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Hey Google, I Started to Love Chromebooks

Darwin Cruz
5 min readJul 18, 2021

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Google Chromebooks have been around for ten years. It’s about time for me to try especially in 2021.

It was one of the most difficult decisions I have made recently. But it was a necessary one. My Macbook is getting slow. Furthermore, it will no longer be supported with the new macOS Monterey. It has served me for around four great years and I bought it second-hand from my sister. Furthermore, it was a 2014 model and I wouldn’t expect it to perform like a breeze after 7 years of existence.

Google Ecosystem has been my go-to for the past few years. I have been using Google services for my work and personal life. The M1 Macbook Air was on my radar as an upgrade this year but I had considerations. I am considering if I would be using my Google Ecosystem on my Apple hardware for the second time around. This is why I decided to dip my toes on Chrome OS:

Chromebooks are Optimized by Google

I have been using Google apps and services for several years. Yet, I haven’t tried Google’s version of their computers. That’s when I have started my research about Chromebooks. I have seen that my favorite feature on a Macbook…

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Darwin Cruz
Darwin Cruz

Written by Darwin Cruz

A pastor and counselor who is very passionate about faith, mental health, tech, simplicity, mindfulness, productivity and intentional living.

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