I hear ya. I have a Chromebook that I use for travel, because there's no personal data stored on it - and because it's cheap enough to be a throwaway if it's stolen. But I hate using Google or Chrome. Now that I have the Zorin machine, I may just powerwash the Chromebook and give it to the thrift store.
You could do the same, BTW. There's a Powerwash option on Chromebooks that sets everything back to factory and deletes everything of your info. Some poor kid might be delighted to get it.
