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Samsumg Unveils The First Chromebook
Posted On 11 May 2011
Google is attempting to change how consumers and companies use their computers, which is why the search engine giant has launched the first Chromebook, in convenience with Samsung Acer Inc., at the I/O conference in San Francisco.
“The complexity of managing your computer is torturing users,” Google cofounder Sergey Brin told reporters. “It’s a flawed model fundamentally. Chromebooks are a new model that doesn’t put the burden of managing your computer on yourself.”
Samsung’s Chromebook belongs to the new Series 5 laptops running Chrome OS (Operating System), moving day-to-day functions onto the Internet, files get stored in “clouds” and this removes the burden of time-consuming tasks associated with traditional PCs, like installing software and updates, backing up files and running antivirus checks.
This ultra-slim 0.79-inch device offers “all-day” 8.5 hour battery life and a dual-core 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor. Since it is a “web only” laptop, there are only be 16GB of sold-state memory on board.
The laptop has a 12.6-inch, 1280 x 800 resolution screen, the option of global 3G connectivity, 802.11 WiFi, two USB ports and a HD webcam. The Series 5 will be launched in the US on July 15th, with prices starting at $429 and will be available for order on Amazon.com and Best Buy’s online store on June 15.
Source: Techradar.com, Reuters
