Samsung Chromebook (Wi-Fi, 11.6-Inch) Reviews
Just got mine on Tuesday and love it. I am using it for web surfing, email send and receive. I have used docs to write several letters and worked on one spread sheet. Works fine, keyboard is excellent. I am looking forward to Google continuing to improve the Chromebook.
I don't quite understand all the qualified reviews, "It slows down when I have more than 15 tabs open" "You can't run Netflix" and on and on.
I'm not a "power user" so this works fine for me. If I needed to have 20 tabs open I would have a 6 pound laptop on my lap now instead of this nice little laptop.
If you need a machine that is inexpensive, is of a higher quality than a netbook ( aka Asus eeePC) and will store your data on the cloud automatically (automatic backups by DEFAULT) and expect the machine to be used for email. basic document creation, a reasonable level of portability and fast web surfing, THIS is the product for you.
Watch the videos on the product website and read the positive reviews. For BASIC laptop use, which includes built in security without subscriptions, this is possibly your best bet. If you want to take a laptop to the coffee shop, to a hotel, on the road and not worry, this is your device. This is not the kind of machine that one would use for games that are also found on XBox and the like. It is a basic function machine.
Note: While you can visit any site to get your non google mail - like AOL or Comcast, this device is tied to the Google's ecology of computing. You will need to create a gmail account, and from this account you have the ability to write, edit and store documents (even off line - when there is NO internet connections), upload and edit photos, email people and even for the advanced computer person - remotely access other machines. Once your account is created on this machine or elsewhere for a gmail account, you are already linked to these services. This machine is optimized to work with google's products and for considerable battery life.
While many articles seem to debate the way Google is collecting information, for some surreptitious purpose, it is a Salem With Trial with a wacky jury. Every one of those very articles never mention the most egregious abusers of privacy in our every day life: credit card companies, brokerage houses, insurance companies, the DMV or Secretary of State and online social media sources like Facebook. Google goes out of its way to allow you to be private with your information.
This machine may not impress the average 14 year old gamer, but for everyday use and excellent security, this is the perfect choice.
I LOVE my new Chromebook! I am not "in the know" about electronics. I don't have a tablet, e-reader, ipad, or SmartPhone. I have used my Dell laptop for 4 years. It was getting slow and all that goes with age. I researched all tablets and e-readers- I found the Samsung Chromebook by accident while on another web page- there was an ad for it at the top. I clicked on it and then went to Amazon.com to check it out. The other reviews on this product really helped me decide to order it for myself. That and the fact that it was sold out online and at my local Best Buy.
I ordered it from Amazon.com and just paid for regular shipping. I was pleasantly surprised that it arrived the next night.
I opened it up and logged on and started exploring! How fun is this! It has all the conveniences of a labtop without being complicated. It is for those who are not really interested in a touch screen. I still love the format and keyboard of a traditional laptop. This is the perfect size!
Totally 5 stars!!
I dropped my Chromebook twice from tabletop height. The back cover went ajar, but I snapped it back in, and everything works great! It's cheap plastic, but no worries.
I have a MacBook Pro, a white MacBook, an iPad, and an HP netbook. But when my family wants to get online quickly, we grab the Chromebook.
I'm getting one for my mother for Christmas.
I sold my Ipad for this product and haven't been happier, I already have a nexus 7 but couldn't be happier with this little thing. Much more productive for biz than ipad, the chrome webstore has an app for anything and I do believe android and chrome will be merging to even make this product amazing
Today is Christmas and i Have been using the Samsung Google Chromebook (Wi-Fi). I have used this for the past week. I am very impressed. This is my first Computer and im 13. The keyboard is almost the same to a Mac. The track pad is very responsive and is just a hair bigger than an iPod touch screen. To me, the laptops weight is very light and portable and close in weight to an iPad 2.
P.S.- I used this computer to type this review.
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