Chromebooks are a brilliant tool for those who prefer a simpler, faster, and more reliable way of being productive. They are cost-effective, user-friendly, and will often outlast other laptops running traditional operating systems.

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When you buy a Chromebook, the installed operating system is called ChomeOS. What you might not know is that ChromeOS offers three different "channels" you can select from. Those channels are:

• Stable- this default channel is fully tested by the ChromeOS team of developers and is updated every two or three weeks. The stable channel is the most stable channel available and is the best option to avoid crashes and other types of issues. This is the channel most people will want to use.
• Beta- the Beta channel gives you a peek into upcoming features for ChromeOS with a fairly low-risk scenario. Although not as reliable as the Stable channel, Beta is still pretty solid and is updated every week with major updates happening every four weeks.
• Dev- this is the developer channel that includes all the latest ChromeOS features. The Dev channel is updated once or twice a week and will contain bugs. If you're looking to be the first to get new features and don't mind having to deal with the fairly regular set of issues that comes with using releases that aren't fully tested or ready, the Dev channel is for you.

You're probably wondering which channel you should use. The answer is pretty simple