Kelvin Meeks: Chromebook Direct Connect Printing

Friday, June 12, 2020

I recently ordered a Chromebook for an elderly family member...

My product selection rationale included the following factors:

This person will only use a laptop for very limited internet usage - to primarily access her bank accounts.
This person's ability to access the internet is severally limited - and may only be possible by tethering to her mobile phone.
She is on a fixed income - and I am worried about the impact of Windows' massive updates getting pushed - and consuming her limited data plan.
I'm concerned about her ability to remember to update her OS - and keeping her firewall and anti-virus software up-to-date.
She will not need to install much (any?) additional software application for personal use.
She will not need to store much data on the device.
She may wish/need to do some local printing (e.g. bank statements)

Acer Chromebook 14, Intel Celeron N3160, 14" Full HD Display, 4GB LPDDR3, 32GB eMMC, 802.11ac WiFi, Protective Sleeve, Wireless Mouse, CB3-431-C539

Chromebook runs on Chrome OS - an operating system by Google that is built for the way we live today. It comes with built-in virus protection, updates automatically*, boots up in seconds and continues to stay fast over time. (*Internet connection is required).
All the Google apps you know and love come standard on every Chromebook, which means you can edit, download, and convert Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
Get access to more than 2 million Android apps from Google Play to learn and do more.
Chromebooks come with built-in storage for offline access to your most important files and an additional 100GB of Google Drive space to ensure that all of your files are backed up automatically.
CB3-431-C539 comes with 14” Full HD IPS Display, Intel Celeron N3160, 4GB LPDDR3 Memory, 32GB eMMC, Google Chrome, Protective Sleeve, Wireless Mouse and Up to 12-hours Battery Life.

I noted this bit of recent news on this Wikipedia article: