Which macbook or chromebook should I get?

[velo3100]

I am thinking of getting a mac laptop but don't know which one. My requirements aren't very high and I would prefer it was a mac or chromebook as I have had it with windows.

It should be able to do the following:


A good bright screen. Should be able to be bright enough to see contents while in the sun.
Must be heat resistant, in other words it shouldn't throttle if the ambient temps are high as I plan to use this in a conservatory during the summer season.
A good battery life - 8+ hours of normal web surfing while having max brightness if possible.
Good sound optimisation for headphones as I plan to listen to music.
Light
Must not have a hdd. SSD or other noiseless storage. A fan is allowed.

I plan on using this laptop for basic needs but it must last. This includes surfing the web, watching youtube videos, light music editing and listening to music. The max load I will put on this machine is having a lot of browser tabs open when I am answering people questions on this forum (50+).

Money is not a restriction but I want value for money. Also if it is possible, try and find a black laptop as silver doesn't agree with the sun as the light reflects of the screen making it hard for me to see.

Thanks all.

 

[CelicaGT]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

 

[velo3100]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

No, Could you let me know how to get it and instructions on installing it. I am not very experienced at installing OS except windows.

 

[Purpletalon55]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

No, Could you let me know how to get it and instructions on installing it. I am not very experienced at installing OS except windows.

If you want to install linux all you need is a 8GB USB flash drive and know how to boot from it. The rest is pretty standard, and will for the most part be the same as installing windows.

 

[velo3100]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

No, Could you let me know how to get it and instructions on installing it. I am not very experienced at installing OS except windows.

If you want to install linux all you need is a 8GB USB flash drive and know how to boot from it. The rest is pretty standard, and will for the most part be the same as installing windows.

Which version of linux is good? And also is there a way to install it without a usb as I dont have one that has 8 gigs.

 

[velo3100]

Any other suggestions?

 

[Purpletalon55]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

No, Could you let me know how to get it and instructions on installing it. I am not very experienced at installing OS except windows.

If you want to install linux all you need is a 8GB USB flash drive and know how to boot from it. The rest is pretty standard, and will for the most part be the same as installing windows.

Which version of linux is good? And also is there a way to install it without a usb as I dont have one that has 8 gigs.

well the best versions of linux for complete noobies to linux are Ubuntu,Manjaro, and Linux Mint. You can burn the ISO to a disk and boot off that if you have a blank disk.

 

[velo3100]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

No, Could you let me know how to get it and instructions on installing it. I am not very experienced at installing OS except windows.

If you want to install linux all you need is a 8GB USB flash drive and know how to boot from it. The rest is pretty standard, and will for the most part be the same as installing windows.

Which version of linux is good? And also is there a way to install it without a usb as I dont have one that has 8 gigs.

well the best versions of linux for complete noobies to linux are Ubuntu,Manjaro, and Linux Mint. You can burn the ISO to a disk and boot off that if you have a blank disk.

I don't have any external media that I can boot off.

 

[CelicaGT]

Sounds like outside the black requirement any ultrabook styled machine would work. Have you considered trying linux on something you have?

No, Could you let me know how to get it and instructions on installing it. I am not very experienced at installing OS except windows.

If you want to install linux all you need is a 8GB USB flash drive and know how to boot from it. The rest is pretty standard, and will for the most part be the same as installing windows.

Which version of linux is good? And also is there a way to install it without a usb as I dont have one that has 8 gigs.

well the best versions of linux for complete noobies to linux are Ubuntu,Manjaro, and Linux Mint. You can burn the ISO to a disk and boot off that if you have a blank disk.

I don't have any external media that I can boot off.

Use any USB stick, use a program called Rufus (or equivalent) to create a bootable disk with whatever version you choose (download linux first). I prefer Mint as it's similar to Windows in form.

 

[velo3100]

Are there any suggestion on laptops that I can get that meet my criteria? Please be specific as I want to go into a store a look at them myself.