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What would be the best Chrome Book for using Excel? under 300$
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You cannot use Excel on a chromebook. Excel is a Windows program which means it requires a Windows operating system. Chromebooks uses Chrome OS which is basically a browser. I believe Google Doc is a productivity suite for Chromebooks.
If you want to use Excel, then you need to purchase a Windows laptop. Below is an example of an inexpensive laptop ($259) that can run Windows 10. It has a Quad Core Pentium N3700 Atom CPU. Consider it as a relatively powerful CPU for a tablet, but a rather weak CPU for laptops if you were to compare to a Core i3 CPU.
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/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KAP7RJG/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KAP7RJG&pd_rd_r=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6Y&pd_rd_w=EEaEP&pd_rd_wg=MhLLH&psc=1&refRID=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6Y
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If you want to use Excel, then you need to purchase a Windows laptop. Below is an example of an inexpensive laptop ($259) that can run Windows 10. It has a Quad Core Pentium N3700 Atom CPU. Consider it as a relatively powerful CPU for a tablet, but a rather weak CPU for laptops if you were to compare to a Core i3 CPU.
https
/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KAP7RJG/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KAP7RJG&pd_rd_r=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6Y&pd_rd_w=EEaEP&pd_rd_wg=MhLLH&psc=1&refRID=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6YIf...
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You cannot use Excel on a chromebook. Excel is a Windows program which means it requires a Windows operating system. Chromebooks uses Chrome OS which is basically a browser. I believe Google Doc is a productivity suite for Chromebooks.
If you want to use Excel, then you need to purchase a Windows laptop. Below is an example of an inexpensive laptop ($259) that can run Windows 10. It has a Quad Core Pentium N3700 Atom CPU. Consider it as a relatively powerful CPU for a tablet, but a rather weak CPU for laptops if you were to compare to a Core i3 CPU.
https/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KAP7RJG/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KAP7RJG&pd_rd_r=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6Y&pd_rd_w=EEaEP&pd_rd_wg=MhLLH&psc=1&refRID=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6Y
If you do not mind a refurbished laptop, then consider the following ThinkPad T430 for $280. It's one of the best business laptops back when it was released.
https/www.amazon.com/dp/B01DJJNERE/ref=psdc_13896615011_t3_B00U912V34?th=1
If you want to use Excel, then you need to purchase a Windows laptop. Below is an example of an inexpensive laptop ($259) that can run Windows 10. It has a Quad Core Pentium N3700 Atom CPU. Consider it as a relatively powerful CPU for a tablet, but a rather weak CPU for laptops if you were to compare to a Core i3 CPU.
https
/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KAP7RJG/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KAP7RJG&pd_rd_r=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6Y&pd_rd_w=EEaEP&pd_rd_wg=MhLLH&psc=1&refRID=WKCJE72R9J32K87V2Z6YIf you do not mind a refurbished laptop, then consider the following ThinkPad T430 for $280. It's one of the best business laptops back when it was released.
https
/www.amazon.com/dp/B01DJJNERE/ref=psdc_13896615011_t3_B00U912V34?th=1mellowfello
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So first off, you aren't able to use Excel on a Chromebook like you normally would on a laptop. There are a couple of workarounds, like:
1. Opening the spreadsheet with the MS Excel Online App
2. Using the Office Editing Chrome extension
3. Using Google Docs
With that out of the way, the Toshiba Chromebook 2 and Acer C13 come highly recommended, so you should check those out. I have the Chromebook 2 and am pretty happy with it.
1. Opening the spreadsheet with the MS Excel Online App
2. Using the Office Editing Chrome extension
3. Using Google Docs
With that out of the way, the Toshiba Chromebook 2 and Acer C13 come highly recommended, so you should check those out. I have the Chromebook 2 and am pretty happy with it.
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