Chromebook Hardware Requirements

[Monica Peters]

Are their specific low price Chromebooks that are able to work with the Blender software requirements?

I ask because I notice some of the older chromebooks that have zero extras installed – literally no extra software, no extra files, just factory default chromebook are not allowing Blender to be installed because they run out of space. 

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi @monigarr ,

I don’t think that Chromebooks (even the higher priced ones) are any good for Software like Blender. In my opinion, if at all possible, you should stay away from Laptops/Notebooks for Blender. Even if they fulfill the Requirements.

For the same price, you’d be better off buying a (maybe refurbished) Desktop.

[Omar Domenech]

If you’re going to do Blender work on a laptop, it’ll be light work, not heavy scenes and heavy rendering. You’ll maybe do some light modeling and texturing. But it’ll surely come a time when you’ll think dangs renders are taking too long, scenes are crashing too often, I need more fire power, I’m getting a biffed up desktop. Happens to us all. 

[Martin Bergwerf]

And it’s not only that things take longer, but the lifespan of your Laptop will also be heavily reduced (because of the cooling problem with Laptops/Notebooks).

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