What is Chromebook?

What is Chromebook? Ever hear the name Chromebook? Chromebook may be familiar in your ear, but what exactly is the name Chromebook? And what's the difference with Notebook, Netbook, also Ultrabook?

The more sophisticated the technology is now, more and more are also terms used in each new output of various flagship products every technology businesses. Chromebook is often called a PC or Personal Computer or Notebook or Laptop which we often call using the Google Chrome OS (operation System). Well what else the Chrome OS? Here we explain a bit about the Chromebook well.

What is Google Chrome OS?
Google Chrome OS is a Linux -based Operating System which is designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications, Open Source Project, which they call Chromium OS.

Well Chrome OS has been introduced since 7 July 2009 and was carried out by the Open Source since November 2009 called Chromium OS premises.

What difference is Google Chrome OS with Android?
Yes? Although both are equally OS designed by Google and also equally but both Linux-based OS is designed for different hardware.

Google Chrome OS	Android
Design for Personal Computer/Notebook	Design for Mobile/Smartphone

Google Chrome OS partners

It used initially announced Google Chrome OS will be partnering with several hardware providers that use the Operating System such as Acer, Asus, Samsung Lenovo, Toshiba is also a Dell but in 2011 Google announced that the commercial hardware that uses Chrome OS manufactured by companies that Acer and Samsung.

Chromebook Samsung dan Acer

Samsung Chromebook (Wi-Fi, 11.6-Inch)

Product and Features
Model	: XE303C12-A01US
CPU	: Exynos 5200 1.7 GHz
Memory	: 2GB DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Disk	: 16GB
Processors	: Intel Atom N570 Processor 1.66GHz (1MB Cache)
11.6 inches Display
Built-in dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Acer AC700-1090 11.6-Inch Chromebook (3G)

Product and Features
Model	: AC700-1090
CPU	: Atom N570 1.66 GHz
Memory	: 2GB SDRAM
Hard Disk	: 16GB
Processors	: Intel Atom N570 Processor 1.66GHz (1MB Cache)
11.6-Inch Screen, Intel GMA 3150
Google Chrome, 6 hours Battery life

What do you think? Unfortunately this Chromebook is less popular with the presence of Android smart phones, Android tablets, let alone the presence of the iPad and the iPad Mini even the latest iPhone 5 from the iPhone. Moreover, the current presence of the latest OS i.e. Windows 8 Windows can now be enjoyed in a variety of hardware devices such as Smartphone’s, Tablets, Desktop, Laptop or Notebook, and now the latest technology of Intel's "Ultrabook" which is in line with Windows 8.

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