a sense the person opened it, used it within the 15 days return limit and within that time decided they didn't want it. Mines was certified by their Geek Squad team, but I don't know if all their open box items are. I'm not familiar with their open box policies. This was my first open box purchase and my first chromebook. I hope that answers your question. :-)
