Google has launched a new Chromebook, which has been made by Samsung for $249. Notably, it is the first Chrombook to run on an ARM chipset rather than an Intel-made chip. The new Chromebook is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 5 Dual processor, which is built on the ARM Cortex A15 architecture. Actually, this is the first device to use this particular chip and Samsung is yet to use this chip in its mobile phones and tablets. Specs wise, the Chromebook features an 11.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels, 16GB of onboard storage, 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, two USB ports, a HDMI port, and a SD card slot. Interestingly, Google claims that it can play video at 1080p at 30 FPS.
Design wise, the new Chromebook is extremely light at 1.1kg and is only 0.8-inches thick.
The Chrome OS experience remains largely unchanged from what have seen to date, but Google does bundle it with 100GB of Google Drive cloud storage. This, of course, is the bet Google is making – a PC that is entirely dependent on the web, where users even use the cloud as the primary destination for storage. There is even a 3G capable variant of the Chromebook that costs $329 that comes with a two-year contract offering 100MB of data per month for free.
As of right now Google does not sell its Chromebooks in India, so one will be hard-pressed to see one out here. The absence of a robust and ubiquitous Internet connectivity infrastructure is to blame here, considering Chromebooks are entirely dependent on the cloud for most functions.
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