subject: Google And Samsung Presents Chromebox With Chrome Os [print this page] Google Chrome OS has been along with us for a year and has now just received its largest revise however. The fresh refurbished Chrome OS (R19) features a extra common windowing desktop User interface amid some other changes. The other day Samsung unveiled two completely new Chrome OS units to make use of the newest OS; the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 along with the Samsung Chromebox 3. Developed by Google and Samsung...
The Chrome OS upgrade
The newest Chrome OS delivers an individual a desktop Graphical user interface rather like Windows 7. Formerly the Chrome browser couldn't be transferred to show anything at the rear of it these days it functions similar to an app within Chrome OS. There is also a quick-launch location around the lower left of the screen where one can pin your chosen apps. Around the lower right of the screen would be the settings, control panel and also clock.
The modern Samsung hardware
Samsung yesterday released availability of two unique Chrome OS units in the way of the Series 5 550 Chromebook and Series 3 Chromebox. We fully understand Chromebooks although this recently produced model contains a rather more catchy general performance (2.5x using the v8 benchmark) because of running an Intel Dual Core processor in place of the slow Atom CPU in preceding types. The Chromebook is available at $450 to your Wi-Fi version and also $550 with the model with 3G data power. The Series 5 550 possesses a 12.1 inch screen at 1280x800 pixels, 6 hours of battery life, 4GB of RAM, Ethernet and Wi-Fi and 2 USB ports.
The Chromebox is comparable in proportions and shape to the Mac Mini, as you can observe in the image below. This laptop is valued at $330 however, you should get a monitor, keyboard and also mouse to partner it. But you very likely be able to work with your TV using the DisplayPort ++ connector. This mini computer is 3.5x sooner than last year's Chromebooks when examined with all the JavaScript v8 benchmark package.
Chromebooks/boxes sound desirable in relation to their cloud services and upgrades dealt with by Google, hopefully keeping hackers and harmful application off your processing device. The units have found favour in call centers along with other group working scenarios. They are really fairly simple to administrate as well as add in into work environments. Regarding computer fanatics the systems are considered getting even closer being important but nevertheless too costly for the functionality presented. It is also possible to utilize the Chrome OS starting from the USB stick on your own present computer if you appreciate to tinker. (This didn't work on my old CULV dual core laptop, which mustn't be close enough to what was expected).
