I've used one. It worked fine but is basically just a web browser that uses a Google operating system and Google web apps. If you never need to use it offline and are content using Google's online Office-type products (Word, Excel,etc) it does the job. Otherwise, I'd get a windows laptop. Windows also has a wider range of visibility features. A mac will be well over that price range.
Here's a 17 inch with decent specs for under $500:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-330-17ikb-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-onyx-black/6224501.p?skuId=6224501