Really? Do you code for a living? I ask because I am a technical marketer at a startup (i.e., I have to read some code, but mostly my work is done inside Gmail and Google Docs) and could totally work fine on a low-end Chromebook when my Thinkpad was out for a week in repair.
I'm not a developer. The most frustrating part of the chromebook is having to be connected to the internet to do almost anything. I have desktops for everywhere I'm usually working but laptops for me are mobile devices. Sometimes/often I dont have wifi but still need to get work done. Sure google docs kinda works offline but its not great.