The Chromebook. What is a Chromebook? Why would anyone want a Chromebook? Who is the Chromebook for? You will see all these answered and more.
Now some of you might be familiar with Google's Chrome IB (internet browser). Some of you all may already know about the Chrome OS. Well when you put these 2 together, you have what Google calls the Chromebook. It really simple to explain. The Chromebook is as simple of a Ultrabook, Macbook like laptop by Google and other PC companies such as HP, Acer, and Samsung, Google now has its own OS (Operating System) to compete with Apple and Microsoft. One particular Chromebook I will review for you all is the latest by Samsung.
The Samsung Chromebook has been out for some months now. Really been looking forward to owning one of these. Now I have had some time with it, will like to share my thoughts and how I rate it. This Samsung Chromebook is a beauty. The design isn't the greatest but if you couldn't the difference between the Macbook which is by Apple and this Chromebook, you might have mistaken it for it as far the looks and the appearance. Now around this laptop you have a headphone jack, a SD card slot, a HDMI port, a 2.0 USB port, a 3.0 USB port, power port, and a SIM card slot (which can not be used on this model). It has a Webcam for Google hangouts and YouTube videos. The keyboard and trackpad works very nicely. Haven't had any problems with them. The on screen resolution is very nice as well. The memory in the laptop is pretty small with 16GB of internal memory. But you have USB ports as well as a SD Card slot included. Oh, once you have setup your new Samsung Google Chromebook and register it to your Gmail account, you can have up to 100 GB on Google Drive for up to 2 years. That says a lot about this device already. The best thing about the Chromebook is its start up time. The time to start and boot it up is very fast. Maybe anywhere from 5-8 seconds fast. Since it is by Google the OS is Chrome OS and the inter browser is Chrome. Which is so far more superior to IE. You are able to play games, watch movies, surf the web, listen music, check emails, and much more with the Samsung Chromebook. You are also able to pin your favorite application to the taskbar and you can change your wallpapers too on the desktop. This device isn't a bad buy at all. For $249.99, Everyone should be able to afford the Chromebook.
The cons: Not all apps and things are available offline. No Skype available. Some apps including games are available offline but the majority of them not able to work or open and use unless you are connected to wifi. No hard drive, no CD or DVD drive. So Google still needs to work on more access for offline capabilities. But not bad from how far the Chromebooks have come.
The Pros: its by Samsung and Google. It has HDMI support, Wifi capabilities, 3.0 USB and 2.0 USB ports, SIM card slot, its affordable, and some offline access. You get 100 GB of google drive for 2 years. You have super fast boot. You get to use Chrome Internet Browser.
So, this is the final verdict on Chromebook review. Its a very nice looking laptop, not expensive at all, get to explore the Google OS, and it truly is for EVERYONE.
If you want to know where to buy a Samsung Chromebook, here are the details below:
http://www.BESTBUY.com/
http://www.GooglePlay.com/
http://www.Amazon.com/
http://www.newegg.com/
http://www.TigerDirect.com/
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