I’m thinking this might be a solution for the non techy older person who continually falls victim to scareware and malware. The screen is small but it does have an HDMI port. Has anyone used a model like this with an HDMI to DVI adapter plus USB keyboard and mouse for this type of user and how did it work out?
For those wanting to upgrade from their original Toshiba Chromebook…I will say you will love the new screen. The battery life is slightly less as it has a 3 cell 44 whr battery compared to a 4 cell 52 in the original. I have both and have been happy with each one.
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This is the best deal that woot has had since the last time they sold these. I have one and I’m tempted to buy another. You would have to spend at least another $100 to find a Chromebook better than this. Full 1920x1080 HD screen, Intel processor, 4GB RAM. I run Ubuntu via crouton on mine, and have minecraft installed for my son to play (when he doesn’t have his laptop). I still primarily use the Chrome side, but it’s nice to be able to hotkey back and forth and not take any performance hit when running Ubuntu on crouton. The case is plasticky- but who cares? The keyboard is good, the sound is meh (but fairly loud) it’s by skullcandy.
If you are looking to get a Chromebook- this is the one to buy, at this price, right now.
Here’s a good review:
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How does Minecraft run on this? Is it glitchy and slow? I am thinking about buying for my son for this purpose alone.
If you are going to do Minecraft then you need to do it the right way by installing Ubuntu via crouton first, then installing Minecraft on the Ubuntu side. Don’t do any shortcuts trying to run it using browser stack. There are a bunch of youtube videos that might be newer, but here is a guide also:
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/03/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-minecraft-on.html
It will run OK if you’re playing the basic Minecraft, my son said the lag isn’t bad and it’s definitely playable. I setup his cousin with a chromebook with Minecraft (not full HD though) and says it plays great- he doesn’t push the mods/texture packs and stuff like my son does. You have to consider that you are using a very modest processor and onboard graphics and you’re pushing a full 1920x1080 display. If your kid does a lot of texture packs and different mods stuff like that then this is not the solution you want. But the cool thing here is that this Chromebook has so much more to offer than just the ability to play Minecraft. Once you have Ubuntu on there, you have an efficient full HD laptop that has great battery life, you can load KODI on there, full versions of programs that require a real OS to run. It’s kind of like having the best of both worlds in one efficient laptop.
I bought this the last time it was offered, and I am incredibly pleased with it.
AMAZING screen (which is really hard to find in a Chromebook), speedy performance, 4GB of RAM (why they sell these with 2GB is beyond me), SSD, comfy keys, lightweight…
If you’re at all on the fence - grab it! I replaced my previous Chromebook with this new one and the screen alone is night and day.
I’m almost tempted to get a second one - that’s how nice it is.
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If you are going to do Minecraft then you need to do it the right way by installing Ubuntu via crouton first, then installing Minecraft on the Ubuntu side. Don’t do any shortcuts trying to run it using browser stack. There are a bunch of youtube videos that might be newer, but here is a guide also:
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/03/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-minecraft-on.html
It will run OK if you’re playing the basic Minecraft, my son said the lag isn’t bad and it’s definitely playable. I setup his cousin with a chromebook with Minecraft (not full HD though) and says it plays great- he doesn’t push the mods/texture packs and stuff like my son does. You have to consider that you are using a very modest processor and onboard graphics and you’re pushing a full 1920x1080 display. If your kid does a lot of texture packs and different mods stuff like that then this is not the solution you want. But the cool thing here is that this Chromebook has so much more to offer than just the ability to play Minecraft. Once you have Ubuntu on there, you have an efficient full HD laptop that has great battery life, you can load KODI on there, full versions of programs that require a real OS to run. It’s kind of like having the best of both worlds in one efficient laptop.
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Thank you for your input. I really appreciate the open honesty about it. Now on to the wifey for final approval.
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I’ve unlocked the bootloader and installed Crouton (“run Linux in a window”), but never actually use that in practice. (I use Linux at work extensively.)
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It has an Intel processor, doesn’t it? So it should be possible to install just about any GNU/Linux distro natively, right?
How difficult it is to root this from a GNU/Linux workstation?
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If this is eligible to get the free 100GB (I don’t know how the whole factory reconditioned thing works), it will add-on to whatever Google account you register it with (you don’t need to make a new account to take advantage of the free space). For instance, when I bought my first Chromebook, they offered 1TB of storage for a year. When I got a new HTC phone a couple months later, it came with 100GB free for a year. That amount just added under my same account, so then I had 1.1TB.
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does anybody know if the 100GB offer is still available with a refurb one? If it is, I would purchase it.
I also want to know if this one comes with the 100gb drive offer. Can someone please tell us and confirm one way or the other? if so, this is an insta-buy.
Hello , can I Skype on this without too much trouble ? Thanks
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Hello , can I Skype on this without too much trouble ? Thanks
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The Toshiba CB35-B3340 Chromebook 2, does have a fan. Many reviews inaccurately say that it does not, because many Chromebooks that use this processor do not have a fan. It’s a very quiet fan, but I’ve heard mine and felt the air from the vent. In addition, this is the replacement part http://www.usspareparts.com/toshiba-chromebook-cb35b3340-cpu-fan-p-104950.html
and here is a video of someone replacing the battery, you can see the fan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh30o8Ud9fo
I’m not trying to jump all over your comment, I’m just trying to clear up all the reviews that were wrong regarding this.
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I own one of these, and I can say with certainty that it does not have a fan. The video you link to is of a first generation Toshiba Chromebook (you can tell by the very rounded corners). The person who posted that video got their model numbers wrong.
My mistake; it’s not that the video is wrong, it’s that it omits the full model number (some CB35s were first gen models, some were second gen, you really need the full model number to tell).
Can I delete Chrome and install Ubuntu on this?
Thanks for the comments on this one. I’ve currently got an HP 14 Chromebook, which I love, except for the crap screen. Looking forward to getting this and some higher resolution!
An excellent device. I bought two the last time and just bought two more. I use it for basic surfing and have loaned mine to my kids for school work (they use Google Classroom) and it has been flawless. I also use Amazon Workspaces at work so I get the Windows experience on a Chromebook and it’s simply freaking awesome. I bought two today so my kids can stop borrowing my machine for my desk at home. I keep the second one in the office connected to a Benq monitor via hdmi.
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I’m thinking this might be a solution for the non techy older person who continually falls victim to scareware and malware. The screen is small but it does have an HDMI port. Has anyone used a model like this with an HDMI to DVI adapter plus USB keyboard and mouse for this type of user and how did it work out?
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Well, perhaps you’re no longer looking for an answer, given that this thing is already a sellout, but I can comment directly. Last summer my mom’s Win 7 laptop bit the dust, so I lent her my HP Chromebook. I hooked it up to her USB mouse and keyboard, but she used the screen on the Chromebook. She took to it just fine. Did I mention she’s 93?
I was tired of being tech support for her laptop, so going forward, I decided to move her into a Chromebook. All she does, really, is check email, look at videos people share on emails, and read a few news articles that she learns about via emails. Perfect customer for a Chromebook.
So I started shopping for a Chromebook for her, and this one was my top choice, but ultimately I got her an Asus Chromebox. Roughly what this Chromebook costs, but not a refurb. Portability isn’t an issue, so we don’t need a laptop particularly.
I ordered a DVI/HDMI converter from Monoprice, and now that we’re all hooked up, it’s been a tremendous improvement. Not to say that there’s zero learning curve for someone getting used to working in the Chrome environment, but it’s been going reasonably ok. Yes, as it turns out, it’s still possible to get your homepage hijacked, even on a Chromebook, but as I learned, it’s easy to remedy that. That’s been the worst of it. It went so well that this week we went ahead and took on the challenge of converting from the horrible, Web-based email of her ISP, to Gmail. There’s that learning curve again. But I think it will be worth it, ultimately.
So yes to your question. Go for it.
So not such a good deal after all…and I have serious buyers remorse.
Toshiba was selling this directly for $199.99 with free shipping later that day.
Today, Toshiba is selling it for $179.99 with free shipping.
Time for me to unsubscribe from Woot’s daily emails, I think.
How long does it take to get a return worked out after i email woot? I figure they must be getting hammered during multiple wootoff.
Mine arrived with what appears to be a bad wireless card. no enable wifi button appears when i clicked the no wifi icon on bottom right and tosiba help line sent me through a short checklist before saying bad wireless card is probably the issue.
You’d think that would be the one thing tested as working on a chromebook. either that or the one critical piece failed/broke during shipping.
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How long does it take to get a return worked out after i email woot? I figure they must be getting hammered during multiple wootoff.
Mine arrived with what appears to be a bad wireless card. no enable wifi button appears when i clicked the no wifi icon on bottom right and tosiba help line sent me through a short checklist before saying bad wireless card is probably the issue.
You’d think that would be the one thing tested as working on a chromebook. either that or the one critical piece failed/broke during shipping.
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Toshiba should have honored their warranty once you registered the unit. Did they offer to fix it?
Our CS will respond in 24-48 business hours.
Thanks for response. Reply had wound up in my spam folder even though all woot emails appear in my inbox every other time.
I asked for a refund but got directed to Toshiba(i thought refund was an option?). They charged me $30 to mail it in their box.
The best part was the tosiba website showing most of tge model number and asking for the last four digits of the model number but there were only three numbers for me to type, and it wouldn’t accept it, thus forcing me to use their phone system.