I find Chromebooks are increasingly good for a lot of things but, no, I doubt they&#x27;re ideal for a lot of college students. (Pre-college is a somewhat different matter, especially if there&#x27;s a family computer they can use for those applications that aren&#x27;t accessible through a Chromebook.)<p>With things like Google Docs, Chromebooks are pretty powerful. I often travel with one rather than a laptop these days. But many college students are likely to run into situations where they need apps that aren&#x27;t available for a Chromebook and, especially so long as Chromebooks aren&#x27;t the norm, that&#x27;s likely to be a problem.