Samsung Chromebook (Wi-Fi, 11.6-Inch) Reviews
I just received my new ChromeBook today. I love the quick setup of Chrome! I have two ChromeOS devices at the office (a Samsung ChromeBook 5 550, and a ChromeBox) so I'm familiar with Chrome as a user, and I just popped it out of the box this afternoon, connected, and it downloaded an update, my "Chromeness" ;-) , and then I was good to go. Have just used it a couple of hours, but I'm quite impressed so far. The keyboard feels very nice, the display is clear and bright and it's a pleasure to use. I've used it to make a Google phone call and a Google videoconference. It's carrying 1/2 the memory and a slower processor than the ChromeBook 5 550, but I've not seen a performance difference so far. Have not tried video streaming yet, nor graphically intense web sites, but I do have 12 browser tabs open now.
Overall, it has a build "feel" that's just as good as the 5 550, and $200 less. For $249, it's hard to beat for most of what I need to do that's not handled by my iPad and iPhone ;-)
I work in technology everyday. I have been researching inexpensive options for schools and have been following the Chromebooks since its conception. I am very pleased with what arrived. I thought that it would feel and look cheap, it doesn't! It is very well made, It actually looks like a MacBook air had a baby. The keyboard is fantastic, the screen is great, the simplicity is amazing. I have an iPad, I have a MacBook aire and now my Chromebook! As a Technology Facilitator, I would highly recommend this for students. I absolutely love my Chromebook. It has 16 GB storage on the machine, 100 GB in the clouds, 2 USB ports, HDMI port, SD Card and Micro SD card slot, it has everything you need. I live my life in the clouds, so it is perfect for me.Purchase it, you will be pleasantly surprised. The teachers that I work with see my Chromebook and are now purchasing their own. What is really nice, is the quality surpasses the price, which never happens. Kudos to you, Google!!!
It doesn't replace all the functionality of my iPad, or all the functionality of my laptop (HP Win7), but it definitely compliments them. I've also got an iPhone - and I get good use out of each of these four devices (iPad, chromebook, iPhone, and laptop) in different ways.
Pros of the chromebook vs iPad:
- Real web browsing (so easy to have multiple tabs open and switch between them)
- Typing any kind of document is so much better - especially google docs.
- Screen size is a bit larger.
- Hulu and other flash only web-sites work.
Pros of the iPad vs chromebook:
- Better games on the iPad
- Better selection of "apps"
- Very functional offline
- Netflix
Pros of the chromebook vs Laptop
- lightweight - way more portable
- startup/shutdown/sleep is way faster
- touchpad is better for scrolling web-sites
- quiet, no heat
- battery life is better
Pros of laptop vs chromebook
- a "real" computer, can do it all
- can remote control my work machine using RDC (chrome remote control is a no-no at my work)
I think I'd rather have a Macbook Air than a chromebook. But at 1/4 the cost - it was easy to justify buying this guy and it has been well worth it.
I've enjoyed having it and am glad that I bought it. I've owned it for a couple of months now and haven't had any issues so far.
After waiting about 2 weeks the day finally arrived when my Chromebook was delivered. I must say from the minute I pulled it out of the box I was impressed. I had previously used one of the more expensive models as a Mollen nurse and could not believe how fast they were and how incredibly long the battery lasted. At several of the clinics the battery lasted the whole 10 hour shift!
The initial setup went very fast, I would say less than 10 minutes from pulling it out of the box I was up and running. Page changes are lightening fast. My email, 104 messages, loaded in seconds. I visited some of my favorite sites and all pages displayed perfectly and very quickly.
I then set up my wife's gmail account and she was up and running within seconds. The keyboard does take a little getting used to, but other than that I could not be more impressed with this device. I will be buying a second one for my wife and will definitely recommend this to my friends at school and family.
I watched a movie on it and the sound and picture quality were just fine. Granted it is not a theater type experience, but I did not anticipate it would be. For 249 dollars you cannot go wrong with this little beauty.
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