I received an unexpected package from the nice UPS lady today – a Google CR-48 Chrome notebook computer. It’s a pretty nice machine. The design is reminiscent of the most recent black Macbooks and the battery on the thing is massive. I won’t delve into the details of the design, performance or battery life, etc., since many other people already have. Instead, I’m going to chronicle my experiences of using the CR-48, the web and the cloud exclusively for running my business and doing personal stuff over the next 30 days. I’ll share my thoughts on the drawbacks and/or advantages of making the transition and comment on the apps that I use and whether they’re good enough for primetime. The exceptions I’ll have to make are in situations where I’ll NEED local apps that don’t exist in the cloud.
For the sake of full disclosure, I own a Macbook, a Mac workstation, a Lenovo S10 netbook and a Lenovo 3000 N200 notebook computer. The Macbook performs all pure business functions now (email, task management, accounting, etc.), while the N200 is my media center for streaming Netflix to my TV. The netbook exists as a pure music streaming device, powering my MOG subscription, while the Mac workstation does all the heavy lifting related to my videography and photography work.
Day 1 officially begins tomorrow, and I look forward to sharing my thoughts with everyone.