I bought a Samsung Chromebook last March and was generally pleased with it. It was pretty straight forward to set up and easy to use. I only really use it for browsing and since it's got an HDMI port on it, I've hooked it up to a TV to watch Netflix and other streaming services. Since a lot of the services are web based, having an internet connection is a must. I found that it's pretty good at detecting USB devices and I was able to edit Microsoft Office with the software loaded on it. The only thing I really didn't like was the mousepad, but I'm generally not a fan of mousepads on any laptops.
Alas, my cat chewed through the power cord for it a few months back and I've not gotten around to getting a new one.