If you’re getting one for linux be warned that it’s not as straight forward as regular laptops due to the unlocking process, sometimes non-standard hardware and the unique keyboard layout. If you do anything where you make heavy use of f-keys or delete it’s not worth it.
Also never buy one new, schools dump them by the truckload so it’s easy to get solid hardware at much lower prices.
Chromebooks are designed around coercing the user into the google ecosystem. Everything google based is seamless while everything else is a second class citizen.
exFAT is still the best format for multiplatform compatibility so it’s good to see that it’s still getting maintained.