The requirements to use "Cloud Print" are basically[1] a desktop machine, always on, fully powered and connected to an always on printer, for which one has gone through the hassle of setting up the printer. And after that you can print only from Chrome, and only where you've paired the printer to your account.
"Stupid simple" is only half right.
To me that's a lot of hassle to get basic functionality from a $500 dumb terminal. Better to spend $350 on a laptop, then use printer sharing on that desktop machine. Printer sharing is something that is in all major os's since Windows XP at least. This solutions allows you to print from any app on your laptop.
Better still to perhaps print from the desktop machine which is wasting space, money, and electricity acting as your print spool.
[1] of course cloud ready printers will become more available, but they are rare in the market atm
"Stupid simple" is only half right.
To me that's a lot of hassle to get basic functionality from a $500 dumb terminal. Better to spend $350 on a laptop, then use printer sharing on that desktop machine. Printer sharing is something that is in all major os's since Windows XP at least. This solutions allows you to print from any app on your laptop.
Better still to perhaps print from the desktop machine which is wasting space, money, and electricity acting as your print spool.
[1] of course cloud ready printers will become more available, but they are rare in the market atm