Sorin Adam Matei
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Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook (Arctic White) Google Chromebook, the minimal-OS, always on, wireless laptop is a major disappointment for David Pogue… Truth is, considering how stripped-down the Samsung is, you have to wonder why it’s as big, heavy and expensive as…
Gizomodo thinks that Google’s notepad/online thin client laptop Chromebook needs to try harder All in all, it’s about exactly what you’d expect for $429 of computer in the shape of a laptop. No more, and not much less. (To be less ambiguous:…
Google plans to lease computers for $20 a month, including hardware and software upgrades. I/O 2011. From Mashable: The program, called Chromebooks for Business & Education allows businesses and educational institutions to pay Google a monthly fee in exchange for a…
Worst gripe? It feels and works like it was made on the cheap. Engineers, navel gazing, fell in love with their own cloud-based dream, leaving the users behind. In a word, released too soon. Personally, I think the idea is great and…