[BITList] Google Chromebooks: be gone

[x50type at cox.net]

not to worry [you were not worrying, were you?], Hugh

the Dixon’s guy is wishful thinking that 1 in 10 will be a chromebook – yeah, right.
chromebook is just another choice, but at that price it ain’t going far imho.
google introduced chromebook this summer and I have heard little about it since.

A regular Chromebook is not specifically a strong computer. The features offered by Chromebook includes 16 GB of SSD storage and a meager 2 GB of RAM and it may cost as high as $429. Talking about the entry level model, which offers pretty much the similar specifications, but drops the 3G support, which makes it a perquisite to have a Wi-fi connection on the Chromebook. It is available for just $299. However it still makes the Chromebook a $100 more expensive than the Amazon Kindle Fire which is available at $199 and $50 more expensive than the Barnes and Noble Nook which can be obtained at a some of $249. Although iPad still costs $499.

if folks want to ‘keep in touch/communicate, etc.’,  this week Amazon is selling the latest really neat, top-of-the-line smart phones from samsung, nokia  and others [via at&t, verizon] for 1 cent!

take that google.

ct



From: M & E. HENDERSON. 
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:24 AM
To: 'BitList' 
Subject: Re: [BITList] Google Chromebooks: one in 10 computer sales in ayear's time - Telegraph

Hugh,



The simple answer is. When the average owner of a computer was not educated enough to be able to do anything else with one.



Malcolm.



-----Original Message-----
From: bitlist-bounces at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com [mailto:bitlist-bounces at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com] On Behalf Of HUGH
Sent: 23 November 2011 08:33
To: BitList
Subject: Re: [BITList]Google Chromebooks: one in 10 computer sales in a year's time - Telegraph



Mike,



I ask myself, "why would I want one?" With little hope of a reply. At what point did a computer become a mere vehicle for access to the www?



Hugh.



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