I've been looking at Chromebooks funnily enough, but if I'm honest I get the distinct impression I wouldn't get along with one. My GF loves Chrome, personally I have always been a Firefox guy. I've tried Chrome many times, but I just didn't find it as easy to use. After all that I have read about Chromebooks, they sound awfully restrictive in terms of what software they can run and what you can and can't do without a net connection. I often find I'm actually more productive when I'm not online, without the distractions of social media sites. Plus as stated I need firewire for my Ipod, the Chromebook has neither the hardware nor the ability to run Itunes

Another reason Chrome OS might not be for me, is that I have no wish to live in the "Cloud' ecosystem. I like having my pictures, my music, my personal data on my hard drive where only I have access to it. I admit I'm probably old school here, but frankly I dont trust corporations like Google with my personal data. The question of who see's my data with or without my knowledge is too much of a grey area. It's like putting your private diary in the dressing table of a complete stranger and trusting that they will never sneak a peak when your not around.

Almost all of my computer gear is well looked after, apart from a slightly scuffed Pismo ;-) So if i bought an G4 PB, the thing probably wouldn't get dented, I'd buy a decent case for it. But still at least I wouldn't be crying if it happened.