Chromebook

#1

Post by atularora » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:28 PM UTC

Re: Chromebook

#2

Post by MatthewB » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:36 PM UTC

That samsung version looks very nice and 8.5 hours of continuous usage is killer. However, I won't be trading in my brand new Macbook Air 13" any time soon.

It doesn't mention harddrive specs because this is supposed to be a "cloud computer." However, it definitely has a harddrive and I wonder if it is a SSD or regular spinning disc drive.

Re: Chromebook

#3

Post by digitalnalogika » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:37 PM UTC

Have they published price of these laptops anywhere?

I can't find any info at Amazon/BestBuy or official website http://www.google.com/chromebook/chromebooks.html

Re: Chromebook

#4

Post by swah » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:38 PM UTC

Oddly, the first video was played for me with Dutch subtitles.

Re: Chromebook

#5

Post by jbyers » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:38 PM UTC

digitalnalogika wrote: post #3

Have they published price of these laptops anywhere? I can't find any info at Amazon/BestBuy or official website http://www.google.com/chromebook/chromebooks.html

CrunchGear lists prices. $350+ for the Acer, $425+ for the Samsung:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/05/11/the-google-chromebook-b...

Re: Chromebook

#6

Post by lallysingh » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:40 PM UTC

digitalnalogika wrote: post #3

Have they published price of these laptops anywhere? I can't find any info at Amazon/BestBuy or official website http://www.google.com/chromebook/chromebooks.html

$28/month/user with Google Apps & Support for business

$20/month/user for students.

(from the Engadget live feed)

Re: Chromebook

#7

Post by phlux » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:40 PM UTC

This is a game changer. I plan to get one for my 6 year old daughter. I have started her on Khan academy for math (I have been watching the vids myself - they are fantastic)

Re: Chromebook

#8

Post by shrikant » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:41 PM UTC

MatthewB wrote: post #2

That samsung version looks very nice and 8.5 hours of continuous usage is killer. However, I won't be trading in my brand new Macbook Air 13" any time soon. It doesn't mention harddrive specs because this is supposed to be a "cloud computer." However, it definitely has a harddrive and I wonder if it is a SSD or regular spinning disc drive.

Should be an SSD, as they also tout a startup time of 8 seconds.

Re: Chromebook

#9

Post by apl » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:42 PM UTC

phlux wrote: post #7

This is a game changer. I plan to get one for my 6 year old daughter. I have started her on Khan academy for math (I have been watching the vids myself - they are fantastic)

Not intrinsically, no.

EDIT: Just for the record, before the OP edited his entry, it simply said "This is a game changer" which I consider an exaggeration. Of course, I can see how it makes for a nice children-appropriate machine, but that's not something new and exclusive to Chrome OS.

Re: Chromebook

#10

Post by larrik » Wed, May 11, 2011, 5:43 PM UTC

MatthewB wrote: post #2

That samsung version looks very nice and 8.5 hours of continuous usage is killer. However, I won't be trading in my brand new Macbook Air 13" any time soon. It doesn't mention harddrive specs because this is supposed to be a "cloud computer." However, it definitely has a harddrive and I wonder if it is a SSD or regular spinning disc drive.

Why does it have to have a harddrive? The thing can run off an SD card, in theory.

I used to sell thin clients that ran off of CompactFlash cards. (they ran a version of XP, too)