Re: size of Chrome OS

[Laligam Mohan]

Hi,

  I would like to know the size of Chrome OS to download it on to a suitably sized Flash drive.Please do let me know also if I can uninstall the Windows 10 OS that my laptop is running, rather sluggishly at present after I install Chrome OS or if I have go in for a totally different laptop, with only Chrome OS(Chromebook).Thanks in advance as it'll be extremely useful especially for my everyday computer usage.

[Mike Frysinger]

you'll need at least a 4GiB USB stick

-mike

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:48 AM, Laligam Mohan <lali...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

  I would like to know the size of Chrome OS to download it on to a suitably sized Flash drive.Please do let me know also if I can uninstall the Windows 10 OS that my laptop is running, rather sluggishly at present after I install Chrome OS or if I have go in for a totally different laptop, with only Chrome OS(Chromebook).Thanks in advance as it'll be extremely useful especially for my everyday computer usage.

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[DennisLfromGA]

Laligan,

To add, the Chrome OS recovery image you may be alluding to above is only for Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices.

Please do let me know also if I can uninstall the Windows 10 OS that my laptop is running, rather sluggishly at present after I install Chrome OS or if I have go in for a totally different laptop, with only Chrome OS(Chromebook).

You won't be able to install Chrome OS on a device it's not designed for like a Windows laptop.

See this page for more details: What's the difference between Chromium OS and Google Chrome OS?

You can install Chromium OS or a ready-made version called Cloudready by Neverware.

See this related topic for more about that: Free Chrome OS

If you want the full Chrome OS experience you'll probably want to get a Chromebook.

You can see the current ones on this site: Developer Information for Chrome OS Devices

I like to research them on this starryhope site, it's very handy: Chromebook Comparison and 2017 Buyer's Guide

~Dennis