Verge Review
2012 is the year of Chrome OS — or so we're told. When we spoke with Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, he told us that this is the culmination of "a long, slow march" for Google's cloud-based operating system. One iteration was about getting people to understand what Chrome OS is; another was about seeding it to developers and OEMs. Now, Pichai said, Google's trying to take Chrome OS mainstream.
The company's diving in with two new devices, both running a brand-new version of...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Other, Budget |
| Weight |
3.3 pounds |
| Operating system |
Chrome OS |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
12.1 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| The Verge Battery Test |
7 hours and 10 minutes |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Other, Budget |
| Weight |
3.3 pounds |
| Color |
Gray |
Software
| Operating system |
Chrome OS |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
12.1 inches |
| Display surface |
Matte |
| Resolution (X) |
1280 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
800 px |
Keyboard
Mouse
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| Model |
Celeron 867 |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
1.3 GHz |
Memory
Storage
| Options |
Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
Flash (SSD) |
| Base drive capacity |
16 GB |
| Card reader support |
SD |
Port options
| USB |
2 |
| Ethernet |
1 |
| Ethernet type |
10/100/1000 (Gigabit) |
| DisplayPort++ |
1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a |
| 802.11n frequencies |
5GHz, 2.4GHz |
Battery
Benchmarks
| The Verge Battery Test |
7 hours and 10 minutes |
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