[Music] Hey you and welcome! I'm Mr Berry and in this whole video we're going to be looking
at Chromebooks versus Windows laptops we're going to be looking at such things as their operating
systems with their features their General performance and gaming performance their longevity
battery life portability and will end up with their price comparison and a verdict at the end
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when we first look at a Chromebook it can often be mistaken for a regular Windows laptop
they both have keyboards a touchpad often they have a touch screen and we can do
similar work on both of them with creating documents spreadsheets or even presentations
the Chromebook keyboard does have different shortcut keys found on it but normally a user
can learn these minor differences in the first few hours of using it and it's not a deal breaker
they both come with processors from Intel AMD amongst a few others the differences
come out when we start working with them on a day-by-day basis first off let's look at the
operating system Chromebooks always come with the Google Chrome operating system which is a
lightweight yet very secure and quick operating system that has many built-in features and can
handle many different tasks such as it can run the Chrome web browser the Chrome Web Store apps
as you can see here simply click in the search box and key in offline apps to find
applications that actually are downloaded onto the Chromebook and run totally offline
and the Android Play Store applications Chrome OS makes it very easy to connect
to Chrome apps that work online as long as you have a Wi-Fi connection
Chromebooks can also work offline very easily I made a video about it and you can have the
link of it up there and let me just show you real quick how to do that you'd open up your
Google Drive by going to a new tab clicking on the dots and then go down to the Google drive
from there click on the little gear icon after you click on the gear icon click on settings and
you'll notice one of the options there is offline support make sure that is checked or enabled and
then you click on close there and you've just enabled offline support for your Chromebook
Chromebooks open and run their task a bit quicker than most Windows laptops even though
Chromebooks tend to have less built-in Ram than Windows laptops Chrome is often the only app you
ever need to use and very little data is needed to be stored on the device itself
need more apps you can find them within the Chrome web store and the play stores
you can also run these offline apps that you can see as I'm doing here just search for offline
and those apps will show up I believe that the best apps are the Google photos Google
Drive docs sheets and slides in fact I'm using them right now to help me create this video
now let's look at the laptop most run Windows OS but you can find them running Apple's Mac
OS as well for this discussion we will be focusing on the Windows OS Windows tend to
be less secure because they can run billions of different applications from just about any
source which makes them more versatile but it also makes them less secure as they can just as
easily run a virus app as well as your favorite game Windows is a more complex OS than Chrome
and needs about twice as much RAM to do the same jobs as the Chrome OS
Windows also tends to be a storage hog so Windows laptops tend to have much larger hard drives
so the windows OS is more versatile than the Chrome OS the Chrome OS is far more secure and
runs its built-in apps very well the general performance of most Chromebooks tend to be an
instant on and very quick in opening apps 3D games that are created for the platform tend to load
fast and one quickly after saying that if you are running Facebook creating a YouTube video and have
about 50 tabs open while you are playing that 3D game the Chromebook will lag so I recommend that
you close the other apps and just have the 3D game playing alone for best performance
Windows laptops fall all over the chart as far as
performance that is why we have gaming laptops in the first place
so for quick performance Chromebooks tend to win this race on the dollar per dollar basis
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there are a low-cost 200 Chromebooks that can do everything and are quick in video editing
and gameplay my 250 HP 14a Chromebook with the Intel processor four gigs of RAM and 32
gigs of internal storage works well in creating my videos and goes Toe to Toe against a Windows
computer with an Intel processor 16 gigs of RAM and 2 terabytes of internal storage
but for the highest performance Windows computers take the lead on the high end
Chromebooks more or less top out at around a thousand dollars
while Windows laptops march on to far more expensive configurations with faster more powerful
hungry variants of the Intel and AMD processors which simply aren't available in Chromebooks
RAM and storage can reach Extremes in Windows laptops too with some offering 64 gigs of RAM
and over four terabytes of solid-state storage now which games can be found to
run on Chromebooks any of the play store or Chrome Web Store games like Clash of Clans
beach buggy racing 2.
fortnite [Music]
as well as a host of the other streaming games from India videos GeForce now website also stream
recently announced it's bringing stream support to Chrome OS so if you play any of the thousands
of games found on the stream platform you're now in luck unlike Windows computers Chromebooks are
not sold with discrete graphic cards at present the best Chromebook models offer Intel Iris XE
and AMD Radeon integrated Graphics bundled with the Intel or AMD processor while budget
machines rely on Intel's UHD Graphics or the graphics bundled with a mediatek processors
Windows laptops by contrast run the world's leading PC gaming platform virtually all games
designed for a computer come to the windows OS first so it is easier finding your favorite
game on a Windows computer gaming laptops can be purchased with powerful discrete graphics Hardware
from Nvidia and AMD that can easily handle the 3D tasks found in the modern 3D titles
players can even access the same cloud gaming services available to Chromebooks
that is from GeForce now as well as the others
Windows laptops also have access to services not available to Chromebooks such as Xbox game pass
and PlayStation now so if you're really heavy into the most advanced 3D games then Windows
laptops are a better choice than Chromebooks now let's look into Chromebooks versus laptops
in their longevity Windows laptops and Chromebooks often have similar Hardware so neither has a major
advantage in reliability most laptops will last several years without any issues and some will
last a decade or even longer Chromebooks tend to ship with less powerful Hardware given the fact
that Chrome OS needs less powerful Hardware to run in the first place the biggest issue is receiving
Chrome OS updates most Chromebooks will receive these updates for only six to nine years after the
release of that particular model now Chromebooks are still usable after they stop receiving these
updates but most people would opt to buy a new one by then to receive the latest security updates
Windows laptops have a major Edge and upgrade ability most Windows laptops can be upgraded
with more RAM or even larger internal storage as prices of those upgrades drop Chromebooks on the
other hand do not normally support RAM and hard drive upgrades in fact all of the Chromebooks I
have worked with in the last five years do not support any Ram or internal storage upgrades
outside of just plugging in an external USB hard drive for both Chromebooks and Windows laptops
their operating system updates will eventually run out normally between six and nine years after
the purchase this really isn't a major issue for either one as Chromebooks generally rely on web
apps that are updated automatically and Windows laptops typically run third-party software that
were usually support the last few generations of windows so any difference in longevity between
Chromebooks and Windows laptops is very slim as both platforms tend to last for many years even
without upgrades now let's look at battery life both Chromebooks and Windows laptops can offer
very long battery life but it really depends on the device the best of Chromebooks and laptops
can easily handle eight hours of use on a single battery charge still there are minor differences
Chromebooks in general tend to prove more bang for the buck and battery life this is because
of the Chrome OS is far less demanding than the Windows operating system I tested this by playing
beach buggy racing 2 as you see on the screen now the Chromebook a HP 14a lasted over seven
hours of gameplay it was great even had the full volume going on and everything as you see here
for the Windows computer I used a Razer gaming computer with 16 gigs of RAM and a very fast Intel
processor and a very large hard drive it lasted only a little over two hours playing the same game
a Chromebook can deliver decent performance on relatively slow Hardware that consumes
very little power while Windows laptop through car faster more power hungry hardware for even
acceptable performance if we look at entry-level Windows laptops and compare them to entry-level
Chromebooks Chromebooks tend to last at least 20 percent longer so Chromebooks win in this category
now let's look at physical portability Chromebooks tend to be smaller and thinner
than Windows laptops making them lighter and easy to carry around in a backpack
but a 15.4 inch Chromebook and a 15.4 inch Windows laptop very only slightly in weight the
difference boils down to the windows OS needing faster hardware and the larger storage space
meaning a Windows laptop will typically be heavier than a semi-sized Chromebook
both Chromebooks and laptops are available with display sizes ranging from 11.6 inches
to 17 inches so again we run into a near tie with Chromebooks running only marginally ahead
as far as physical portability next up price comparison for Chromebooks versus laptops
entry-level Chromebooks are impossible to beat on price it is easy to find a Chromebook for
less than a hundred and fifty dollars as you can see with this Lenovo IdeaPad 311 found at Amazon
while Windows laptops normally start at over six hundred dollars as you can see with this
Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop also at Amazon so who's the winner in this price category Chromebooks are
easily so what is the final verdict Chromebooks and Windows laptops look very similar at first
glance but the reality is that they are very different Chromebooks are perfect if you want
a very portable computer that's inexpensive easy to use very quick and secure Chromebooks are great
for creating documents doing social media and even playing basic games a Chromebook can also work for
a dedicated PC Gamers who choose to play online streaming games Windows laptops are best for those
who want a multi-purpose and flexible computer Windows computers have far better support for
software and can store more data locally laptops are also great for gamers as they provide a larger
access to more games and the best models deliver smooth gorgeous Graphics at very high resolutions
so which is best for you that depends on your usage if you are into the latest games and
video editing software then a Windows laptop is your choice need a very portable device to watch
YouTube videos do social media and create documents then a Chromebook is your choice
hey so there you have it you now know a little bit more of the differences and similarities between
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