Chromebook series 5 550 and Chromebox review
Here a great video review of the Chromebook series 5 550 and Chromebox by The Verge. There’s not much to be added to their thorough review. Only one bit to subtract and that’s the ‘I can do the same and more when I buy a cheap windows machine running the Chrome browser’ remark at the end. Just ignore it, it’s besides the point if you ask me.
Laptopmag.com wrote a nice review and came up with this verdict: The Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 offers an improved cloud-computing experience inside a slick and comfortable design, but it’s too pricey given its limited functionality.
Basically I can sum up all the reviews out there by saying that everyone agrees that the Chromebook series 5 550 is a definite improvement over the earlier model. It’s generally judged as a good looking machine that works flawlessly. Also Chrome OS comes of good by showing to be a much matured operating system. Negative points are the price versus functionality, mostly it not being a windows machine which means you can’t run windows programs on it. Where they go wrong in my view is that there are apps online for about every daily use case you can come up with. You just need to look for ‘m.
Chrome OS devices for sale right now
| Thumbnail | Model | Manufacturer | Specs | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Chromebook C7 (Wi-Fi) | Acer | - 11.6" (1366x768) HD display - 1.10 GHz Phenom Dual-Core - 2.00 GB RAM - 320 GB HDD 5400 rpm - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n - 1.10 GHz Phenom Dual-Core Processor - HDMI - Intel® HD Graphics - No Bluetooth | $224.99 |
  | Series 3 Chromebook (Wi-Fi) | Samsung | - 11.6’’ (1366x768) display - 0.8 inches thin - 2.5 lbs / 1.1 kg - Over 6.5 hours of battery 1 - Samsung Exynos 5 Dual 1.7 GHz Processor - 100 GB Google Drive Cloud Storage2 with Solid State Drive - Built-in dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n - VGA Camera - 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 - HDMI Port - Bluetooth 3.0™ Compatible | $249.00 |
  | Series 3 Chromebook (3G) | Samsung | - Verizon 3G WWAN included (2 years) - 11.6’’ (1366x768) display - 0.8 inches thin - 2.5 lbs / 1.1 kg - Over 6.5 hours of battery 1 - Samsung Exynos 5 Dual 1.7 GHz Processor - 100 GB Google Drive Cloud Storage2 with Solid State Drive - Built-in dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n - VGA Camera - 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 - HDMI Port - Bluetooth 3.0™ Compatible | $329.99 |
  | Series 5 550 Chromebook (3G) | Samsung | - Verizon 3G WWAN for 2 years, (up to 100MB per month) of Mobile Broadband Service by Verizon Wireless - 4GB DDR3 Memory - 2 high-speed USB 2.0 ports - 16GB Solid State Drive - Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n) - 1.3 GHz Celeron 867 processor - 4-in-1 memory card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) - Microphone and headphone jacks - 1 megapixel webcam | $549.99 |
  | Series 5 Chromebook (3G) | Samsung | - 1.66 GHz Intel Atom dual-core N570 processor - 16 GB solid-state drive (SSD) - 2 GB system memory - Wireless-N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) - integrated 3G (via optional Verizon Wireless subscription) - Two USB 2.0 - 4-in-1 memory card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) - Built-in stereo speakers, combo headphone/microphone jack - 4-cell battery for up to 6.5 hours of use | $379.99 |
  | Series 3 Chromebox | Samsung | - 1.9 GHz Intel Celeron dual-core processor (2 MB cache) - 16 GB solid-state drive (SSD) - 4 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1333 MHz; maximum) - Intel HD Graphics - Built-in 2-watt mono speaker - Wireless-N Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) - Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity - Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) - 6 standard USB 2.0 ports (4 rear, 2 front) - 2 DisplayPort video outputs - DVI video output - Microphone and headphone combo jack | $329.99 |
  | AC700-1090 (3G) | Acer | - Intel Atom N570 Processor 1.66GHz (1MB Cache) - 2GB SDRAM RAM - 16GB Solid-State Hard Drive - 11.6-Inch Screen, Intel GMA 3150 - 6 hours Battery Life - Wireless 802.11bgn - 2 USB 2 ports | $409.34 |
  | Series 5 550 Chromebook (WiFi) | Samsung | - 4GB DDR3 Memory - 2 high-speed USB 2.0 ports - 16GB Solid State Drive - Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n) - 1.3 GHz Celeron 867 processor - 4-in-1 memory card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) - Microphone and headphone jacks - 1 megapixel webcam | $449.99 |
| This model is no longer for sale on Amazon.com | Series 5 Chromebook (Wi-Fi) | Samsung | - 1.66 GHz Intel Atom dual-core N570 processor - 16 GB solid-state drive (SSD) - 2 GB system memory - Wireless-N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) - Two USB 2.0 - 4-in-1 memory card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) - Built-in stereo speakers, combo headphone/microphone jack - 4-cell battery for up to 6.5 hours of use | $349.99 |
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Hi, thanks! Great overview. Only not so many models, is this all?