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Roland00Address said:
If you do not want to get her windows get this. (Aka harder to get virus, less features, but specialized so it is simpler)

If you want to get her windows get this for $279.99. Also 11.6" and 2gb of Ram (has 2 slots and can go up to 8gb.)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Acer+-+A...8602&cp=1&lp=1
  • Celeron Dual Core 877 has a passmark score of 1416. Underneath it all is sandybridge technology but at a lower clock speed and no hyperthreading
  • Atom n270 single core has a passmark score of 303
  • Atom n550 single core has a passmark score of 569
  • Atom n2600 single core has a passmark score of 603
  • AMD C-60 dual core has a passmark score of 487
  • AMD E-450 dual core has a passmark score of 806
  • AMD E2-1800 dual core has a passmark score of 873

So in sum it is about double or triple the speed of the competition yet small, light, and under $300
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Thank you for the suggestions. Very informative.

Does anyone know if something works on Chrome in Windows, it will work on a Chromebook, btw?
 
Google debuts $250 laptop -- the Chromebook

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Google announces a new $250 laptop, made by Samsung
  • The Chromebook officially goes on sale Monday but Amazon is taking pre-orders now
  • To make up for the light specs, Google is including 100GB of free cloud storage
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Well it's out this coming Monday. I wonder if there will be a flood of orders and Amazon can keep up and not slow down their website.
 
ThePolarSky said:
Chrome OS has potential, it's just misguided.

People want Windows XP as an appliance.
People don't want to feel trapped in a browser.

Give us a simplified, conventional multitasking environment that absolutely masters the basics:
* Internet
* Email
* Office
* Media Playback
* Photo Editing

Leave the locked down, synced to the cloud, replace your computer anytime model. Keep it cheap and I give you horny. Love you long time. Long time! :sneaky:
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most people spend 99% of their time in the browser. the chromeos cloud model would be great if you could have a ubiquitous web connection, but the carriers wont allow that
 
Fingolfin269 said:
I know some folks may want a true netbook but it has to be tough to sell one at that price when deals like this pop up pretty frequently, right? I know the size on this one is bigger than the Chromebook but I've seen similar priced deals on smaller notebooks over the last few weeks. It's kind of crazy how cheap this things are getting to be honest.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5359882-Del...8-WiFi-N-DVDRW-6-Cell-Win-7-258-Free-shipping
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even acer and asus windows netbooks are regularly sold at bb for $199 new. what makes samsung chromebooks a deal is that, if its anything like the 550 model, is the quality. the 550 has the best trackpad of any notebook except apple, the screen is nice and the size/design looks great. so the overall experience is going to be better than the budget netbook experience, although my guess is peeps gonna be alitta bit disappointed wif da ex-anus paformunce
 
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I'll have to check this out. Right now I'm using:

1) iPad 2: Actually I don't use it. Too big an awkward for a tablet IMO. I have a keyboard for it, but it's a crappy one, and not full-sized. Only the wife uses it.
2) Nexus 7: Nice size for a tablet, but it's a tablet. No full sized keyboard. I can use the same keyboard for it, but it's even bigger than the Nexus 7.
3) 11.6" Windows 7 laptop. Kinda slow with the Pentium SU4100, even with SSD. The reason is because Windows 7 needs more oomph. It's nice to have the full-sized keyboard, but the screen is poor, and it's kinda heavy for what it is. And I hate its two-button trackpad. Having the Flash support is welcome though.
4) 13.3" MacBook Pro. With SSD, even this Core 2 Duo machine is extremely nice with good screen, and the ability to run everything I need, with a very nice huge clickable trackpad. It's a full-fledged machine with all the bells and whistles I need.

However, judging solely by the specs, I'm thinking it's not quite there yet for my preferences.

I'm thinking a 2.25 lb Chrome OS machine with 32 GB storage, 11.6" screen, full-sized keyboard, offline Google docs and HDMI output could serve me well. It'd have to have a decent CPU though, with significantly faster performance than what I get out of my Nexus 7 with Tegra 3. The Nexus is pretty good with most sites, but still bogs right down with a few sites. Something like that would be a step down from the 13" MacBook Pro, but could take over some of its functionality, and would be a big step up from my Nexus 7. ie. I'd have a 3-tier portable setup, depending on my needs for the day: Nexus 7, Chromebook, MacBook Pro.
 
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Eug said:
I'll have to check this out. Right now I'm using:

1) iPad 2: Actually I don't use it. Too big an awkward for a tablet IMO. I have a keyboard for it, but it's a crappy one, and not full-sized. Only the wife uses it.
2) Nexus 7: Nice size for a tablet, but it's a tablet. No full sized keyboard. I can use the same keyboard for it, but it's even bigger than the Nexus 7.
3) 11.6" Windows 7 laptop. Kinda slow with the Pentium SU4100, even with SSD. The reason is because Windows 7 needs more oomph. It's nice to have the full-sized keyboard, but the screen is poor, and it's kinda heavy for what it is. And I hate its two-button trackpad. Having the Flash support is welcome though.
4) 13.3" MacBook Pro. With SSD, even this Core 2 Duo machine is extremely nice with good screen, and the ability to run everything I need, with a very nice huge clickable trackpad. It's a full-fledged machine with all the bells and whistles I need.

However, judging solely by the specs, I'm thinking it's not quite there yet for my preferences.

I'm thinking a 2.25 lb Chrome OS machine with 32 GB storage, 11.6" screen, full-sized keyboard, offline Google docs and HDMI output could serve me well. It'd have to have a decent CPU though, with significantly faster performance than what I get out of my Nexus 7 with Tegra 3. The Nexus is pretty good with most sites, but still bogs right down with a few sites. Something like that would be a step down from the 13" MacBook Pro, but could take over some of its functionality, and would be a big step up from my Nexus 7. ie. I'd have a 3-tier portable setup, depending on my needs for the day: Nexus 7, Chromebook, MacBook Pro.
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a chromebook for $350 with an i3 and a larger screen would be really nice. i have a feeling that type of thing is on the way
 
BladeVenom said:
It has already been available to pre-order.

It's #1 in laptops at the moment. http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/pc/565108/ I think Amazon will be able to handle the demand.
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It's #1 *and* #3 in laptops at Amazon.

I'd consider getting one myself if I didn't have a Prime. No wifi? That's what tethering is for.

Eug said:
3) 11.6" Windows 7 laptop. Kinda slow with the Pentium SU4100, even with SSD. The reason is because Windows 7 needs more oomph.
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You tried putting Win8 onto it? Or is that lipstick on a pig...
 
I'm trying to fight the urge to order this even though I have no need. I have a netbook I haven't plugged in in months. But the curiosity is killing me. Someone please buy this and test it. I'm tempted by the $329 3G version. 2yr free Verizon 3G seems like a deal. 100mb a month should be plenty for casual web use.
 
Just run your netbook with Chrome maximized and poof you have a Chromebook 😛

I would honestly prefer if this ran Android with tacked in trackpad/mouse and keyboard support. It would do everything web content wise that the Chromebook does + actual apps and notifications.
 
So I'm not too familiar with Chrome OS, but this thing does come with an SD slot, so does that mean we can plug in an SD and watch video files?
 
Red Storm said:
So I'm not too familiar with Chrome OS, but this thing does come with an SD slot, so does that mean we can plug in an SD and watch video files?
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What format are the files in? Perhaps things have changed, but Chrome's supported file formats are somewhat lacking and I don't know if there are any other video player apps available.
 
I need a computer to replace our kitchen iBook. After thinking about it, I think the best solution would actually be Chromebook hardware running Android.

I've run my Nexus 7 with a mouse and keyboard, and it actually runs like that pretty well, and better than how I envision Chrome OS running in 2012.

Android in 2012 is a platform. Chrome OS, not so much. So yeah, I agree with Puddle Jumper.
 
Eug said:
I need a computer to replace our kitchen iBook. After thinking about it, I think the best solution would actually be Chromebook hardware running Android.

I've run my Nexus 7 with a mouse and keyboard, and it actually runs like that pretty well, and better than how I envision Chrome OS running in 2012.

Android in 2012 is a platform. Chrome OS, not so much. So yeah, I agree with Puddle Jumper.
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well know tomorrow but i doubt he performance of this thing would be satisfying as a replacement for a desktop or laptop in your home. its ok for starbucks but no one is going to want to sit in their house dealing with full web pages on a pokey arm chip
 
Ns1 said:
There's a vlc app...
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Thanks, wasn't aware of that. I really haven't followed Chrome OS much since the initial release last year. I suppose it's probably just a good assumption that if it exists, someone has ported VLC to it, or is at least in the process of it.
 
OBLAMA2009 said:
well know tomorrow but i doubt he performance of this thing would be satisfying as a replacement for a desktop or laptop in your home. its ok for starbucks but no one is going to want to sit in their house dealing with full web pages on a pokey arm chip
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On Tegra 3, most full sites are fine. Anyway, the point is not replace the main machine for anyone doing heavier work. It'd replace my kitchen iBook well though, and it is a better solution than most Win 7 netbooks for a lot of usage.

To put it another way, I prefer ARM Android over Atom Win 7 for basic usage, even though for some usage the latter is better.
 
Eug said:
On Tegra 3, most full sites are fine. Anyway, the point is not replace the main machine for anyone doing heavier work. It'd replace my kitchen iBook well though, and it is a better solution than most Win 7 netbooks for a lot of usage.

To put it another way, I prefer ARM Android over Atom Win 7 for basic usage, even though for some usage the latter is better.
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Exynos 5 should be a lot faster than Tegra 3 so assuming Chrome OS is fairly efficient (it should be since it's just a browser) it should have no problem with most sites.

If it doesn't substantially outperform the Nexus 7 it makes their decision to push Chrome OS on netbooks instead of Android even more bizarre.
 
Eug said:
On Tegra 3, most full sites are fine. Anyway, the point is not replace the main machine for anyone doing heavier work. It'd replace my kitchen iBook well though, and it is a better solution than most Win 7 netbooks for a lot of usage.

To put it another way, I prefer ARM Android over Atom Win 7 for basic usage, even though for some usage the latter is better.
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for your home it would be better to just get a $300 pentium notebook
 
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