Chromebook?

[Catrin]

Thanks! I'm pretty sure I want a 2-in-one convertible regardless of the OS, but I appreciate the link. I'm trying to make up my mind before my elderly 30-inch all-in-one dies completely... what is interesting are the range of options if I raise my price point up just a bit. Am also looking into seeing if I can create a system recovery disk (or 10) & reformat the brick. I may be able to get more life out of it that way and thus put off both decision and expenditure.

[emily_in_nc]

Understood completely, Catrin. My last system was a compact two-in-one, an ASUS Transformerbook T100. I loved that tiny machine, and it was fabulous for traveling (took it to Mexico). Light and handy. I seriously considered getting something similar this time around, but ultimately I grew tired of only having a tiny bit of solid-state storage and having to supplement with microSD cards just to have all my photos where I could quickly access them. And I really wasn't using it as a tablet at all, since I also have an older Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0, which still works fine as an e-reader. That's the only thing I was using the ASUS for in tablet mode, when I only had the one system. I didn't take the Tab to Mexico as we traveled really light. So, now I'm back to a full-size laptop with large HDD and faster processor, and the Galaxy Tab as an e-reader.

My dream machine would be a Microsoft Surface Pro, but I just wasn't willing to spend that kind of money for aesthetics. My new HP meets my needs just fine. It's amazing what $329 can buy these days compared to just a few years ago!