We have never used a Chromebox before. We have Google products and we were used to the Google os environment. Integrated well with our setup. Easy to setup. There a few caveats to the Chromebox. It functions more like a phone or tablet rather than a computer. Programs are apps installed via play store for example, which is fine for our use. Only thing that we have not been able to figure out using a headset. No audio jack and our wireless headsets have not worked. Otherwise, it is affordable and meets/exceeds our needs.