Originally Posted by
Randomness
If you're really paranoid you can powerwash the Chromebook before you leave it, but I think that's overkill. Still, that's a lot easier than backing up everything on a Windows laptop.
Reset equivalent to power-wash is super-easy on Windows these days; a little slower. OTOH, once you're going to do that, there's no good way to get your apps back on quickly, and if you're not running native apps, Windows becomes serious overkill.
I suppose one could get a very fast flash drive, keep it on your person, and run all of your apps as portable versions from the flash drive. It's a thoroughly second-rate experience, though, and I'd stick to the Chromebook.