Comment Re:Product definition, they're doing it wrong (Score 2) 121
Umm I have a (sub-$150) Chromebook and it runs Xubuntu just fine. Also ChromeOS sans-Internet is handy for reading and playing audiobooks (I bookmark them so I don't have to switch OS's and type xine) while I'm driving. The 9ish hourish battery life makes it fine for most drives and I don't need to plug it in.
I think there is some kind of offline Officelike package but I haven't tried it. LibreOffice works under Ubuntu. I have all my favorite dev-tools and slashem installed on mine, so it is perfectly appropriate for a train or plane as well.
I'm not telling you that a chromebook is the best device for you, but if you are saying that the device can only be used with Internet access, you are incorrect. On the Acer Chromebooks, you can even get Windows to run.