![]() Then again, it’s Google and they are known for killing off services rather suddenly and with little explanation. Will there be future updates? – I would be shocked if there were not! This is in its early days and it is already created a bit of buzz throughout the educational community.It boots up very fast and it has no issues loading basic websites and getting to Google Docs/Gmail/Drive. Can multiple people log into it like a Chromebook? – You betcha! When it boots up there is the option to add another user, just like a Chromebook.My gut reaction wants to say yes – but I’d be very cautious I guess it probably matters what kind of laptop you are using. Will it run Android apps? – I have no idea whatsoever.The student using this is using it very sparingly and for a specific purpose. Will it run all extensions? – We are not sure.Can we enroll it into our Google Admin Control Panel to manage it remotely? – YES! You obviously need a license, but you definitely can do that.Here are some questions that we had (have): At the end of the process, we removed the USB and it rebooted into Chrome OS – wow! I think it only took 2-3 minutes for the installer to do what it needed to be done. This replaces the current operating system with Chrome OS. This is not installing Chrome OS to run side by side with the original or putting Chrome OS in a virtual machine. There is no undoing this (at least that is my understanding). One thing you need to know is that this is wiping the computer and replacing its original operating system with Google Chrome. Power it down, plug in the USB installer and then power up to boot to the USB instead of its hard drive.įrom there it is very straight forward. Once it is done go to the laptop you wish to convert to a Chromebook. This process took around 15 minutes to make the installer. You need to make sure you are using the Chrome browser and you will need to install a Google Extension that acutally creates the installer USB. This USB will be the installer.Īs you work your way through the support pages you will find yourself here where they ask you to plug in said USB and get going. This USB will be wiped and reformatted so make sure you backup whatever information is on it. I think we’ll play around with those this summer.Īt any rate, you will need a USB with at least 8GB of space on it. There were some (such as the 11.6″ MacBook Airs) that were not listed at all. Most of the laptops we had fell in the “Mino issues expected” category. One thing to know is that “compatible” does not mean stable. On the support page it has a list of Mac and Windows laptops that are “compatible.” Then you can head over to this website and start deciding if this is right for your device. Google wants you to head over to this website and give them your name, organization name, size, etc. One thing to note – this is not intended for widespread deployment yet (according to Google). This MacBook is around 8 years old, has a battery that only lasts around 90 minutes (more than enough for this situation), so we thought we would give Chrome OS Flex a try. It allows you to put a Chrome OS installer on a USB and then to use that installer on older Mac or Window laptops, which is the case we have here. Since it is the end of the year, our supply of Chromebook loaners is really dwindling, so the Tech Department didn’t have any to spare. It is the end of the year and a teacher wanted an extra Chromebook on hand for her student to do some work in Google Docs. Chrome OS on a MacBook? You better believe it!
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