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Acer AC700 Chromebook

27. June 2011 | by Jonas

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Acer AC700 Chromebook

While the concept of the Google Chromebook is intriguing, the initial pricing definitely seemed too high to me.  After all, the point of giving up Windows was to bring the price down, and with Windows netbooks for significantly less, the Chromebook makes little sense. Enter the Acer AC700 Chromebook, a second wave of the Chromebook.  The [...]

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Chromebook

11. May 2011 | by Jonas

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Chromebook

At the second day of the Google I/O conference, their newest product was debuted, along with their hardware partners Acer and Samsung.  While it is early to say, it is most certainly a glimpse into a new model of computing. The idea here is that these devices will run Google’s Chrome browser as their operating system.  [...]

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Google Chrome Netbook “Student Package”

10. May 2011 | by Jonas

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Google Chrome Netbook “Student Package”

Google has been planning to release their Chrome netbook soon, and some details are likely to be released at the Google IO developer conference tomorrow.  This device may be the closest thing to a smartbook that we ever see, with its locked down OS, and heavy reliance to the cloud for most tasks. The rumor is [...]

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Samsung “Alex”

28. April 2011 | by Jonas

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Samsung “Alex”

Some particulars have been spotted on the Samsung Chrome OS netbook, going by the code name “Alex,” at least for now. The chip is the Intel Atom N550, which is a dual core part.  The RAM is 2 GB, and the hard drive is a SanDisk SSD, although the capacity is unknown.  The display resolution is [...]

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Acer ZGB Chrome Netbook

27. April 2011 | by Jonas

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Acer ZGB Chrome Netbook

What a difference a day makes, as just one day after Acer is cutting netbook production, now there are rumors of an upcoming product.  It has been no secret that Google will allow companies to make netbooks with the Chrome OS, and they were likely coming sometime over the Summer or early Fall.  Now there [...]

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Chrome By the Month

20. April 2011 | by Jonas

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Chrome By the Month

There are some items to note around Google’s Chrome netbook.  You know, the one that got given to beta testers some months back, and at least for now, is under the CR-48 codename. Well, the first is that the Google folks have confirmed a Summer debut for the device.  More specifically, they are saying June/July 2011, [...]

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Google Chrome OS Is Coming… Soon… Really!

29. March 2011 | by Jonas

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Google Chrome OS Is Coming… Soon… Really!

When Google released their Chrome netbook test, many signed up for it, but few were chosen.  Ok, well like 60k got one, but I was not among them.  It now looks like the Google netbook will be released to the masses, and the target date is not that far away.. June 2011. The manufacturers that will [...]

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Sony ARM Vaio Smartbook

24. March 2011 | by Jonas

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Sony ARM Vaio Smartbook

When one mentions Sony and ARM, it does conjure up an image of Sony charging an arm and a leg for their overpriced products.  However, this is the ARM processor we are talking about.  while netbooks have been long dominated by the Intel Atom processor, the ARM chip does have some inherent advantages, such as [...]

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Asus Plans For Downright Cheap Chrome Netbook

16. March 2011 | by Jonas

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With tablets all the rage (translation: lots of sales), it is high time that netbooks reinvent themselves.  There are still inherent advantages to the netbook platform, and one is cost.  Asus, by offering the Chrome OS from Google, and saving the cost of Windows licensing fees it targeting a $200 cost for a new netbook [...]

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Google and the Last Cr-48 Netbook

13. March 2011 | by Jonas

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Google and the Last Cr-48 Netbook

Well, the bad news is that apparently Google sent out their last Cr-48 netbook.  That is the one with the OS that is essentially the Chrome browser turned into the OS.  Essentially everything is run and accessed through the browser, and stored in the cloud.  On a personal note, I had signed up for the [...]

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