My wife and I are considering buying a Chromebook for our son’s birthday. He uses Google services, the price is great, and most reviews comment that the unit’s well-functioning keyboard differentiates the machine from a typical tablet when you finally get around to work.
But we, like others, had concerns about the usefulness of the Chromebook when not connected to the internet. Google has dedicated considerable resources to creating and improving offline versions of core cloud-based products that business consumers are most interested in most notably the offline versions of Gmail and Google Drive. As a result, barriers to purchasing this unit are gradually eroding away.
