Been itching to try out the Chromium OS on a dedicated laptop? Looks like your best bet in Australia comes from Google fanboy Ruslan Kogan in the shape of the new Agora 12 ultra portable laptop launching next week.
The low-powered laptop comes with 1GB of RAM and a 30GB SSD and is powered by an Intel Celeron M ULV processor, with an 11.6-inch 1366×768 display and 3 USB ports. Battery life is rated at about 3.5 hours – pretty low in this day and age – but then again, the entire laptop is only going to cost $349 plus shipping.
It’s important to note that this isn’t running the upcoming Chrome OS – it’s the open source Chromium OS version.
If you’re keen on checking Google’s plans for the future of computing, that kind of money is as good as you’re going to find on any laptop. We won’t vouch for the quality without having tested it ourselves, but at $349 it almost doesn’t matter if it’s crap. Almost.
[Kogan]
Steven Wright
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 1:54 PMThis is not quite what I’d be after with a ‘cloud OS’ – No SIM/3G? FTA: “It’s easy to get connected anytime and anywhere with built-in Wi-Fi or by turning your Google Android or Apple iPhone into a hotspot”. Reminds me of Kogan getting some press with the first Android device (which never launched); launching first for the sake of being first (i.e. press).
Flavio
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 10:40 AMIt almost doesn’t matter if it’s crap @ $349.00???? WTF? Do you get free money or something? YES IT MATTERS!!!! IT MATTERS A LOT!!!!
I dont have one but Kogan needs a pat on the back for at least having a go at it.