Features:
- Intel® Atom® N570 processor
- Chrome OS
- 16GB SSD Hard Drive
- Up to 8 hours battery life
Detailed Specification:
| Processor | Intel® ATOM™ Processor N570 (1.66GHz, 667MHz, 2 x 512KB) |
| Memory | 2GB |
| Operating System | Chrome OS |
| Hard drive | 16 GB (SSD) |
| Display | 12.1″ LCD, 1280 x 800 pixels, Non-gloss |
| Memory card reader | 4-in-1 (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) |
| USB | 3 x USB 2.0 |
| Video interface | VGA |
| Audio interface | Internal Mic, Microphone Input, Headphone Output |
| TV output | VGA |
| Audio | High Definition Audio, SRS Premium Sound Effect, Mic Noise Suppression, 3 W Stereo Speaker (1.5 W x 2) |
| Webcam | 1MP |
| Keyboard & Mouse | 74/75 Key keyboard, Touch Pad (Scroll Scope, Flat Type) |
| Battery | 6 Cell |
| Dimensions | 294.2 x 219.5 x 19.9 ~ 20mm (11.5″ x 8.6″ x 0.78″ ~ 0.78″) |
| Weight | 1.3 Kg (2.86 lbs) |
| Price | From around £349.99 Wi-Fi / £399.99 Wi-Fi + 3G |
Expert Review:
The new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is the first laptop to use Google’s Chrome OS and is the lightweight way to access websites, apps and your documents. It boots up rapidly – in less than 10 seconds! – and runs websites and web apps swiftly and smoothly. The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook boasts an excellent battery life of around 8.5 hrs so you will be able get plenty of use in-between charges.
Unlike a traditional laptop, almost no data is actually stored on the machine. Using a cloud-based computing model, files and apps are stored remotely on secure servers. Software updates are automatically downloaded in the background whilst you use the laptop and are applied when you next reboot so there’s no need to close any applications to install patches. You don’t need a virus scanner either as the machine checks its internal systems regularly and will simply replace any suspect files.
It may take a little while to get used to a different way of working but there are a wealth of apps available online via the Chrome Web Store and you can do almost everything that’s possible on a regular PC. The new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is a stylish new way of computing on the move!
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