Computing

Samsung Series 5 Chromebook: Built For The Future, Searching For Purpose In The Present

Samsung’s Chromebook isn’t all that different from the CR-48 prototype Chromebook that we saw back in December. This one is a little lighter, a little thinner, and easier on the eyes (in some ways), but save for a newer, dual-core Intel Atom processor, this Series 5 Chromebook more or less the same. Is that even a good thing?


June 9, 2011
Computing

Samsung’s Chromebook Is Just A ‘Well-Polished Cr-48′

All of the complaints about the original Chromebook – the battery life, the hardware, the trackpad – have been fixed in Samsung’s model, which iFixit tore apart in true teardown style.