It’s June 15th, and that can only mean one thing: Chromebooks. Yes, today is the day that you can officially buy a new Chromebook, assuming you didn’t jump on the Gilt.com deal a few weeks ago. The cloud-based Chrome OS machines from Samsung and Acer are available from Amazon and Best Buy online.
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is arguably the more polished of the two, and the bill of materials backs that up. The 3G version runs $499.99 and the Wi-Fi only device is $429.99. Acer’s option backs off on the price, costing only $429.99 for the 3G equipped Chromebook. The Wi-Fi only edition is $349.99.
Users that buy the 3G Chromebooks will get 100MB of free cellular data per month with the option to buy more. Chrome OS is a browser-based system needing an internet connection to leverage web apps. Without that, it’s just a fancy paperweight. Google is also selling the devices in bulk with a subscript deal. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Google’s sales department. Would yo consider buying a Chromebook?
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holmessh
June 18, 2011 at 2:06pm
I Beta tested the free ones and they were laggy and you couldn't do any serious work on them. Buy an iPad or wait for Android to catch up and get one of those. This is pretty worthless. I now have Windows 7 installed on my "google" laptop if that tells you anything.
jewellrobj
June 15, 2011 at 2:00pm
I think you have an extra period in this price "Acer’s option backs off on the price, costing only $4.29.99"
Exarkun1138
June 15, 2011 at 1:59pm
I'll take a REAL laptop with a REAL OS (Windows 7) instead of these things....no thanks!
Corfy
June 15, 2011 at 1:45pm
The "have to have internet" limitation is a problem for me when it comes to Chromebooks. Yes, many places I go to have an available internet connection, but not all of them. I'd rather spend my money on a device that gives me the option of working offline.
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