I'm a pretty dedicated Apple gal, but there is no hiding my love of Google/Google+. My poor Mac Book Pro is on it's last leg and and wants to retire from a life of travel and planes. Plus, it's so flipping heavy! I have been thinking about a Chromebook but haven't really had a chance to road test one besides tinkering for a bit at a demo station. +Samsung USA has one but I need to test out Hangouts and an external webcam. The other option is an Android tablet but it has no 'real' keyboard and I can't plug in a webcam. I should really hunt down +Esteban Contreras and see if he's got something I can kick the tires of while I'm at South by Southwest. There is another maker of Chromebooks but I need to go find who they are and test that as well.
Anyone have and actively use a +Google Chrome Chromebook with Hangouts? I'm looking for your thoughts and experiences….. my poor Mac Book Pro thanks you!!!
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I've used a tablet with hangouts (with a keyboard), but that'll do you no good as the mobile implementation doesn't give you Chat on the sidebar. I know there's some dedicated Chromebook users floating around here that should be able to weigh in. The other maker of Chromebooks you might be thinking of is likely +ASUS …
The best of everything:
http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_Prime_TF201/
I use my Chromebook almost all the time for Hangouts. The Cr-48 worked well, but the Acer works even better. And I know that lots of people find that the Samsung is terrific in Hangouts, too.
Let me know if you want any more specific information. And I can't hang out today but if you want to do a Hangout with me this week, let me know.
Does this help?
ASUS Transformer Infinity 700 TF700T hands-on!
When you find it, let me know. My sister and I were talking about this the other day. And has #Google+ revamped it yet where you can start & host a Hangout from your mobile device yet? My iPad and Android let me JOIN but I can't START one.
+William Brine I have a little eee netbook I put Easy-Peasy on but Hangouts have not really been optimal in them (even in a Chrome browser). Plus the keyboard is better suited to my 4 year old it's so tiny! I need to take a look and TYPE on both the Chromebooks to see how it works, I really need a real / nearly full size keyboard!
but you very old with me
+Lynette Young I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I use it mostly for hanging around on G+. It's thin. It's light. And it has a built in front facing
camera that you can use while in a hangout. As far as the keyboard is concerned, I use Swype which would allow you to maneuver
pretty through posts.I love my tablet and it's great for times when I don't feel like booting up the laptop.
+Lynette Young That's what I love about the Chromebook; small, easy to carry around, but the keyboard is great!
I've been using a Samsung Chromebook since August, and mostly for G+. I'm the same as you–a dedicated Apple person. And it was get an iPad2 with a front-facing camera or get the Chromebook. I have an iPad1 and was using G+ on it–but no Hangouts!
I have not plugged an external webcam into it–the built-in works fine for me. The screen resolution is not so great, especially after coming from Apple products. And it's not lightweight. However, it has a full keyboard, a trackpad, and it holds a charge–battery has not been an issue for me.
The other manufacturer of the Chromebook is Asus. I went for Samsung because I have several of their products and have never been disappointed.
+Adrienne Graham I have an iPhone and I've not seen where you can start a hangout from Messenger (but rumor has it that's where you can start one on an Android phone). Hangouts are really where it's at for me!
+Rebecca Besbris The other Chromebook manufacturer is Acer, not Asus. I have the Acer 3g; it is slightly lighter than the Samsung, has a removable battery, and has a glossy screen.
+Rebecca Besbris it has to be lighter than a 17" Mac Book Pro. This thing is a brick! Plus, hardly any cases/backpacks fit a large laptop… or they are crazy expensive.
I will have to hunt down +Acer America Corp. at South by Southwest and see if I can play with one in person.
I'm using an iPad2 right now … No way to Hangout. It's too bad the best social network and the best tablet company don't work together better. Nearly all of the Chromebooks I've seen lack the elegance of Apple hardware design. But, why don't Hangouts work on iPads? It's exactly what the newer two-camera setup was designed for.
+John Lilly I'm still using an iPad 1 (no camera) but am kind of hoping that Google+ app will have Hangouts – I'll just go with an iPad 3 then! The external webcam is not a deal-breaker but it's a "would be nice" kind of thing.
If and when the native iPad app comes out. The iOS app is not a fave of mine, but it works in a pinch. But I think Google can really get an elegant iPad app out and blow all of our minds.
iPad3 ordered already 😉
I carry four 'devices' right now. A camera, a phone, a diary and my iPad. I have now gotten rid of all of em for one android based device. I am going to buy the Galaxy Note. I hear very good things about it. Maybe you can check it out too ? This video made my decide though Samsung Galaxy Note: 1 Month Later (Review) …
I can let you borrow the one I have.
well if you are in love with the mac side of things. you can save some money and buy a pc with a intel processor and pay apple 30 bucks to send you a dick of the new os. then you have a $600 mac that is better than the $1400 macs
+Eric Cha I'm sold on the name alone!!!
Asus Transformer Prime HD. I have an original Transformer, and just bought a Transformer Prime for my dad. It rocks. The Transformer Prime HD will be all that and a bag of potato chips.
+Eric Cha Thanks for the tip. That thing is pretty rad. I wish my iPad2 had a matching keyboard dock like that. Here's a link +Lynette Young , check it out; http://eee.asus.com/eeepad/transformer-prime/features/
Oops, thanks to John O'Hare – the correct name is the Transformer Prime Infinity, not Transformer Prime HD…
+Lynette Young I have started a hangout from my iPhone 4 using the Google+ app. We had three people on the hangout. Have you considered a MacBook Air. Lighter than a Chromebook and it's real computer.
You can join from a Galaxy Nexus phone.
i love u……
^ that's an awesome phone I hear. Android based. Niceness. 😛
To initiate a hangout from Google+ app on iOS, click the Messenger icon. Initiate a new conversation and then enter the names of the people you want to connect with. Once the conversation starts, click camera icon in the upper right hand corner.