{"id":3152,"date":"2012-10-20T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T04:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2012-10-21T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T08:16:57","slug":"chromebook-the-cheapest-laptop-from-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/chromebook-the-cheapest-laptop-from-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Chromebook- The cheapest laptop from Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, a hassle-free computer from Google<\/a>, with no annoying updates, no expensive software to buy and comes with all your favorite applications. Together with Samsung, Google has launched new 11.6-inch Chromebook that lowers the entry price for laptops. Chromebooks<\/strong> are basically cloud-computing laptops which use Google’s Chrome OS which is built on Linux that actually runs applications in the Chrome browser.<\/p>\n

“All you need is web and Chromebook” – Google claims<\/p>\n

\"\"The laptop weighs around 1Kg making it thinner and lighter. The 11.6-inch display has a resolution of 1366\u00d7768 and is powered by an Exynos 5 Dual ARM, which is a rare thing to find in laptops. It features 2 GB ram and built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an SD card slot to expand the storage. Plus you will get 100GB of free Google Drive storage<\/a>. It also has 2 USB ports and HDMI-out port which is able to run 1080p Video at 30fps. With 6.5 hours of battery backup you can take them anywhere and everywhere. Google claims, the hardware is designed to keep the price low as possible without compromising the speed. In fact the most outstanding feature of Samsung Chromebook<\/span> is its ability to boot in seconds and resume instantly.<\/p>\n

Another highlight of the Samsung Chromebook<\/strong> is the ease of maintenance. All you need to do is charge the battery and it just works. It doesn’t need a fan and runs silently with no humming unless you are playing some music. The Samsung Chromebook has built-in apps like Gmail, YouTube and Google drive and you can also download thousands of apps from the chrome store. Chromebooks sync seamlessly with your Android phone or tablet and it also allows you to share your files and other documents with your friends.<\/p>\n

\"\"The base model of Samsung Chromebook is available for RS 14000 and the higher model Samsung Chromebook 550<\/strong> costs around Rs25,000. The new Samsung Chromebook<\/em> is available for pre-order online from Amazon, Best Buy and PC World.<\/p>\n

Key Specifications of Google’s\u00a0Chromebook.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • 11.6\u2019\u2019 (1366×768) display<\/li>\n
  • 0.8 inches thin – 2.5 lbs \/ 1.1 kg<\/li>\n
  • Over 6.5 hours of battery<\/li>\n
  • Samsung Exynos 5 Dual Processor<\/li>\n
  • 100 GB Google Drive Cloud Storage with Solid State Drive<\/li>\n
  • Built-in dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n<\/li>\n
  • VGA Camera<\/li>\n
  • 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0<\/li>\n
  • HDMI Port<\/li>\n
  • Bluetooth 3.0\u2122 Compatible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    So if you think having an additional computer is too expensive and complicated, then give the new Chromebook<\/strong> a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Finally, a hassle-free computer from Google, with no annoying updates, no expensive software to buy and comes with all your favorite applications. Together with Samsung, Google has launched new 11.6-inch Chromebook that lowers the entry price for laptops. Chromebooks are basically cloud-computing laptops which use Google’s Chrome OS which is built on Linux that actually […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":3153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,5],"tags":[460],"class_list":["post-3152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-google","category-technology","tag-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}