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If you’re looking to buy a new computer, you should definitely consider getting a Chromebook. You know, the machines that Microsoft says “scroogle” you? Yeah. They’re amazingly powerful, almost impervious to infections, start on a dime, sip batteries, don’t get tied up for hours on end installing upgrades — and they’re pretty darn cheap.

How to tell if you’re ready for a Chromebook? Try using nothing but the Google Chrome browser on your aging computer for a bit. If you can do everything that you need to do with the Chrome browser, you’re automatically ready for a Chromebook. Even if you can’t, chances are pretty good that what you need is available in Chromebook land. No, you won’t find Photoshop, but you will find plenty of cheap photo-editing packages. No, you won’t find the full-blown Office suite, but you can use Office Online. I’ve moved almost everything to Google Docs and Sheets and rarely turn back to the big guns.

Chromebooks are a breath of fresh air if you don’t absolutely need any Windows-based programs. I use mine all the time, and suggest you try it, too.

If you don’t have a powerful video card, and you’re running a desktop system, you can get one for less than $100, and extra memory costs a pittance. I’ve upgraded dozens of PCs from XP to Windows 10, and the performance improvement is quite noticeable. You, laptop users, aren’t so lucky because the graphics card is usually soldered in.