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                     Search giant Google’s long-awaited laptop netbook powered by its Chrome software was recently launched. Dubbed Chromebooks, the netbooks run on Google’s cloud-based operating system and expand its Web browser Chrome. Google has designed Chrome OS keeping the web in mind and most of its functionalities will be available only if the Chromebook is connected to the internet [ comprising a distinct class of personal computer falling between a pure cloud client and laptop ].

The idea is to replace all local stored applications with web apps. All data is stored on the cloud. As everything is on the cloud, users will not be affected with viruses or frequent updates. The first Chromebooks models are rolled out by Samsung and Acer.

Here are 10 things users need to know about Google’s all-new Chromebooks.

1 Pure Cloud

Google has designed Chrome OS keeping the Web in mind and most of its functionalities will be available only if the Chromebook is connected to the internet. Nothing but pure cloud computing , maybe the future of Internet . And the reason apps, games, photos, music, movies and documents will all be on cloud.

2 Powered By Web Browser

It will have nothing but only a Web browser that will guide users to applications like email and spreadsheets directly on the Web, instead of storing software such as, say, Outlook or Word on PCs. Moving day-to-day functions onto the Internet removes the burden of time-consuming tasks associated with traditional PCs, like installing software and updates, backing up files and running antivirus checks, a Google executive said.

3 Not for Storage

As everything is on the cloud tightly integrated with Google’s “cloud” online services, there will be almost no capacity to store information. Though they will have slots to plug-in other storages device users buy separately.

4 The makers

Google Chromebooks will run on Intel Corp’s Atom chip and Samsung Electronics Co and Acer Inc are making the first Chromebooks. They will sell for $349 to $499 at Best Buy and Amazon.com Inc in the US.

Acer’s Chromebook will have an 11.6-inch (29.46-centimeter) screen display and up to six hours of battery life.

Samsung’s version, selling will have a 12.1-inch (30.73-centimeter) screen and up to 8.5 hours of battery life.

5 Hardware

Both models will have keyboards, but no hard drives for storage. The machines will be like computer terminals dependent on a connection to the Internet. The laptops come with 16 gigabytes of flash memory — the kind found in smartphones and tablets .

6 Software

As with the company’s mobile OS Android, Chrome software will be free. Google expects it to spur people to use the Internet more often and search for more things, potentially boosting its Internet ads business. Google will also offer businesses its Chromebooks, along with technical support, as a hassle-free solution for $28 a month in the US.

7 Will it run offline?

While Google has diligently worked to make sure Chromebooks can be used offline, the computing model ultimately relies on being connected to the Internet. Google  said that , it will soon enable offline support for services like Gmail, Cal, and Docs.

8 Speed and Updates

Chromebooks will be up and running in about eight seconds. Every time a user will turn it on, the software will check online to see if there are updates, and it will always boot up with the latest version.

In case, there’s a failure, for whatever reason, the OS will simply reinstall itself 🙂

9 Security features

Google Chromebook comes with security features such as secure tabbed browsing (called sandboxing), data encryption, and verified boot. According to Google, “Chromebooks have many layers of security built-in so there is no anti-virus software to buy and maintain

10 Availability

Chromebooks will go on sale on June 15. The laptops will be available for purchase online beginning June 15 in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands and the United States.

Though India is not among these seven countries, Chromebook is expected to come to the country later this year.

 

Below is the video, that explains the concept of Chromebook.


 

With such kind of development, I will probably opt for a Chromebook if I ever think about getting a netbook !

Will you be buying a Chromebook ? Do drop in your opinion 😀

13 thoughts on “10 Things to know about Google’s all-new Chromebooks

  1. Reply Brian May 18,2011 10:36 pm

    These Chromebooks look pretty sleek and nice! Would love to get one if my budget permits, hehe.

  2. Reply Juliette May 19,2011 5:04 am

    This is great news . I cant wait to see google launch in my county . Thanks for sharing !

  3. Reply Icechen1 May 19,2011 8:01 am

    I think the lack of storage is bad. What if you lose Internet access?

    • Reply Ajinkya May 19,2011 10:53 am

      There is storage issue if you want to store lots and lots of movies and songs , which otherwise you can store it in DVD’s or Pen drives . Chromebooks are powered by cloud computing and you should go for them only if you have access to powerful 3G or WI-Fi internet networks in your proximity otherwise chromebooks are not advised 😛

  4. Reply Brian May 19,2011 10:46 am

    Both of the chromebooks look awesome and are having own features. Samsung have a slim body but Acer not. These are the best for net lovers. But if I want any of those I prefer Samsung 🙂

    • Reply Ajinkya May 19,2011 10:55 am

      This is going just like a in android smartphones . Day by day , the number of companies making android smartphones have increased and so will happen pretty soon when these chromebooks get launched in markets 😀

  5. Reply Gagan Arora May 19,2011 2:43 pm

    great features of chrome but some times chrome gives error makes mozilla best browser.nice article thanks for sharing:)

  6. Reply lawmacs May 20,2011 11:48 pm

    I love Chrome never spend much time exploring it because of the fact that i am stuck to Firefox thanks for the insight will explore it some more

  7. Reply TechGopal May 23,2011 4:46 pm

    looks really awesome . I hope it will rock the world ..

  8. Reply Ahsan May 26,2011 12:28 am

    Google has already unique features. I hope this time also Chromebooks differ than other laptop invention

  9. Reply Pankaj Gupta @ BlogDefined.com May 29,2011 2:16 am

    That’s good to see something related to cloud. Good Features. Google is google 🙂

  10. Reply Googlr Jun 3,2011 1:54 pm

    This is awesome. As a google fan, this is one of the best post that has a list of awesomeness of the chromebook.

  11. Reply Andrew Clarke@reverse mortgage prime lending Oct 13,2011 4:57 am

    There’s no question that cloud computing will be the mode of general computing in the future. I’m just not so sure how this is going to fair today. I reckon that a lot of people are still uncomfortable with the idea. However, this is true in any new technology that’s come out.

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