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The Core i3 processor in the Inspiron Chromebook is more than enough for Chrome OS. I had no problems managing my usual workload of 5-15 Chrome tabs and a handful of Android applications. When you take an operating system designed to run on low-power Intel/ARM processors, and put it on a computer with a 15W modern CPU, performance is excellent. If you're interested in benchmarks, the laptop scored 93.5 on Speedometer 2.0. For comparison, the Asus Chromebook Flip C302 gets a score of 65.51, and the Core i5 Pixel Slate earns a rating of 81.3. On Geekbench 4 for Android, the Inspiron gets 4505 on single-core CPU performance and 9076 on dual-core (full results here). As for battery life, I was getting around 8-9 hours of battery life at half-brightness, with around 5-15 tabs open at all times. That's well below Dell's claim of "up to 15 hours," but it's still perfectly acceptable in my book — especially considering the battery is powering a 15W Intel processor and not a dinky Atom or ARM chip. As always, battery life can vary significantly based on what you are doing. Should you buy one? Yes, if you need a big Chromebook. The Dell Inspiron 14 is one of the few Chromebooks on the market with a large screen and great internal hardware. There are a few similar laptops, like the 14-inch HP 2-in-1 and the Lenovo Yoga C630, but they have their own advantages and disadvantages. The HP is cheaper (as of the time of writing), but it lacks pen support. Inspiron Chromebook 14 next to the OnePlus 5T You can still get more bang for your buck from 13-inch Chromebooks (like the Asus Flip C302 and Lenovo Yoga Chromebook), but if you want a larger Chrome OS laptop that can handle everything you throw at it, the Inspiron 14 is a solid option. The Inspiron Chromebook 14 can be purchased from Dell's website and Best Buy for $599.99. UPDATE: 2018/12/15 9:17am PST BY CORBIN DAVENPORT The Chromebook 14 is currently $449.99 ($150 off) from Best Buy. See this post for more information.

We’re all patiently – or not so patiently – awaiting the full arrival of the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Chromebooks into the market. The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is already hitting some regions, but wide roll-out is still likely a few weeks away at this point. Additionally, detachable tablets like the upcoming ‘Coachz’ and ‘Homestar’ devices have us very excited about the future of Chromebooks with Qualcomm silicon inside.Hottech has run a full-blown analysis of the Snapdragon 7c in a few reference devices and created an impressive report that shows the 7c favorably stacking up against the likes of the current-gen Pentium Silver N5030 while besting chips like the current MediaTek MT8183 and Intel Celeron N4020. Across a host of benchmark tests including Octane V2, Speedometer 2.0, JetStream 1.1, Geekbench 5.3, GFXBench and battery tests using Zoom calls, the Snapdragon 7c ends up the victor in most categories.For performance tests, the Snapdragon 7c is the outright winner in Octane with a score of 22,486 and in Geekbench 5.3 with a single-core score of 594 and multi-core score of 1654. In GFXBench (which leans more heavily on GPU performance), the Snapdragon 7c runs far away from the competition, nearly doubling up what even the Pentium Silver N5030 is capable of as the closest competition. It is quite clear that from a graphics standpoint, the Snapdragon 7c will be much more capable than other mid-range Chromebooks.Things weren’t as favorable with Speedometer and Jetstream, however, with the Snapdragon 7c coming in after the

Required (RW_LEGACY)✅Intel Apollo LakeFirmware update required (RW_LEGACY)❓Intel Sandy/Ivy BridgeRequires SeaBIOS with Legacy Boot capability❓Intel PineviewRequires SeaBIOS with Legacy Boot capability❌ARMARM support is very unlikelyIf you do not know the CPU in your device, check here: systemsstatusOSdistributionnotes✅LinuxGalliumOSDerived from Xubuntu, developed specifically for compatibility and optimized performance on Chromebook hardware.✅LinuxLubuntuA light-weight variant of Ubuntu, with the LXDE desktop environment.✅LinuxXubuntuA light-weight variant of Ubuntu, with the Xfce desktop environment.✅LinuxKubuntuUbuntu with the KDE desktop environment.✅LinuxEdubuntuFull Ubuntu plus application bundles used in educational settings.✅LinuxUbuntuThe standard full Ubuntu distro.✅LinuxFedoraNew 20161121!❌FreeBSDWork in progress!recommendationsChromebooks perform best with lighter-weight operating systems and desktop environments, and they often require updated kernel drivers to support their new and tightly integrated hardware.Selecting a distribution which meets these needs is therefore an important part of Linux-on-Chromebook happiness. While any updated distro will work for ordinary tasks, there are a few that stand out:GalliumOS is optimized specifically for Chromebooks. It scores well on all metrics, looks great, and installs quickly. Some memory-hungry applications (e.g. Steam games) perform best on GalliumOS thanks to careful optimizations. GalliumOS is the default distro installed by chrx.Lubuntu also scores and performs well. It uses significantly less RAM than other distros.Xubuntu is another good choice. It's a bit heavier-weight than Lubuntu, but still performs very well.Fedora comes in several "spins" (desktop environments, selected with -e ENVIRONMENT), some of which (lxde) are lightweight, and some of which (desktop (gnome), default) are heavier. A few sample spins have been added to measurements below.I would not choose standard, full, Ubuntu for a Chromebook. It is perfectly usable, bit it's heavier and suffers in performance, without offering any important benefits. Memory use starts higher and increases much more quickly as you use the desktop apps (not reflected in measurements below). If your Chromebook model has 4GB of RAM, the performance differences are reduced but