I'm surprised more people aren't voting Chromebook. My daily driver is the Samsung Chromebook Plus. It's seen me through a year of uni. Mostly note-taking, reading, essay writing, that kind of business. The battery life is fantastic. If I forget to charge it overnight, I can make it through a second day, if I'm frugal with the power (lower screen brightness, stay off Youtube). It runs Android apps better than most Android tablets I've owned. The stylus is the killer feature, for me, and it's significantly more precise and less jittery than that of the Microsoft Surface, or HP Spectre lines of devices. Speaking of comparisons to the Spectre, the display on the Chromebook Plus is far far sharper, with a much higher resolution, and, subjectively, much better colour quality than that of the Spectre's screen. The speakers on the Spectre were so weak, I couldn't hear them unless I was in a perfectly silent room, alone. Even traffic noise from outside drowned them out. The speakers on the Chromebook, while they won't be the life of the party, are loud enough. They can be heard fairly well in the coffee shops at uni, without being a major annoyance to other people, which makes viewing videos together actually feasible, without sharing earbuds. The 360 degree hinge is much better than the snap on keyboards of the Surface and Spectre, and much more comfortable than having a sharp edge pressing onto your knees if you're using it on your lap. It's also a lot lighter. The Spectre made my laptop bag painful to carry, while I frequently worry I've left the Chromebook behind, it's that light.
These have the versatility via Android apps to serve my needs as a student, while they have the simplicity to serve my grandmother's needs for her rigorous schedule of camping on Facebook all day. I get that they won't be everyone's forte, particularly if you need any specialised software, but web apps go a long way to filling that gap. For everything else, there's always a desktop. If you're a user with specialist needs, chances are, no laptop will meet them without compromise.