Even with the release of sub $250 Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer, I must admit that I still don’t see Chrome OS as a viable computing platform for most use cases. However, I do feel that Chromebooks make excellent laptops for classroom use. In schools users don’t have to worry about connectivity, and kids can […]
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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook price falls to $300
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is a notebook with a 12.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor, 2GB of RAM and a 16GB solid state disk. Oh yeah, and it runs Google Chrome OS — a fast-booting operating system designed around the Chrome web browser. When Samsung […]
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Closer look at the Samsung Chromebox, next-gen Chromebook
Samsung has started to show off its upcoming Chromebox. It’s a tiny desktop computer designed to run Google’s Chrome OS — an operating system based on the Chrome web browser. The box measures 7.6″ x 7.6″ x 1.3″ and has a rear panel that’s choc full of USB ports as well as Ethernet and video […]
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Next-gen Samsung Chromebook ditches Atom for Celeron
Samsung is updating its Series 5 Chromebook by swapping out the Intel Atom N570 dual core processor for a faster (but still hardly top-of-the-line) Intel Celeron processor. The new Chromebook will still have a 16GB solid state disk and Chrome OS operating system, which means that basically the laptop will run nothing but a web […]
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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now available in black for $350
The Acer AC700 isn’t the only Chromebook getting a price drop. Samsung has introduced a new version of the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook which is available for $350. Samsung is continuing to offer the Chromebook in white or silver for $430 and up, but the new model comes in “piano black.” Like the other models, […]
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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook hits Europe Friday June 24th
Samsung is getting ready to take the Series 5 Chromebook international. The 12.1 inch Chrome OS laptop has been on sale in the US since June 15th. Tomorrow it goes on sale in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain. The WiFi-only model will run £349 in the UK and €399 elsewhere. A 3G model […]
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Would you rather have a Chromebook or a netbook?
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is now shipping, and Acer is expected to begin selling the AC700 Chromebook any day now. With prices starting at $350, these laptops offer 11.6 inch to 12.1 inch high resolution displays, super-fast boot speeds, and the security that comes from running very little native code since they basically only […]
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How to perform a factory reset on the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook
When boxing up the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook I reviewed recently I ran into a minor speed bump: I couldn’t figure out how to wipe my user data from the computer. Sure, you can just sign out of your Google account and anyone who subsequently uses the laptop won’t be able to access your data […]
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Chrome OS vs. Joli OS: Two operating systems with their heads in the clouds
The first Chrome OS laptops are starting to ship today, bringing Google’s vision of an operating system built solely around a web browser to the masses… or to any masses that care to order a Samsung Series 5 or Acer Cromia Chromebook. But Google isn’t the only company offering an operating system aimed at low […]
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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now shipping
Right on schedule the first Chromebook has gone on sale. You can now order the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook from Amazon. There’s just one catch: The only model in stock at the moment is the 3G model with a white lid which runs $499.99. If you want the WiFi-only version for $429.99 all you can […]