If you have and use a Chromebook what games and emulators are you using?

Damn, even Celeron is quite capable these days. I honestly wasn't expecting that performance.

I have this exact chromebook and it's an incredible value for the price. Both USB-C outlets are actually full service, so you can pipe HDMI out of either one. The speakers are also astoundingly clear and loud for the price. It also has Linux support built in, so you can play light Linux-native games like Shovel Knight if you want and the battery is about 10 hours fat. Unfortunately the screen is just barely sufficient, but that hasn't stopped it becoming my main office computer considering everything else on offer.

ETA mentions "work from home" at 00:43, and at 00:46 a baby cries in the background. Point made! I know the struggle, having an 11-month baby boy of my own. Great review, best wishes to all out there enduring the pandemic from home and thanks for the great reviews, ETA Prime! :)

For 99 bucks this would be good. Handy little notebook you can throw around and not worry about.

The first thing I do when I open a new video of ETA PRIME is click on the like button. I just know that what I will watch will be top quality content that will entertain and enlighten me. That's the level of trust I have on this guy work.

kids these days love to complain about chromebooks but they don't realize how much they can do with them. So much more than we could on low end pcs in the 90s/2000s

because of this video my determination to buy a chromebook has grown even though it was two years ago. thank you for making this video Indonesian greetings

ETA Prime: it’s great for emulation, I personally wouldn’t touch it with a shitty stick, but yeh, it’s great. Seriously love your work, keep it up.

This could be a nice backup computer for web browsing.

The Chromebook: Please Give Me Mercy! Eta Prime: Let's now try PS5 emulation!

I have a Lenovo Flex 5 with Intel i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 128GB NVMe storage and a Lenovo Duet Chromebook / Tablet with MediaTek Octacore ARM processor and 128GB storage. I typically run MZ64Plus 64 FZ (N64 roms), Magic DosBox(Dos Graphics adventures, Zork Grand Inquisitor, Return t Zork etc.) , GBA.emu (GBA, GBC & GB roms), and OpenMicroWave(OMW) emulators on both. The Flex 5 clearly has the performance edge and is the fastest Chromebook I have owned to date. I use OMW android app to run Elder Scrolls III - Morowind, and offers great graphics performance, but you really need a touch screen for this app to work well, which both these Chromebooks have. Both these Chromebooks will also support Linux apps, but the Intel based Flex 5 works best, since more games are compiled for the Intel Vs ARM processor, but the situation regarding ARM is improving. I also have Steam installed in the Linux container of the Flex 5, which works well for older games. The Duet's one advantage over the Flex 5 is being ARM based, and there are slightly more native Android games that will run on it compared with its Intel based sibling. Unfortunately, neither Chromebook will run Minecraft android version as it blocked for download from the Google Play Store. This is not due to compatibility issues, but just the developer Mojang / Microsoft being difficult, as I have sideloaded the Minecraft android app and it runs fine. The Flex 5 will run the Minecraft Java edition in the Linux container, and this runs well, but you need to configure crostini for mouse pointer lock via chrome://flags. I have never tried RetroArch android, so will give it a go. I know it works well on Windows machines, so hopefully can port across some of the configs to reduce the need for scraping. I feel Lenovo currently offer some of the best performance Vs value Chromebooks compared with other brands. The Flex 5 and Duet are great Chromebooks with this regard, and it looks like the Lenovo Chromebook 3 continues that trend.

"Hey whats going on guys" is back And i love it xD

Just got a pair of these for my kids at $89 each -Best Buy (March 2022)- with support through 2027... I'm good with these! :)

Thank you for posting this video, I just got a Chromebook and was curious about emulators.

How many times do you recon you've played that first level of Goldeneye? :D

I'm on a budget but for that price i think this is a must buy 😍

ETA will you test the Ryzen based chromebooks soon when they come out?

I bought the Lenovo 3 at the regular $169 price 6 months ago. It's been great I just wanted to try ChromeOS. I've used it docked it's a little slow but not bad. I mostly use it to watch KZfaq. It's got loud speakers and an OK screen (remember the price). Low end means no fan so it's silent and the battery life for me is in days not hours. I hope you review it.

Fun fact: you could use a GameCube adapter and connect it to a Chrome OS AKA Chromebook and play games that way. As long as you have GameCube controllers in an adapter and a freaking mindset of someone who has use Dolphin Emulator for a long time, you'll figure it out. Steps on how to do it Step 1: connect a gamecube adaptar (+controller) to your chrome OS computer. Step 2: go to settings and click Gamecube input Step 3: click gamecube controller 1 and press emulated Step 4: click each individual selection of inputs then match it on the controller If done correctly it should work perfectly as if you were on a gamecube console.

It makes me want to buy one and take the guts off to transfer it to a N64 shell. Very capable unit for the price.

I can imagine ETA's kids... Dad can I do my homework? In a minute... I am running some Dreamcast games

how are you running wind waker so well? I have the exact same laptop and it is super sluggish, is there a specific dolphin build you are using?

Hello again eta ;prime really enjoy this video 😄 I have just my lenovo chromebook 3 hope you can give a future episode on installing more games keep up the great work l looking forward to seeing more of your episodes

Definitely good for cloud gaming. And at $99 it would be a steal

This spec is already pretty good. It would worth more if the display is FHD.

6:30 it's ridge racer, RIIIIDGEEE RACEEEERR remember that one?

I installed Game Pass on my son's Samsunh Chromebook yesterday. He loved it!

That's so crazy, cus I can't even do this on my high end pixel slate!

Thank you for the video I needed to know before I go and buy one

Wow, I am starting to consider the chromebooks

i'm 10 seconds in and i'm using this exact chrome book to watch this atm this is perfect lol

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

This sounds like a normal phone but with keyboard and can do more

Having a hard time with this- I received one of these as a gift, and was trying to use my external hdd to either load roms, or save them to the sdd, and I can’t figure it out how to. Lol. I have retroarch on my jb ps3,4, and iPhone 8plus. Yet, having a lil trouble here, lol.

How do you connect a controller to dolphin on chrome book? Xbox one

Bruh... Once a chromebook has enough power to handle PS2, It's an emulator powerhouse.

This is really good for emulation.

Cool video man keep up the good work.

I want a chromebook that can run gamecube,dolphin emulator. What do you suggest

It's crazy if you think that the x86 processor needs a built-in emulation layer just to run ANY android app, then the gaming app itself uses its own emulation layer to trick the CPU into thinking that it's a game console. So, if I understand it right, for every single key press (command) there has to be two "translations" to the processor, and two "translations" back...and it still performs well :)

Thank you. Now i have an idea for my chromebook :)

It costs $260 here in the Philippines. Windows laptops are double the price also. *smh*

Awesome video. Right up my alley.

I honestly wish companies would just make a chromebook or a laptop with hdmi in with integrated capture software via windows or chromebook. It would be perfect for consoles and as a portable monitor.

After seeing this, I sorta wanna turn my Samsung Chromebook 3 into a little emulation machine. It will be fun to tinker with

is it possible to do multiplayer?

Great video!! Thanks!

I recently received a i7 6820hq with 32gb ram and 512gb ssd for free that I intend to use as a dedicated emulation laptop. It's nice to see that you can run games directly from sdcard as a full mame distro with chds is just under 1tb. This gives me some ideas, thanks.

Can it run mobile games like cod mobile and pubg mobile? & Minecraft please test some android games

The time is real. Been looking at a 2in1 chromebook. Curious how they handle emulation. Though the purpose will primarily be document processing and pdf manuals

somehow, I feel the design of the lenovo chromebook 3 is like the design of the Playstation 2, it's like a laptop with a classic design or retro vibes, cool!❤️

I bought this chromebook..its amazing.sadly there's something draining cpu time, ive looked into it and they say it's the playstore emulation.

This is why I question why some people buy emulation machines when most people have junk lying around that can at least emulate old stuff. I considered buying a raspberry pi portable until I remembered that the 2ds can do it all as good. And the best if you can't emulate on a pc, is just buy a wii to homebrew.

Never used chromeOS, Google Apps work just fine with almost all platforms.

Love this. Thanks

Would be a good comparison to try the emulators running naively via Crostini (Linux apps) instead of via the Android runtime.

Great content. Nice to know I have other options with my unused Lenovo duets (Covid buys). Would be interesting to know what can be done with an i3 Chromebook and diajisho

It's exactly like my new computer. I would add that PCSX2 doesn't work well enough, having tested Onimusha and Yakuza. Regardless, I've filled it up with games for the PS1 (on RetroArch, not Epsxe), N64, NDS, SNES, GBA, PSP, Dreamcast, Saturn, and DOS of course. It may not be a gaming PC, but it makes me happy regardless.

A ram of 4GB and a processor with a max of 2.8ghz is pretty good for an 11 inch like this.

What do you use for roms? Can't find anything that works with retro arch :x

wow with android apps? no side load needed?!

YOU SAVED MY LIFE

I have a pi 4 2Gb that I recently slapped retroarch on. Do you recommend running straight retroarch or installing a linux distro and tweaking/overclocking from linux?

Acer is coming out with a Snapdragon 7c chromebook soon. It would be interesting seeing how this unit and an AMD Ryzen unit perform.

Eu sempre vejo os vídeos desse canal e sempre no título tá dizendo "cheap" mano isso aqui custa 10x o que valeu aonde esse cara aí mora

I'm gonna try on my school chromebook 🤣

To all the people considering getting a Chromebook let me say stay clear from anything with an AMD A series APU. I bought a lenovo chromebook during prime day with an AMD A4 9120C and it was so painfully slow. So be on the lookout and go with any of the Intel variants

Thanks ETA, can't wait for your Black Friday vid! Could this, or a Windows laptop, run BlueStacks? That could be a way to play certain games that aren't on the laptop palystore.

After all these videos I think its about time for you to do a Ghosts of Sparta Let's Play

GoldenEye is looking amazingly fast😍 Have to check my wife's Trekstor Primebook P14 with N4200 CPU (have win10 replaced by elementaryOS). Maybe I have to buy a new laptop for her😂

ETA Can you please test Need For Speed Underground 2 or Most Wanted as a benchmark on Dolphin going down the line?

This is the same one I have and I say that it is good for schoolwork not too expensive or not too cheap and laggy

Great Emulation On This !

The cheapest I could find was 300 dolars. Surprisingly, in my country, I can buy an athlon 3000g for that price. Well, back to my original plan.

I just bought the Dell Chromebook 11 for $125 about a few days ago. Its the later model so I get 4gb of ram and the faster processer. It's about the same as the lenovo 3. Should be arriving anytime now.

How do you set up the emulators? That is what I’m having trouble with.

Even if I'm not getting the hardware I watch the channel, but it makes me think. My 1080ti and Ryzen 1700 need to up their game!! You need to tell us what the best emulators are for pc and the setting you use? Would make a good video.

Must say Chromebooks have improved a lot over the years.

Can that/Chromebook cast to a TV, or is it HDMI, only? Also, will it wake, with a P/X button, when connected to a PS3/X-Box 360 controller, via Bluetooth? Also, can you boot a different system, the way you, personally, often use a microSD Linux build, or boot up, from a flash drive - using at least piOS? The last question isn’t so integral to an idea about how to use one - for which one would close the laptop, which would in turn put it to sleep, presumably until it receives an input signal, such as a keyboard or mouse click, or a controller home or other button, while the machine is still closed, which would hopefully work as I’d had my mid-aughts MacBook, which I’d mainly accessed my media server, to play content, but would use this setup idea to minimize the space around which the Chromebook “dock setup” of cables, if necessary, there (i.e., by casting from some other place, nearby. Then, I could also use it as a portable gaming emulator, and etc., for doing quick tasks, or surfing the Web. For $99, there’s got to be a really good way to use such Chromebooks, if for no other reason than being a laptop, with screen (of course), which would seem to be better than an old desktop, a RasPi, or an Android tablet, to also use like an Android tablet, with Play Store access, for much less than a similarly-equipped Android tablet... Thanks so much, for the video. You always have great ideas... 🍻

There’s going to be a HP Chromebook with a 14” touchscreen, celeron, 4GB, and 64GB storage at Walmart on Black Friday for Only $180!

Just buy 2nd netbook (almost all of it use Intel Atom) and do the restoration with upgrading RAM to the max (usually 2 or 4GB depending on the netbook specs) and changing HDD to SSD. After that install Chrome OS from this channel and voila, the netbook has 2nd life chance. In Indonesia, you can get 2nd netbook starting from IDR 500k depending on the condition and specs.

Legit just wanna play windwaker so u made my day

Question for my daughter who loves gamecube..will it run Mario Party 6, Super Mario Strikers? She has a chromebook. Thanks for sharing.

how and where do i get the games like you have? I want to set this up!! looks like fun

ETA sir, looking for original GBC and GBA games, would they work? Also does Dolphin have games like Pokémon Red/Blue?

What would be better for daily usage (apps, movies, docs) and emulating PS1, PSP and Wii/GameCube - ARM Mediatek MT8173C or Intel Celeron 4000/4020? I'm mostly concerned about: compatibility, battery life, emulation speed.

I have a touchscreen chromebook that can turn into a tablet by swinging the keyboard to the back of the laptop and it’s pretty cool, I’m a kid so I don’t know that much about computers but I still manage to speedrun doom with a ps4 controller lol

I like playing old arcade games using emulator, Capcom's Arcade games & NeoGeo's Arcade games still the best for myself

Hi, would you still recommend this in 2023? More for basic surfing, emails, reading pdfs and some light excel? Pricing is key..

How do I install android os on a chromebook I have the Dell 3189

Hello! May I ask what controller is that in the the thumbnail of the video? Is it an 8bitDO?

Thanks a lot. What wireless controller do you recommend for raspberry pi emulation?

Hey ETA, we Love and Appreciate you my man, my question is is there a way to make Retro arch fullscreen?? I don't like the black borders, thank you soo much.

What does ETA Prime stand for? Love the channel.

ETA, you don't prefer the project 64 for Nintendo 64? What is the best : muppen or project?

I'm all in favour for new stuff. But first off, we rarely have such offers in Germany, and second: a 130 might also buy me an used 4th Gen core i5 laptop with a bit more power. But as always, it depends on the market around you...

Great video! What is this dream cast Game beetween the Marvel capcom game and Dead or Alive please

How important is the graphics chip in a notebook for emulation? Or does it all run through the processor?

What is the display of this? Is it a tn panel? Also any linux support? Can we run low end pc games from steam and/or gog?