Not a single Android: Samsung's Chromebook video review
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Today we have prepared for you a review of a very unusual device. This is the Samsung Chromebook of the 5th series , or a netbook on the Chrome OS operating system . The video turned out to be quite long, but this is not surprising, because the gadget, in fact, implements a different approach to many things:
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From a hardware point of view, the computer is not much different from its counterparts on Windows : Intel Atom 1.66 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB on a solid-state drive, 12-inch display with a resolution of 1280x800, as well as a card reader, VGA port, 2 USB, WiFi and 3G module (optional). But the main features of the device, of course, are associated with the operating system.
All Chrome OS is one big browser, without the Internet, there’s almost nothing you can do. Although the creators are trying to fix this flaw with each update, which, by the way, occur half automatically and often enough. For example, recently appeared the possibility of tolerable work with the file system and viewing / listening to multimedia content from the internal storage.
Also, the advantages of the gadget include a quick turn on (up to 10 seconds from the off state, instantly from sleep mode) and a long lifetime (7-8 hours with an average load), tight integration with Google services, the presence of a constantly updated application store and 3G module, as well as good overall performance: 2 cm in thickness, weight 1.5 kg.
In general, “Chromebook” is a device for mobile work, browsing, communication and entertainment on the Internet. If desired, it will be possible to watch a movie on a plane or train. But he won't cope with any serious offline tasks yet. Let's see what will happen next.
Today we have prepared for you a review of a very unusual device. This is the Samsung Chromebook of the 5th series , or a netbook on the Chrome OS operating system . The video turned out to be quite long, but this is not surprising, because the gadget, in fact, implements a different approach to many things:
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From a hardware point of view, the computer is not much different from its counterparts on Windows : Intel Atom 1.66 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB on a solid-state drive, 12-inch display with a resolution of 1280x800, as well as a card reader, VGA port, 2 USB, WiFi and 3G module (optional). But the main features of the device, of course, are associated with the operating system.
All Chrome OS is one big browser, without the Internet, there’s almost nothing you can do. Although the creators are trying to fix this flaw with each update, which, by the way, occur half automatically and often enough. For example, recently appeared the possibility of tolerable work with the file system and viewing / listening to multimedia content from the internal storage.
Also, the advantages of the gadget include a quick turn on (up to 10 seconds from the off state, instantly from sleep mode) and a long lifetime (7-8 hours with an average load), tight integration with Google services, the presence of a constantly updated application store and 3G module, as well as good overall performance: 2 cm in thickness, weight 1.5 kg.
In general, “Chromebook” is a device for mobile work, browsing, communication and entertainment on the Internet. If desired, it will be possible to watch a movie on a plane or train. But he won't cope with any serious offline tasks yet. Let's see what will happen next.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/131420/
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