ChromeOS vs. FreeBSD

ChromeOS is really good for working remotely. It allows for real time updates and also allows us to track production amongst our employees. The security is really good and we feel protected from viruses. The platform is cheaper than traditional systems and works just as good as they do. We find that ChromeOS is suitable for a small business like ours

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FreeBSD is the closest to a UNIX style operating system. This has been extensively used by vendors in the field of routing, switch and security as their base operating system. This speaks for itself being a reliable, scalable and secure operating system.

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• Quick web-browsing
• Easy Password Management
• Intuitive interface
• Easy task & tab management

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• stability
• security
• scalability

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• online suites are not as good as traditional programs
• cannot work when not online
• non-google related programs are not as accessed well

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• Installation can be tricky for first timers
• You need to be comfortable using a command line terminal most of the time

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For everyday surfing the web and checking emails, ChromeOS excels. You won't start seeing ChromeOS slowing down until you start using tools that require more GPU (coding, rendering videos, AI, etc.).

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I find ChromeOS to be a much more pleasant browsing experience compared to Safari. I prefer the visuals and overall usability of ChromeOS. I think menus are easier to find and navigate in ChromeOS, and performance is more consistent with ChromeOS than Safari. I find ChromeOS to be more reliable with less downtime and fewer crashes than Safari.

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FreeBSD was the only operating system out of many I tried to install easily on older hardware and to run in a very performant way. For example, I had a lot of trouble trying to get Ubuntu to install on older hardware and when it did, it was too slow to use. FreeBSD installed quite easily and even after installing a desktop such as XFCE - it still run surprisingly fast. I was very impressed with it's performance, which it seems is a goal of the FreeBSD project.

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• Positive: Very cost effective solution to get laptops out to everyone on the team
• Positive: Easy to manage UI/OS
• Negative: Can be sluggish once you get into apps that require more GPU

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• As FreeBSD is free - the ROI is at least the cost of some commercial Linux or Windows based OS (which can be very expensive)
• Allowed the re-use of older hardware that would have otherwise been disposed
• No cost development environment
• Opportunity for a no cost server setup also

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