Same here. I bought the original Samsung Series 5 as soon as it came out. I enjoyed it as a couch computer for quite a while, but eventually began using tablets for that purpose. For the last 6 months or so I have barely touched the Chromebook. Then a few weeks ago I decided to give Secure Shell a try, and I was impressed enough that I've been using the Chromebook all of the time.
Since I already use the browser to look up stuff all of the time anyways, having that a tab next to my shell makes it all the more convenient. And I can use split screen when needed, or make my shell its own window when I want to do distraction-free coding. I see no reason to upgrade for now, I'll probably wait until the 3rd generation to switch over to ARM.
To anyone planning on doing this, I would recommend getting dynamic dns, most routers these days can work with dyn.com (the major provider), and the cost is much lower than Linode or any VPS provider, and you probably already have an older computer that's much better than cheap VPSes.
Since I already use the browser to look up stuff all of the time anyways, having that a tab next to my shell makes it all the more convenient. And I can use split screen when needed, or make my shell its own window when I want to do distraction-free coding. I see no reason to upgrade for now, I'll probably wait until the 3rd generation to switch over to ARM.
To anyone planning on doing this, I would recommend getting dynamic dns, most routers these days can work with dyn.com (the major provider), and the cost is much lower than Linode or any VPS provider, and you probably already have an older computer that's much better than cheap VPSes.