It's a similar cascade for spreadsheets and slideshows. If layout is less critical, then you can use Quickoffice in iOS or Android. If you're willing to forgo the use of style sheets but still want strong layout capabilities, you can get by with iWork Pages in iOS. If you want full-featured office productivity, you need a Mac or PC.
#SNAPSEED FOR CHROME OS ANDROID#
Also, the Chromebook Pixel comes with 32GB of flash storage to store files and images locally, for access when offline.Ĭhrome OS in the Chromebook Pixel is a big improvement over the first incarnation, but it doesn't compare with the rich apps you get on a Windows PC, Mac, iPad, or even Android tablet.
#SNAPSEED FOR CHROME OS OFFLINE#
Google Drive - the company's combination of cloud storage service and basic office productivity tools - finally allows offline usage, such as when you can't get a Wi-Fi signal or can't afford to pay for hotspot access at each leg of your journey while traveling. Google has certainly improved its Web apps over the last couple of years. You might start thinking that all you need is the cloud. Of course, tons of useful websites and Internet services out there all live in the cloud. As a technology writer, I use more devices than most, but even regular people these days have multiple devices and get huge benefits from a common repository accessible almost anywhere. I use Dropbox and iCloud continually to access the same files and information across my various computers, tablets, and smartphones. There's no question that the Web, the Internet, the cloud - call it what you prefer - is a godsend for computing. Web apps are inferior apps Let me start with the notion of the Web as operating system. That's the weakness of the Chromebook Pixel - well, and the fact it's essentially 1990s technology being sold in 2013. The Web is its operating system, and it needs a live Internet connection to run most functions.
#SNAPSEED FOR CHROME OS PC#
A Chromebook may look like a PC laptop, but it's really a Chrome browser appliance. Its Chrome OS now permits some local storage, and it runs some apps that can continue to function when you're not connected to Wi-Fi. It exhibits none of the cheap PC feel all too common in laptops, yet is also clearly not a MacBook clone despite its strong quality build. Google's Chromebook Pixel is a handsome laptop, with an attractive metal case, a beautiful high-resolution display, and solid keys.
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