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[Scorbing]

I smell law suit again




Google just announced their newest Chromebook. It runs Google’s Chrome OS. It has an 11.6-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolution, 6 hours of battery life, a 100 GB flash storage drive and it only costs $249. It’s beautiful. It looks just like the 11-inch MacBook Air. And of course, it’s made by Samsung.

Read more at http://www.cultofmac...Ewm6DJ45smAA.99

[Denis W]

Looking at other Ultrabooks, they may have had hints from the Macbook Air but at least they put their own twists on the interior design.

The back of this Chromebook is in typical Samsung flair, but damn they were lazy on the inside.

[nik louch]

I'm a huge fan of Google. I dislike a lot of the legal bully tactics that Apple use. But even I have to say it looks like this was done purely to provoke...

[Roberticus]

249$ for a laptop with Arm processor, fingers tingling with putting Ubuntu or something instead of ChromeOS. That'd be cheap.

[BoredBozirini]

Roberticus, on 18 October 2012 - 18:44, said:

249$ for a laptop with Arm processor, fingers tingling with putting Ubuntu or something instead of ChromeOS. That'd be cheap.

Its painfully slow.

[Scorbing]

MeltedMacaroni, on 18 October 2012 - 19:34, said:

Its painfully slow.

What is painfully slow? The ARM PC or Ubuntu?

[Lamp0]

They should have at least reversed the colours; Black body and white keys. That would look neat I think.

[Nogib]

FYI, Apple doesn't own the color silver.

[Scorbing]

Nogib, on 18 October 2012 - 21:58, said:

FYI, Apple doesn't own the color silver.

N0, but they own the design and unless you are blind, that Chrome Book looks exactly like a Macbook Air. Samsung is asking for trouble. It's like they are provoking Apple.

[Arceles]

I recently swaped my screen to 1080p in my laptop... now, any inferior resolution looks awfully terrible to me

[Growled]

This new Chrome Book is so cool. I want one now.

[nekkidtruth]

I'd have to say this is Samsung giving Apple the middle finger. Which I find quite humorous.

[tsupersonic]

Nah, this won't end in a lawsuit. There are other laptops on the market that look very similar to the Macbook Air. Personally, I think it's not that great of a design, eh subjective. Anyways, I really don't see the point of a "Chromebook." The whole idea of a Chrome OS is just stupid. I like the browser, but trying to create an OS ecosystem out of, just doesn't work.

[Enron]

The one on the left looks like a cheap Chinese knockoff.

[AWKM]

Scorbing, on 18 October 2012 - 21:59, said:

N0, but they own the design and unless you are blind, that Chrome Book looks exactly like a Macbook Air. Samsung is asking for trouble. It's like they are provoking Apple.

^ LOL.

Seems you're blind as you only got as far as the colour before hitting the whine button. Actually look at the device properly and try again.