So, I finally got my hands on the much desired Samsung Chromebook. It is a tiny little package with pretty nice display. Build quality? Typical Samsung. Does not feel solid.
Performance wise, the dual core ARM processor is not very good. It works fine on regular web pages but load a few heavy ones and everything turns into a mess.
I tried surfing the forum while listening to Google Music in another tab. Horrible user experience. Browser literally cried. I guess 2GB RAM does not matter much when the processor is grossly underpowered?
In any case, dad seems to be quite satisfied with it. It boots incredibly fast. Display is better than the previous netbook he had. It’s wider so most web pages fit fine on it. Battery life is something I would only find out in the days to come. But should suffice for his needs if Google’s 6.5 hours claim is anywhere close to real world figures.
Here are a bunch of random photos. Bad quality. I was just too eager to open it up and start playing with it so used my phone instead of my regular camera.
Performance wise, the dual core ARM processor is not very good. It works fine on regular web pages but load a few heavy ones and everything turns into a mess.
I tried surfing the forum while listening to Google Music in another tab. Horrible user experience. Browser literally cried. I guess 2GB RAM does not matter much when the processor is grossly underpowered?
In any case, dad seems to be quite satisfied with it. It boots incredibly fast. Display is better than the previous netbook he had. It’s wider so most web pages fit fine on it. Battery life is something I would only find out in the days to come. But should suffice for his needs if Google’s 6.5 hours claim is anywhere close to real world figures.
Here are a bunch of random photos. Bad quality. I was just too eager to open it up and start playing with it so used my phone instead of my regular camera.
