New Google Chromebook. £229.00 with 100GB Google Drive for 2 years. (PreOrder) @ PC World

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  Krooner7 months, 6 days ago14 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  siliconbits

  LadyEleanor

  Apart from the SD slot , HDMI and longer battery life it ain't a patch on the competing £850 Macbook Air.
  

  That's cynicism right :)

  
  
  No, it's sarcasm. (this is pedantry)
  

  
  Edited By: Krooner on Oct 18, 2012 21:15
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  LadyEleanor7 months, 6 days ago13 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  Apart from the SD slot , HDMI and longer battery life it ain't a patch on the competing £850 Macbook Air.
  

  
  Edited By: LadyEleanor on Oct 18, 2012 20:54
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  Chaz_UK7 months, 6 days ago8 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  goldie85

  how do these work? do they just boot straight into chrome with absolutely no os?
  
  and the 16gb ssd, can this be accessed easily for storage or do you have to use cloud storage?

  
  
  As mentioned above, it runs ChromeOS and all apps that run on the Chrome Webstore are compatible with the OS.
  Some screenshots from my Chromebook 5 550 below:
  
  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/991312/Screenshot%202012-10-18%20at%2019.47.50.png
  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/991312/Screenshot%202012-10-18%20at%2019.47.19.png
  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/991312/Screenshot%202012-10-18%20at%2019.47.11.png
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  deaglecat7 months, 6 days ago5 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  This is sweet for those who don't want the hassle of antivirus and malware. Chrome keeps getting better and better....

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  Adidas Addict7 months, 6 days ago2 Likes #1Show comment toolsReply

  Haha they're trying again?
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  deaglecat7 months, 6 days ago5 Likes #2Show comment toolsReply

  This is sweet for those who don't want the hassle of antivirus and malware. Chrome keeps getting better and better....
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  longbowassassin7 months, 6 days ago1 Like #3Show comment toolsReply

  deaglecat

  This is sweet for those who don't want the hassle of antivirus and malware. Chrome keeps getting better and better....

  
  i agree..
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  bigflump[mod]7 months, 6 days ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Nice find, thanks for posting :)
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  goldie857 months, 6 days ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  how do these work? do they just boot straight into chrome with absolutely no os?
  
  and the 16gb ssd, can this be accessed easily for storage or do you have to use cloud storage?
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  Adidas Addict7 months, 6 days ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  goldie85

  how do these work? do they just boot straight into chrome with absolutely no os?
  
  and the 16gb ssd, can this be accessed easily for storage or do you have to use cloud storage?

  
  
  They use chrome OS
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  Chaz_UK7 months, 6 days ago8 Likes #7Show comment toolsReply

  goldie85

  how do these work? do they just boot straight into chrome with absolutely no os?
  
  and the 16gb ssd, can this be accessed easily for storage or do you have to use cloud storage?

  
  
  As mentioned above, it runs ChromeOS and all apps that run on the Chrome Webstore are compatible with the OS.
  Some screenshots from my Chromebook 5 550 below:
  
  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/991312/Screenshot%202012-10-18%20at%2019.47.50.png
  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/991312/Screenshot%202012-10-18%20at%2019.47.19.png
  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/991312/Screenshot%202012-10-18%20at%2019.47.11.png
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  goldie857 months, 6 days ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  Ok thanks for the screenshots!
  
  So the SSD can store images etc.. and be accessed easily?
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  rob5857 months, 6 days ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  2 cell battery...they gotta be kidding right??
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  Chaz_UK7 months, 6 days ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  goldie85

  Ok thanks for the screenshots!
  
  So the SSD can store images etc.. and be accessed easily?

  
  It does have a file manager and can store pictures fine. I'm not sure how it handles videos and music though as I stream all my videos and use Google Music for music playback.
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  Zub7 months, 6 days ago1 Like #11Show comment toolsReply

  Cell count is irrelevant. You should think of this as more like a phone scaled up to laptop size rather than a conventional laptop. It is powered by a dual core Samsung ARM processor that has a far smaller power consumption than a normal laptop cpu. The number of cells in a battery relates to the voltage it produces, not the potential energy content.
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  longbowassassin7 months, 6 days ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  rob585

  2 cell battery...they gotta be kidding right??

  
  I get about 7 hours use on wifi depending on what Im doing, whats wrong with that?
  

  
  Edited By: longbowassassin on Oct 18, 2012 21:47: edit
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  cykb7 months, 6 days ago1 Like #13Show comment toolsReply

  Love chrome os no issues :)
  
  http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/18/google-launches-11-6-inch-arm-based-samsung-chromebook-249-ul/
  
  think thats the specs
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  Uncommon Sense7 months, 6 days ago2 Likes #14Show comment toolsReply

  rob585

  2 cell battery...they gotta be kidding right??

  
  
  Each cell could be 2500-3000mAh, therefore cell count is irrelevant. There are some good websites out there if you want to learn more about battery chemistry and such.
  
  :)
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  LadyEleanor7 months, 6 days ago13 Likes #15Show comment toolsReply

  Apart from the SD slot , HDMI and longer battery life it ain't a patch on the competing £850 Macbook Air.
  

  
  Edited By: LadyEleanor on Oct 18, 2012 20:54
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  omgpleasespamme7 months, 6 days ago2 Likes #16Show comment toolsReply

  LadyEleanor

  Apart from the SD slot , HDMI and longer battery life it ain't a patch on the competing £850 Macbook Air.
  

  
  
  I see what you did there :D.
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  Jim9887 months, 6 days ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  Bit annoying that the US Price is 250 dollars, which does not translate to £229 even with VAT.
  
  If there's any deals shortly to get this for sub 200 would be a cracking deal, already a good deal at this price.
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  cdm303797 months, 6 days ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  ^^^^^ random
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  jonny6194477 months, 6 days ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  Uncommon Sense

  rob585

  2 cell battery...they gotta be kidding right??

  
  
  Each cell could be 2500-3000mAh, therefore cell count is irrelevant. There are some good websites out there if you want to learn more about battery chemistry and such.
  
  :)

  
  
  Please change your avatar. I own the copyrights to that image.
  
  Thanks.
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  siliconbits7 months, 6 days ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  LadyEleanor

  Apart from the SD slot , HDMI and longer battery life it ain't a patch on the competing £850 Macbook Air.
  

  That's cynicism right :)

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