 Next time you're shopping for a new computer, there's a good chance the right device for you is actually a Chromebook. Basically, if you do everything in a web browser anyway, and you need a great inexpensive way to do email and Word Docs and Pandora and Netflix, a Chromebook has absolutely everything you need. Unlike Windows PCs or Macs though, where everything is just varying levels of good, Chromebooks really run the gamut. If you're not careful about things like battery life or performance or the actual quality of your screen, your money usually between two and four hundred dollars can buy you a piece of junk. But luckily it can also buy you a really great laptop. Nearly every PC manufacturer is making Chromebooks now, and the best one I've tried yet is the Toshiba Chromebook 2. It has two huge things going for it. A beautiful 13.3 inch 1080p display that is not just high resolution, but is actually vivid and clear and has great viewing angles, and an Intel Celeron processor that is at least fast enough to handle whatever you'll need to do. No Chromebook I've ever used feels blisteringly crazy powerful, but the Chromebook 2 can more than hold its own. This laptop is also surprisingly good-looking, at least more so than the average run-of-the-mill black box Chromebook. It feels a little cheap, but its thin silver body looks just enough like a MacBook Air that the look really works for Toshiba. It weighs a little less than three pounds and still lasts eight hours at a go. It's not the longest-lasting Chromebook, but that's plenty of life for most people. It also has a good keyboard and trackpad and really impressively loud speakers. I hate the Skullcandy logo on the device, but the speakers are worth it. The software is always the same with Chrome OS, so what you're really shopping for is these little things. And Toshiba may not be the best anywhere, except maybe the screen, but it's really solid everywhere. That's why it's worth spending a little more money than you might otherwise and buying the 1080p Toshiba Chromebook 2, because with every other Chromebook you're gonna make at least one huge sacrifice. You can buy the Dell Chromebook 11, which is probably the best small Chromebook. It has an Intel processor, a nice design, a great keyboard and trackpad, but it has a 1366 x 760 screen that doesn't look great and it's still a little expensive for a Chromebook. You could also buy a Samsung Chromebook 2, which is super light and pretty nice looking, but it's really slow. The Acer Chromebook 13 has a lot going for it, except that it's 1080p screen is just flat-out awful to look at. It's not just the resolution that matters, and Acer proves it. The ASUS C200 has really insane battery life, like 14 hours or more of battery life, but it has a terrible screen and surprisingly slow performance. The Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook has a killer keyboard and trackpad, but it's big and thick and looks as cheap as it is. Lenovo also makes the IdeaPad N20p, the most unique Chromebook. It has a swiveling screen that lets it turn into a tablet. The only problem is that gimmick is sort of pointless, because Chrome OS is just not all that suited to do a touchscreen. Maybe more Android apps will solve that, but not yet. HP even has a few Chromebooks. There's a 14-inch model with a terrible screen and an 11-inch model that just can't quite hold up on performance. Acer C720 is still a solid Intel-powered choice, though it's not at all a beautiful device. So nearly every manufacturer is making a Chromebook now. They're getting better fast, though the road is still long before a browser-powered computer can really replace everything your Mac or Windows device can do. But if you're in the market for a new computer, you might not need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to get a really good computer that does everything you need. You might just need to buy a Toshiba Chromebook 2.
 Next time you're shopping for a new computer, there's a good chance the right
 device for you is actually a Chromebook. Basically, if you do everything in a web
 browser anyway, and you need a great inexpensive way to do email and Word
 Docs and Pandora and Netflix, a Chromebook has absolutely everything you
 need. Unlike Windows PCs or Macs though, where everything is just varying levels
 of good, Chromebooks really run the gamut. If you're not careful about things like
 battery life or performance or the actual quality of your screen, your money
 usually between two and four hundred dollars can buy you a piece of junk. But
 luckily it can also buy you a really great laptop. Nearly every PC
 manufacturer is making Chromebooks now, and the best one I've tried yet is the
 Toshiba Chromebook 2. It has two huge things going for it. A beautiful 13.3
 inch 1080p display that is not just high resolution, but is actually vivid and
 clear and has great viewing angles, and an Intel Celeron processor that is at
 least fast enough to handle whatever you'll need to do. No Chromebook I've
 ever used feels blisteringly crazy powerful, but the Chromebook 2 can more
 than hold its own. This laptop is also surprisingly good-looking, at least more
 so than the average run-of-the-mill black box Chromebook. It feels a little
 cheap, but its thin silver body looks just enough like a MacBook Air that the
 look really works for Toshiba. It weighs a little less than three pounds and
 still lasts eight hours at a go. It's not the longest-lasting Chromebook, but
 that's plenty of life for most people. It also has a good keyboard and trackpad
 and really impressively loud speakers. I hate the Skullcandy logo on the device,
 but the speakers are worth it. The software is always the same with
 Chrome OS, so what you're really shopping for is these little things. And Toshiba
 may not be the best anywhere, except maybe the screen, but it's really solid
 everywhere. That's why it's worth spending a little more money than you
 might otherwise and buying the 1080p Toshiba Chromebook 2, because with every
 other Chromebook you're gonna make at least one huge sacrifice. You can buy the
 Dell Chromebook 11, which is probably the best small Chromebook. It has an Intel
 processor, a nice design, a great keyboard and trackpad, but it has a 1366 x 760
 screen that doesn't look great and it's still a little expensive for a Chromebook.
 You could also buy a Samsung Chromebook 2, which is super light and pretty nice
 looking, but it's really slow. The Acer Chromebook 13 has a lot going for it,
 except that it's 1080p screen is just flat-out awful to look at. It's not just
 the resolution that matters, and Acer proves it. The ASUS C200 has really
 insane battery life, like 14 hours or more of battery life, but it has a
 terrible screen and surprisingly slow performance. The Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook
 has a killer keyboard and trackpad, but it's big and thick and looks as cheap as
 it is. Lenovo also makes the IdeaPad N20p, the most unique Chromebook. It has a
 swiveling screen that lets it turn into a tablet. The only problem is that
 gimmick is sort of pointless, because Chrome OS is just not all that suited to
 do a touchscreen. Maybe more Android apps will solve that, but not yet. HP even has
 a few Chromebooks. There's a 14-inch model with a terrible screen and an 11-inch
 model that just can't quite hold up on performance. Acer C720 is still a solid
 Intel-powered choice, though it's not at all a beautiful device. So nearly every
 manufacturer is making a Chromebook now. They're getting better fast, though the
 road is still long before a browser-powered computer can really
 replace everything your Mac or Windows device can do. But if you're in the
 market for a new computer, you might not need to spend hundreds or thousands of
 dollars to get a really good computer that does everything you need. You might
 just need to buy a Toshiba Chromebook 2.