Google's ChromeOS Flex — a lightweight, cloud-based operating system designed to run on old Macs and PC Windows systems — just went mainstream today, and it primarily caters education and enterprise customers. The most significant take on this is Google's vision for sustainability, reducing e-waste and energy consumption, and it's FREE for goodness' sake. Upgrading devices to ChromeOS Flex rather than replacing them altogether is an impactful way to reduce waste and prevent this growing problem," Google said in their blog post. Google cited that "Flex consume 19% less energy on average than other devices." Businesses and schools won't have to dump their existing hardware, instead they can adopt ChromeOS Flex and make these old devices more functional than ever. Considering that Windows 11 had very strict requirements for upgrade — leaving a myriad of PCs (even those with very capable hardware) in the dust — ChromeOS Flex is ready to save them from being dumped to oblivion. You may install the ChromeOS Flex on your old hardware through their website here. It supports 3x optical zoom, up to 12x hybrid zoom, 4K video recording at up to 240fps for slow-motion capture, standard 4K 60fps recording, and HDR recording in supported modes. The camera is mounted on a 3-axis mechanical gimbal and includes a 2-inch rotatable OLED display, three built-in microphones, 103GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot for additional storage. Read more in our articles including "Google officially releases ChromeOS Flex: Turn your old PCs or Macs into a Chromebook for FREE" and "DJI Osmo Pocket 4P now official in the Philippines".
Google's ChromeOS Flex — a lightweight, cloud-based operating system designed to run on old Macs and PC Windows systems — just went mainstream today, and it primarily caters education and enterprise customers. The most significant take on this is Google's vision for sustainability, reducing e-waste and energy consumption, and it's FREE for goodness' sake.
Upgrading devices to ChromeOS Flex rather than replacing them altogether is an impactful way to reduce waste and prevent this growing problem," Google said in their blog post. Google cited that "Flex consume 19% less energy on average than other devices." Businesses and schools won't have to dump their existing hardware, instead they can adopt ChromeOS Flex and make these old devices more functional than ever. Considering that Windows 11 had very strict requirements for upgrade — leaving a myriad of PCs (even those with very capable hardware) in the dust — ChromeOS Flex is ready to save them from being dumped to oblivion.
Our coverage of chromeOS for PC includes: "Google officially releases ChromeOS Flex: Turn your old PCs or Macs into a Chromebook for FREE"; "DJI Osmo Pocket 4P now official in the Philippines"; "Bam Aquino backs School Safety Bill over Video Game Ban". Each article provides unique insights and information.