First Chromebooks to arrive in June

[Tom172]

Google's Chrome OS is finally set to land, with "Chromebooks" from Samsung and Acer arriving on 15 June.

The Samsung Chromebook will feature a 12.1in screen, weigh 2.48kg, feature an Intel Atom dual-core processor and two USB ports. It will boast 8.5 hours of battery life. The Wi-Fi only version will cost $429 in the US and the 3G version will cost $499.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367297/first-chromebooks-to-arrive-in-june

 

[Jack]

Introducing the Chromebook


Very cool idea............not really for gammers..but I got a feeling that Google will manage to cover even that...... (OMG OMG! Google is taking over everything:lolz

 

[Jack]

Chromebook - Guided Tour

 

[eXPerience]

I do like the idea...
and for games, we always have onlive

eXp

 

[jamescv7]

My older brother was reading about chromebook and found out its really fast 8 seconds on booting.

 

[Valentin N]

With a sager NP 8150 will start in no-time; quadro core with TH-tech, good gpu and nice ram (ddr3 1333MHz)

 

[Ink]

Google Chromebook

Nothing but the web.
Chromebooks are built and optimised for the web, where you already spend most of your computing time. So, you get a faster, simpler and more secure experience without all the headaches of ordinary computers.

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[jamescv7]

Just a note that two companies are compatible in chromebooks

Samsung & Acer, probably in the future more companies will be include chromebooks.

 

[Valentin N]

it will surely be good for netbooks with dual core atom cpu or amd E-50

 

[jamescv7]

I will look that chromebooks in the future when the store in Saudi Arabia release.

 

[Jack]

Chromebooks Are Doomed to Fail​

A month from today, the Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer will hit the street. Google hopes to revolutionize mobile computing and free us from the shackles of the traditional PC experience, but the Chromebook is going to fizzle.

Why? Three reasons: culture, functionality, and price.

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Even if I really don't trust PCWorld articles , I've posted this because I want to know your opinion..... Do you see a future for the Chromebooks ? Would you buy one or would you go ,lets say for a standard notebook ?

 

[Tom172]

I don't see the point. Why not just buy a netbook and have access to googles services plus alot more?

If security is the reason, then get a netbook with linux. You then have alot more flexability and are more secure than a windows netbook.