Saturday, May 14, 2011

Acer and Samsung first on the Chromebooks

In all likelihood, the first laptop models shipping Chrome OS, the operating system developed by Google, should get out of the cartons of Acer and Samsung. Both manufacturers should indeed launch their first "Chromebooks" on 15 June in the United States. On Acer, so we should see a netbook with a screen diagonal of 11.6 inches, with embedded dual-core Atom processor.

If the amount of onboard memory is not specified by the manufacturer, however we know already that this netbook will be equipped with WiFi and 3G controllers (optional), HD is a webcam, two USB 2.0 ports , a memory card reader and HDMI output. The battery in turn would allow a maximum range of 6 hours, all for a weight of 1.34 kg on the scale.

Samsung prepares his side a 12.1-inch netbook with a screen 16: 10 displaying a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It will carry him as a dual-core Atom processor and has characteristics similar to the model of Acer (WiFi, 3G optional HD webcam, USB 2.0 ports and memory card reader), apart from the HDMI output that would leave his place a simple mini-VGA connector.

The weight would be slightly higher than the rival model (1.48 kg), but in return autonomy to 8.5 hours. As far as rates, the Acer model (without 3G) is expected to be approximately $ 349, while Samsung's Chromebook version should be posted to 429 dollars. With 3G, the Samsung netbook Chrome OS saw its price rise to $ 499 ...

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