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WHEN A LAPTOP nears the end of its useful life, you'll notice it in multiple ways: Sluggish performance, random crashes, issues with reading and writing files, and an increasing number of error messages onscreen. As your machine grows older, you’ll eventually reach the point when Microsoft and Apple will stop serving you software updates.
At this stage you're likely to be thinking about upgrading your laptop, but there's actually a way to give that old computer new life with Google's ChromeOS Flex. It's similar to the ChromeOS software that runs on Chromebooks, but it can be installed over Windows or macOS.
Because the software is simple and lightweight—basically a web browser with extras—it means a lot of your performance and stability issues should be solved. It's free to use, and even if you do decide to invest in a new laptop, it means you can use your existing one as a second option or give it to someone else.
