Greentext mode on!
>be me
>on the fastest computer in the house
>plugged straight through via ethernet instead of wifi
>starting to feel guilty about other computers slowing down more and more noticeably
>(shitbox emachines from the Dubya years downstairs and a damn near 5 year old acer chromebook up here)
>float the idea to let me pick replacements
>order a 14" lenovo n42 chromebook for the mother-in-law and an 11.6" lenovo n22 chromebook for the missus
>both are huge upgrades
>gonna have everyone using 802.11ac properly
>gonna have more modern processors
>sitting there spamming the ups tracking page today
>delivered!
>zoom downstairs, slice the big box open
>lenovo n42 chromebook as expected
>and a lenovo 11e chromebook
>...last time I wanted to grab that one it spiked in price by $100 randomly
>check the specs
>quad core instead of dual core
>upgraded graphics
>all around tighter and sturdier package than the n22 which is usually much cheaper
>everything is crisp and fresh as it should be
>but there's a user account on it for some reason
So yeah... I dunno exactly what's going on there, if they were testing a refurb or something, or returned it, or tossed the wrong box in the shipping package, or whatever, but it checks out hardware wise and such, so I ain't about to send it back for a slower one when I can just do a quick powerwash (ctrl+alt+shift+r > confirm reset > wait a sec) and boom, good as new!
Now it's up and running and kicking ass hard enough that when I noticed the little red dot on the "i" in "Thinkpad" pulsing as it charges, I dubbed it The Chrominator, come vit me if yoo vant to go on da intahnets!