I think of my Chromebook like a tablet, but better. Sure, the form factor is different, but the Chromebook has the advantage to me because it has a physical keyboard and larger screen. If you’re like me, you despise typing on a touchscreen. It’s slow and tedious to write emails and respond to forums. The touchscreen is still there if I need it though since my Chromebook has that feature as do most of the newer ones. Chromebooks are lightweight and they have nearly instantaneous startup and shutdown times and the battery life is excellent. They’re fast at everything as long as you don’t get a junk one. They are the absolute perfect machine for web browsing, email writing, responding to forums, or any other web activity where you may type a lot. Now they can run Android apps and even some Linux programs. I’m successfully running Inkscape vector graphics software on mine. And the Google suite is basically a cloud based Microsoft Office albeit obviously less powerful. I’ve used them to edit resumes, create spreadsheets, etc.
I think there’s a reason tablet sales are declining while Chromebook sales have taken off. Some schools are teaching on Chromebooks. I know some of the local ones here are doing it. And if you do see a tablet, there’s often a keyboard nearby for most people. Touchscreens suck.
That’s my Chromebook rant. LOL I honestly love mine. I’m on my second. The first is old and small and I wanted bigger and faster. But my old one is currently being used by my nephew to do his homeschool work during the pandemic.
