[phaedrus]

I love my Samsung ARM Chromebook. I've already used it while creating materials for a talk on Javascript. I am able to use the browser to test Javascript code, and I already use Google docs for the slides so it was a natural fit. It doesn't replace my MacBook Air - I carry both. So no I don't need it but I enjoy the idea of it.

[ternaryoperator]

You've touched on the problem with the Chromebook. It doesn't replace a notebook or any other device So it becomes one more device that duplicates functionality of other devices without doing anything unique. I like mine, but if I hadn't gotten it as part of Google I/O this year, I'm not sure I'd feel the dollars for buying one would be well spent.

[nessus42]

My new Chromebook is so cheap that I just bring it everywhere. If I lose it, no biggie.

I love my 11-inch MacBook Air a lot more, which means, ironically, I leave it at home because I couldn't bear to have it damaged or lost. Also, I have the Air hooked up to speakers in my bedroom so it's more of a pain to just grab it and go.

Additionally my MacBook Air is typically upstairs and I keep the Chromebook downstairs, so if I just want to check my email or HN, I don't have to run up and down the stairs to find where I left the computer.