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A Chromebook for Entertainment

If you’re going on a camping or caravanning trip, or going away from home on business, you might want to use your notebook for entertainment in the evenings. And if you don’t want to risk an expensive Apple device, a Chromebook is perfect for the job.

Let’s get the obvious out of the way first. The Chromebook can handle streaming video services just as well as any other computer with a web browser. If you want to watch Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, live TV and catchup services such as the BBC iPlayer, UKTV Play and ITV Hub and more, you’re OK using your Chromebook. Naturally you need an Internet connection, which is fine if you’re in a hotel or B&B with Wi-Fi, but for camping in the heart of the Scottish highlands, not so much. We’d advise you not to tether your Chromebook to your iPhone for

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