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Since their introduction a couple of years ago Chromebooks have remained a difficult sell for Google and its partners. The machines produced so far have either lacked quality (see the original Series 5) or value (see the Series 5 550), which has left...
Chromebooks are definitely not trying to be primary computers. Instead Google is positioning them as inexpensive, additional devices that can be used by families, students, or people that want an extremely portable device that offers a more traditional...
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There are good reasons why schools will like the idea of Google's Chromebooks. They're affordable, there's money to be saved on licences and software, they're quick to boot and easier to manage, and users can sign in to their own desktop. Unfortunately...
With a higher specification and facilities for offline use, the Chromebook is now a more viable choice for schools...
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The Samsung Series 5 550 is the follow up to the company's original Series 5 Chromebook, offering a faster processor, increased RAM and slightly sturdier outer casing. Like its predecessor, the 550 Chromebook runs using Google's Chrome operating system...
Reasonable keyboard and trackpad, Chrome OS works well when connected to the internet...
Reliance on internet is a pain, external case scratches easily, incredibly overpriced, feels heavy...
The Chromebook's reliance on an active internet connection and unreasonable price tag make it ill-suited for business use...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2013-08-04 13:16:36
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The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook is unlike any other laptop: it runs Google Chrome OS, which is almost all web browser. This barebones approach combined with a fast 16GB solid state drive, 4GB of memory and 1.3GHz Intel Celeron processor makes start...
Because Chrome OS is simply the Chrome browser and little more, it’s very easy to pick up and use. Once you’re logged in, there’s very little that can go wrong. No blue screens of death, no whirring beachballs, no annoying paperclips onscreen trying to bug you. It works fast, and it works well. Turn it on and it’s ready to go in seconds. There’s little danger of a virus, since you can’t install a...
While the latest version of Chrome OS addresses a lot of the problems many struggled with - there is now a desktop similar to Windows 7, and you can work offline with lots of apps now - you can still only install web applications for Chrome. Now, these are surprisingly varied, and it’s easy to run most instant messaging apps and edit pictures in the browser, or even play Angry Birds, but some thi...
While there’s a lot to like about Chrome OS’ simplicity, the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook is still a tad too limited for most casual users day to day. The inability to install applications you’d take for granted on Windows or Mac will send many up t...
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The latest Samsung Chrome OS laptop, the Series 5 500, seriously ups its game when it comes to the hardware specification, with the Atom processor of its predecessor replaced by a dual core 1.3GHz Celeron 867 and its 2GB of memory upgraded to 4GB. The...
More powerful hardware and a new edition of Chrome OS that lets you work offline make this the best Chromebook yet...
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wired.co.uk Updated:
2013-08-04 13:16:36
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Released around the same time as the Chromebox series 3 desktop computer, latest incarnation of the Chromebook is much the same device in laptop form.The new version comes with a faster 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Celeron 867 processor and bumps the RAM up...
Decent battery life, fast bootup...
Slowish processor, pricy, useless without internet connection...
If you've sniffed a wind of change in the air and are keen to get on board with the Chrome OS, then the Chromebook offers a decent hardware spec to do it with. But it's pricy, especially since a similarly priced Windows laptop or iPad-like is more capa...
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techradar.com Updated:
2013-08-04 13:16:36
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Chromebooks - and the Chrome OS operating system they run on - are worthy innovations, but so far have fallen short of our expectations. The idea of a laptop that's so streamlined for browsing and working on the web that it boots in seconds and can run al...
Improved speed, Fast boot up, Attractive design, Light and compact, Support for 3G mobile internet...
Underpowered for HD, Not as intuitive as a tablet, Not suitable as your main PC, Redundant if no internet...
So without being able to recommend the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook as your only computer, does it do enough to warrant you buying it to go alongside your existing laptop, desktop or all-in-one? Sadly, not. While it's certainly well built, the form factor...
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The whole precedent of cloud computing is one that offers significant benefits, however, so far has remained unutilised, and dare we say it a little underwhelming in practice. The notion of the web or nothing is a daunting thought, that may leave ma...
Well Built, Good Idea, Good Screen, Simple to Use, Fast Start Times...
No Connectivity really Limits Experience, Poor Speakers...
Ask any great inventor and they'll tell you the best concepts don't always work out in practice. The Google Chromebook is an admirable attempt at an idea that unfortunately infastructure doesn't fully support. It's a nice machine, with a few lackings, but...
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In June this year, Google extended its reach into the computer market by launching the Chromebook platform. Many thought this an extremely strange move, especially considering underpowered netbooks are on the way out in favour of chic tablets. But Google...
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The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is a like a MacBook Air suffering an identity crisis. There are great intentions, and the software is amazing, but in the end it's just the web and it's a slow computer in a fast computers body. However there are glimmers o...
Great concept, great OS, good looking hardware, beautiful software design, and very polished...
The hardware is really cheap, it performs fairly poorly with the ARM processor and a number of little problems arise in extended use...
Slow but filled with potential. I'd personally wait for a faster Chromebook, but the software is still fantastic enough to buy this with few regrets...
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Google's Chrome OS is a great idea: if everything important can be done in the cloud, why not have lightweight devices that provide cheap, easy access to enormous computing power but don't burden their users with unnecessary features unless they specif...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2014-04-13 02:35:20
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Chromebooks - and the Chrome OS operating system they run on - are worthy innovations, but so far have fallen short of our expectations. The idea of a laptop that's so streamlined for browsing and working on the web that it boots in seconds and can run al...
Improved speed, Fast boot up, Attractive design, Light and compact, Support for 3G mobile internet...
Underpowered for HD, Not as intuitive as a tablet, Not suitable as your main PC, Redundant if no internet...
Overall, the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook XE550C22 is a big leap forward for Chromebooks, and is easily the best Chromebook we've reviewed. Of course, the previous generation of Chromebook was rather disappointing, so that's not saying too much. We liked G...
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The name Chromebook doesn't refer to any particular notebook but in fact, it refers to notebooks that run Google's Chrome OS. The Chromebook variety is aplenty, as seen at the Chromebook page.The Chromebook that's available for Malaysians now, is the one...
Coming in at RM 1,299 – you get a device that's capable of connecting to YES' 4G Network. It uses the Chrome OS which at this point is not just a lightweight (read: FAST) operating system BUT it's also a VIRUS FREE (to the best of my knowledge) system.Th...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated:
2016-11-26 15:47:33
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Lisa Gade reviews the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook. The 550 runs Chrome OS 19 on a 1.3GHz Intel Celeron CPU. It has a 12.1″, 1280 x 800 TN display, 4 gigs of RAM, a 16 gig SSD drive, dual band WiFi, Ethernet, optional Verizon 3G and a 1MP webcam. It co...
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toptenreviews.com Updated:
2013-08-04 13:16:35
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Google teamed up with Samsung and produced the Chromebook 550. Like other Chromebooks, this Google laptop comes with a standard 16GB SSD, but it has 4GB of RAM and a 12.1-inch high-definition screen and so earns our TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award. The proces...
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Samsung played a little trick on me when I reviewed the Samsung Series 5 earlier this year. You see, I barely finished my review of it when – surprise! – Samsung announced the new Series 5 550. With that said, I can forgive them. They sent me the...
The new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is an important product for Chrome OS. This is the first time that we’ve been able to experience it on a product with proper hardware. Unlike the old model, which stumbled over multi-tasking and could not handle st...
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A year ago, we saw the first Samsung Chromebook and we were left feeling pretty underwhelmed with it. Not only was the hardware clunky and slow, but Google's much-anticipated Chrome OS was far more basic and limited in what it could do that we were ex...
We’re using the cloud more and more, but Google is too far ahead of the curve with Chrome OS. The updates have made it more usable, but what you can do offline is still too limited, and the file manager desperately needs improving. We could moan that...
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The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550 (XE550C22-H01) ($549.99 list) is a speedy portable Web terminal that fulfills some of the promises that netbooks made back in 2008. It works well for looking up information, as well as accessing social networking over t...
Quick bootup into Chrome. Full rich Website support, including Flash. Chrome Extensions and setting carry over from PC-based browsing. 100MB 3G free a month for two years. Verizon 3G. Less Malware to worry about. Ethernet port.
Locked into Google account. Google Docs/Drive isn?t Office. Useless without Internet connection. HDMI/DVI/VGA requires an adapter...
The new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550 (XE550C22-H01) laptop is a speedy 3G-equipped portable Web terminal. It works well in that regard, but there are other netbooks and even ultraportables that do more for less money...
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In August of 2011 I reviewed the Acer AC700-1099, one of two Chromebooks available in the North American market. The review was almost entirely negative. The hardware wasn’t great and the operating system was a bit of a mess–capable of only the mos...
Google deserves a lot of praise for the improvements made to Chrome OS over the last eight months. In August the operating system was in shambles. Web browsing felt slow, multi-touch support was jerky and functionality was poor due not only to the oper...
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Google's Chrome OS was going to change the world. It was a new, cutting edge way of thinking about an operating system. Software? Pffftttt…that's old school. Windows? So 2009. File managers? Haha, right. And I bet you use a Blackberry. Then Chrome OS lau...
Great user interface, Bright, pleasing matte display, Excellent performance (for the price), Long battery life...
Chrome OS still lacks functionality, Poor connectivity...
What the Chromebook does, it does well. It's not an exaggeration to say that this is the best Web browsing experience that you'll find on a laptop. It's quick, smooth, easy to navigate via multi-touch scrolling and supported by a brilliant matte display...
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Software may set the Series 5 apart from the other laptops out there, but its chassis is unique in its own right. Sadly, the design isn't as minimalistic as Google's all matte black Cr-48, but Samsung's still kept things fairly clean. The rounded lid is a...
Thin and light design, Bright, matte display, Speedy boot and resume times...
Can get sluggish, No real control panel, native system settings, No offline app support, More expensive than the average Atom netbook...
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gadgetreview.com Updated:
2014-02-07 02:40:09
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It's been a year and some change since the triumvirate of Google, Acer and Samsung unleashed the Chromebook, a streamlined laptop which takes its marching orders from the cloud, albeit provided its connected to the ‘net. It's a wild idea with aspiring imp...
The Series 5 550 is a winner for the new buyer and a harbinger of great things for existing owners...
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The future isn't now. Companies regularly build radically new products because they have data that shows it'll market well, or to test the waters. Google's Chrome operating system combined with netbooks is one such product. Netbooks, underpowered and smal...
Chrome OS is quick, one of the best lowend and free operating systems available, Overall package makes for a great first computer, The keyboard is great…...
…but the few modifications (caps lock) are too major for most users, Trackpad is poorly designed with the surrounding plastic, Few native applications combined with slow hardware is a recipe for slow productivity, For users who could get the Chromebook as...
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook has a future, and will improve over time with further refinement in...
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Built in 4W (2W x 2) stereo speakers, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone/headset jack.Networking: Dual band WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Gigabit Ethernet and optional Verizon Wireless 3G.Software: Chrome OS.Expansion and Ports: 1 SD card slot, 2 USB 2.0 port...
Very portable, strong improvements over last gen Chromebooks software and hardware, fast OS.
Lose your Internet connection and the Chromebook becomes much less useful. Mediocre hardware for the price...
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This past May during the Google I/O developers' conference, Google announced the forthcoming availability of Chromebooks, the consumer-facing evolution of their Chrome OS-based CR-48 laptop pilot program. Where CR-48 was a limited edition, free to the cho...
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All images: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo I was working on the new Samsung Chromebook Pro, furiously putting together a post that needed to go up stat. The final touch was an image, but I needed to edit it, and I didn't want to reach for my normal work machin...
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 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 16 GB SSD ChromeOS Silver Laptops (XE550C22-H01US)")
