Chromebook : Google's smart move

[princeaniket]

Google has finally announced about their much awaiting " Chromebooks" ( based on Chrome Operating system )

coming on 15th June on Amazon.com , (Bestbuy.com too)
its cloud based technology is awesome and is very much useful to the user too where data will be stored in web rather than the Hard disk.. ( much information is awaiting )

some of the features are :

a) Boot time of the laptop will be very less ( 8 seconds claimed)

b) Power of HTML5 will be visible and thus ample of other application at a single click

c) Annoying updates of computer/operating system will be avoided.

d) Built-in Sandbox.. hence more safety and security.

e) Guest Mode: an amazingly developed mode through which you can let your friends use your chromebook without signing in.

currently Acer and Samsung are first laptop brands using this software ..
hope they will be cheap

US, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy will be first of the countries in which it will be available..

More info: here

more information : in the videos:

[JayCub]

Thank you Prince i had to laugh when they showed the difference the guide book and the pc in how fast it connects to the web, it's a bit OTT to be honest.
i can't see myself adopting cloud apps or documents as i think they are trying to steer us in that direction, im a happy camper the way things are.
if my ISP got into trouble in any way the cloud is gone up in smoke.

Sometimes change is good but why store doc's on cloud when hard drives are so big many users will never fill them, for anyone saying drives fail the backup media springs to mind.
I wonder how many companies will store sensitive documents online.

Looks interesting but it's not the way i intend to go as i have no intention of making my pc obsolete

Big Brother

Although these are dedicated machines light and portable it's all about choice.

[Bearcat]

Thanks for the info princeaniket, but I'm with Jay on this one. I wouldn't trust my ISP that far and I also don't like the idea of having personal data stored somewhere in the cloud.

[Ceyfer √]

I agree with you guys, although I like the concept, which I find it smooth and fluid in process.

Press the start button,wait for 10 seconds and then you're at the gate...one thing for sure, it so prone to offline issue!

[brightspark]

Hey Guys - From what I can gather, the 'Chromebooks' are not going to be super cheap. In fact, my advice is they are going to be more expensive than netbooks and priced around the same as the lower-end laptops.

If that is the case, and considering their comparatively limited functionality, I cannot see Chromebooks immediately challenging the established alternatives.

There will probably be an initial rush of sales, as the 'must have the new gadget' addicts get their fix.....but after that??

Anyway, aren't there already plenty of gadgets around that offer portability, fast connectivity plus basic functionality; iPhone, Android, iPad [and other tablets], netbooks, etc??

A couple of interesting statements from the main man behind the Chromebook project: He has publicly stated that the initial release of Chromebooks will "Start off small and grow". "You build a great experience, and you continually improve it."

Sounds a lot like a work in progress to me and begs the question; if the Chromebooks are set to 'grow' and 'improve', would it not be more prudent to wait until they have been developed to their full potential [or near enough to it] before buying one?

It's all very interesting!!

Cheers....Jim

[Student26]

Top 5

Security – Google has designed Chrome OS with security in mind, just like they did when they designed the Chrome browser. Applications run sandboxed which means that malware can only affect what’s inside the sandbox, and not something that’s outside of it. While it may affect the browser, it cannot affect the underlying operating system. That is, unless the sandbox gets penetrated. The user home directory furthermore is encrypted by default which means that temporary Internet files, cookies and other user related data are not accessibly by anyone else. Chromebook users furthermore get options to restore a previous “working” version of the operating system, and automatic integrity checks during boot time to verify that files have not been manipulated.
Guest Mode – If you are a Chrome OS user, you can access all your personal data and files on any device running Chrome OS as long as the device has an active Internet connection.
Cloud Storage – This has some advantages, like accessibility of your personal data on all devices running Chrome Os.
Fast Boot – It takes less than ten seconds from booting Chrome OS to having it fully operational.
Ease of Use – If you know how to operate a web browser, you know how to operate Chrome OS.

Flop 5

Cloud Storage – With all the news regarding Cloud storage break-ins, security issues and data loss, it may not sound like a good idea to rely primarily on the cloud.
Compatibility – With Chrome OS, you cannot run your Windows applications directly. Google’s solution is virtualization so that you can run those applications. It is however not clear how this is handled at this point in time, and how users can get their applications to run on the Chromebook.
Google Account link – Your Chrome Os account is linked to a Google account. Google may collect even more information about you this way, even if you use a fake Google account just for the Chromebook.
Less choice: Would you buy an operating system where you had to use the default browser? Yes, you may be able to run Firefox or Opera in a virtual machine but that again does not sound overly comfortable, considering that this will have an impact on performance.
Decent Internet connection – You will need a decent Internet connection to get most out of the device. You get offline access to some of your files and documents, but for the majority of things, you will need a decent Internet connection.

And I have seen the prices on some netbooks that are to have ChromeBook, a little pricer than comparable windows netbooks (hardware-wise)
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