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Google Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook review
Google's first Chrome OS notebook, the Cr-48, has landed on the SlashGear test bench, and to say it's an interesting machine would be an understatement. The stealth-black 12.1-inch ultraportable is, like the color-scheme suggests, intended to fall into the background and let the Chrome OS platform take center-stage. Check out our full review after the cut. The Cr-48 isn't for general sale, instead being distributed as part of Google's preview program for Chrome OS, and as such there's not a huge amount in terms of accessories in the decorated cardboard carton. The removable battery, AC adapter and power lead - together with the Cr-48 itself - just about covers it, in fact. At 3.6 pounds it's not the lightest ultraportable we've seen, though we're big fans of the rubberized matte black coating applied to the chassis and keyboard. At first glance you could easily mistake it for a Colorware-treated MacBook, in fact, and build quality seems strong. The 12.1-inch display runs at 1280 x 800 and is a fair panel, if not the best we've seen; its matte finish makes colors appear a little more muted than we're used to from glossy displays, but we'll gladly trade that for more resilience to reflections.
Google Chrome OS CR-48 Notebook
Just one day after launching the Cr-48 notebook, Google started shipping pre-production systems to reviewers, potential business clients, and a few lucky individuals. Google wanted to start its beta test program immediately in order to get as much feedback - good or bad - from those who test these systems on a regular basis. It is important to note this is just a demo unit, none of the hardware is final, and no one will ever to be able to walk into a store and buy a Cr-48 system. That said, as of today, it is the only example of how a notebook running the Chrome OS will work. PCMag has the system in PC Labs. Read on to get our first impressions of the CR-48. Out of the box, the Cr-48 conjures images of the Black Apple MacBook, from the plain, rubberized chassis to what looks like the same chiclet-style keyboard. At 3.8 pounds, it's heavier than I imagined, but slimmer and sleeker than the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (Ion) ($650 direct, 3.5 stars) - a 12-inch netbook. The system comes with a clickpad - a large touchpad that integrates the mouse clicks. You can find this on Windows-based laptops, but the Cr-48's clickpad is used differently. The CR-48 recognizes one finger as a left click, while a two-finger tap triggers a right-click function.
Google Cr-48 Chrome Netbook Full Review
Though the official release of its cloud-based Chrome OS is months away, Google has begun a massive pilot program, offering specially-chosen end users, Google employees, and journalists their own prototype Chrome netbooks. Known as the Cr-48 (for the element Chromium 48), these particular 12.1-inch laptops will never be sold commercially, but they offer a very detailed preview of what we can expect from the first Chrome systems when they launch by mid-2011. So what’s it like living in a browser-only PC? The Cr-48 won’t be available to consumers and Google has already stated the systems its partners launch in mid-2011 will not use this exact design or hardware. However, there are several things about this test system we found interesting, because they may inspire the final products. First, we were amazed at how MacBook-like the Cr-48 is in its design. The chassis is rounded and shaped like a last-generation plastic MacBook, its keyboard has the same size, shape, and nearly identical layout to a MacBook’s, and even the hinge, which sites in the middle of the chassis, takes its cues from a MacBook.
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