My wife and I are considering buying a Chromebook for our son’s birthday. He uses Google services, the price is great, and most reviews comment that the unit’s well-functioning keyboard differentiates the machine from a typical tablet when you finally get around to work.

But we, like others, had concerns about the usefulness of the Chromebook when not connected to the internet. Google has dedicated considerable resources to creating and improving offline versions of core cloud-based products that business consumers are most interested in — most notably the offline versions of Gmail and Google Drive. As a result, barriers to purchasing this unit are gradually eroding away.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]