I too have been looking into getting a Chromebook, perhaps with a windows machine at home I could remote desktop into for any of the heavy lifting. While it sounds good for your needs, you need to consider what apps you'd be using, they're literally just Google Chrome extensions/web-apps so it could be a good idea to trial some now (try opening study material and assignments in Docs, try out the image editors etc) and see if that work flow suits you. Ultimately, go in stores and try typing for some time on the Chromebooks as the keyboards vary a lot and some just are awful to use, though it would always be possible to get a proper mechanical keyboard and keep that at home for the extended typing sessions.
That's a great idea. Here's the deal: they barely sell any in Russia; I'm not sure whether I can find any in a reasonably-big area around me. Hence, all I can rely on are photographs (that show texture) and others' reviews on the matter. Indeed. Thank you. They're probably going to be slower than they'll be on a Chromebook. Would you like my review after I'm done with them?Ultimately, go in stores and try typing for some time on the Chromebooks
you need to consider what apps you'd be using, they're literally just Google Chrome extensions/web-apps so it could be a good idea to trial some now
Availability is definitely going to be a problem for trying the keyboards hands on, I guess you can always check what the returns policy is and just buy and try some that you are very confident about? Absolutely post your impressions here, I've had some experience with several Chrome apps and found that it stumbles on some basic things like handling zips and converting complex Word documents. Don't forget you might have access to stuff like Office 365 which may give you a better experience... :)