Samsung - 11.6" Chromebook - Exynos 5 - 2GB Memory - 16GB Flash (eMMc) Memory - Silver

Great for researchers, young users, gamers, travellers. It encourages skilled use of cloud computing as the primary option for document storage and access to applications.

The Google Chromebook is a great tool! I have all the tools I need with Google Docs, Drive and Picasa for images and slideshows. This is a full featured computer that starts up in just a few seconds and you are ready to go! NO waiting on the OS(x) to boot up. The color is good on the screen and the resolution is just fine. If you need a compact computer to take with you on the go utilizing Wi-Fi when you need internet and the ability to work offline, then this is it! I rate this computer my own 5 Stars out of 5 Stars. The turf has changed as this is a game changing tool to have in your hands. I recommend this without hesitation or reservation! Dan Webmacman

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS COMMENT BEFORE YOU BUY THIS CHROMEBOOK!!! This Chromebook is basically a glorified tablet. Pro: This Chromebook is very light, has a great design, and it's extremely convenient. This is one of the lightest non-mini laptops I've held which is helpful when you have to carry it around a lot. The design it awesome looking and the keyboard is definitely one of the best keyboards I've used on a laptop. This is a very convenient laptop to have. The internet is easily accessible and fast. Even when I have 5 windows open and 8 tabs on each page, my Chromebook would still be fast (that's pretty cool :) Really bad Con: Offline use is very limited, unless you have a lot of offline games, music, movies, shows, and whatever else you like that can somehow fit into 16GB of internal storage. I haven't had my Chromebook a full year yet and I already had to get the battery and motherboard replaced for reasons unknown to BestBuy's Geeksquad. I got this Samsung Chromebook 11.6'' laptop for my birthday last year in March. Around October 2013 I started experiencing problems. For some unknown reason my Chromebook would randomly shut off from time to time. Within the first month of this happening the shut-offs were rare. After the first month it was happening more often and totally unexpected. Around the end of December my Chromebook would shut-off at least 5 times within an hour. Finally I got fed up with it so I took my Chromebook, the charger, and my laptop case to BestBuy. I dropped my things off almost 2 weeks ago, around the 19th of this month. I just picked it up today, trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Apparently the place they shipped it of to ( I got a call about 1 week ago from BestBuy saying they had to ship it off to another location to be fixed) had to replace the battery and the motherboard. When I asked why so much had to be done for a Chrombook that was supposedly guaranteed they told me "Replaced motherboard and battery to resolve issues with unit powering on and charging. Unit passed all hardware tests and meets factory specs. TM19 SC/11470." This was the service order repair comments sheet explaining what happened to my Chromebook. When I asked why this happened the agent I talked with said I don't know, and they couldn't give me a guarantee that it wouldn't happen again. The agent I spoke with told me that if it happens again, and it shouldn't, to bring it back immediately. My warranty on my Chromebook runs out late March so even if I bring it back to be fixed if something should happen to it, my warranty won't cover it. I was under the impression that because they replaced it with a new motherboard and a new battery the warranty for it would be new but apparently my old warranty (1 year warranty I got last March) is the only warranty active. This makes no sense, and Geeksquad couldn't give me an answer as to why the random shut offs were happening and why I don't have a new manufacturers warranty for the things they supposedly fixed. Hopefully I won't experience any more problems from my Chromebook because overall it's a pretty good secondary laptop. If you decided to buy a Chromebook get as many warranties as possible. If you experience any problems take it to BestBuy right away and make sure you get all the documents concerning your Chromebook, chose the safe route! Would I buy this product again? No

Being disabled I some times have to spend time in bed. This allows me to have a internet connection with out all the hassle of moving my main computer connection.

Bought this for my girlfriend as a birthday gift. But now I want one for myself. There was an initial problem with the web speed, it wasn't fast. I googled and found the answer. Most internet companies set the home wifi to WEP security as default. This has to be changed to WPA2. Once I did that, laptop was blazing fast. It is so portable, keyboard is full-size, keys are smooth, touchpad is smooth, lots of great little convenient features. Video is decent but again you buy this for its portability and price. Highly recommend it.

This is a great laptop which my daughter is enjoying!!!

Bought this at Christmas time 2012. March 2013, a "black smudge" the size of a quarter appears on screen. I send it #at my expense# to the service center... I'm told I MUST HAVE CRACKED THE SCREEN... so warranty doesn't cover it. SO... NO MORE Scamsung products for me... I suggest the same to you. #oh... would you pay $180 to fix this $249 toy# NOTE... I don't travel with the CB.... no rough handling... it just lived on the nightstand for email, browsing, misc.

I think the biggest question that is asked when it comes to Chromebook is "Why do I need this?" There are a number of us that need a portable device that we can carry with us but require a notebook or laptop interface. Regardless of the advancement of tablets, nothing replaces the usefulness of a laptop when writing, editing and updating cloud based Documents, Social Media,a etc... Now you could spend well over $1000 for a small ultrabook but you should really consider how often you use native applications on your computer. Most of us unless we are playing a game or editing photos, videos or other media, never open any program on our computer other than a web browser. As computing moves more and more into cloud based application and storage, you have to rethink how you will accessing and using computers in the future. The trend is a "terminal" that access and uses the computing power of a much larger and more powerful computer. Ending the need to have that processing power and storage on your device. If you own a smart phone or other mobile device you are already doing this with just about everything you do on that device. Now is this a replacement for your desktop or laptop? Yes and no, it really depends on what you use it for and the biggest question is storage. With only 16gb of storage on board and even with the included 100gb of Google Drive Storage, it's limited not only in space but in the fact that the online storage is only for 2 years. If you have a great number of media files, you will need another machine to store the files or find another option. Many of you will think, external hard drive as I did but since you can not install native applications to your chromebook, if the hard drive is encrypted or compresses files and/or requires a application to open files, you are out of luck. I have a Western Digital 1t portable hard drive and there is no way at this time to unlock the drive or read the compressed files. Other than the storage question, you have to really consider whether you can work within the Chrome cloud. Before buying a Chromebook, I strongly suggest that you go to the Chrome Web Store and see if you can work within the applications and extensions that are available there. I think you may find it surprising how many useful web based applications there are. If they can replace your native applications, Chromebook will be a good choice for you. However if you need to run native applications for business or other purpose, you may find a Chromebook unusable. Though there is a remote access application that could be used to access your main machine when needed. When I was considering a Chromebook, I was looking for something that fit between the completely useful but often less portable and power sucking Sony Notebook and the frustratingly act of typing, editing, and portability of my Android Mobile device. I had considered a tablet but I need a real keyboard and not some after market plug in play keyboard. I needed something, I could carry with me, turn on and get to work, not unpack, boot up, and plug in plug and play add on. Mainly to update and maintain my Drupal and Word Press websites, write and edit content, and post to social media on the go. The Chromebook has met all these requirements. I have also tethered to my mobile phone for on the go access. The set up is quick, just sign into your google account and you are up and going within a minute or so. If you have ever bought an android phone, it is about the same. The UI is pretty straight forward though it will take a while to get used to some the touch pad gestures. I still find the two finger press that replaces the Windows right click a bit of a struggle from time to time. Performance wise, quick boot, and very responsive. Since everything is done in Chrome for the most part, there are issues from time to time when a number of tabs are open. I noticed that when I had my standard 6 or 7 tabs open, that when I switched back and forth often the pages would freeze or seem to be delayed. I'm not sure if this is a Chrome Browser problem or a memory problem. The build is plastic but for the cost and the weight, I think it is a far trade, I found the keyboard comfortable and responsive but some key locations take a while to get used to. If you want to bend and flex the case for some unknown reason, there is flex but this is a $250 machine and it feels a lot better than a majority of the Laptops in the same price. All of the jacks are tight fitting. If I was going to replace anything it would be the low grade webcam. I haven't tried to plug the plug and play cam I have but since it needs an application, I think it won't work so you are stuck with it. Also under the Google terms, you can not upgrade or change the OS. Google will brick the device if you change the hardware or alter the OS. Useful for you if: You always have access to a wifi connection. There is a 3g model for additional cost. You do a majority of your online activity through a browser. You can work with only cloud storage or can deal with the limited storage provided or expanded with SD or external memory like a flash drive. You find the Google applications and extensions useful. I highly suggest installing applications and extensions on your current machine to get a feeling for weather you can live with them. You need a light, quick booting machine to use for media consumption and activity that is handled through a browser. Not going to play PC Games that require native applications. You need a small portable device with a keyboard and 6 hours of battery life. You would like to stream video or presentations through HDMI. You would like to video chat using gtalk and Google + Hangout and don't mind the low resolution of the built in camera. If you want a secure and automatically updated OS. Not Useful for You: If you are going to be without aces to a wifi connection. If you need to use a lot of native applications. If you need access to a large media achieve stored on your machine. If you need functions that are not found in Google applications and extensions. If you need to have files that are encrypted or only stored off line. I'm sure there are work around but I could not get the Chromebook to read files off of my encrypted external hard drive. If you need an optic drive to access files or watch DVD/Bluray disc. There is no optic drive. It goes without say that you can not burn files to disc either. If you are going to want to play PC games that require a native application or a disc to play. If you are going to need uses that is longer than 6 hours without charging. Since the battery is not removable, you can't carry a spare with you. If you would like to stream quality video. If you would like to upgrade your machines. Google does not allow upgrades. In fact it will brick the device if you change the hardware. Comparing the new ARM Chromebook to Apple Macbook Air 11.6":- PRICE: Macbook=$999 Chromebook=$249 DISPLAY: 11.6-inch 1366x768 for both. STORAGE: Macbook= 64GB Flash SSD Chromebook= 16GB Flash SSD ($50 extra for 64GB Flash SD card to take this up to 80GB) PROCESSOR: Macbook= 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Chromebook= 1.7GHz dual-core ARM A-15 Cortex RAM MEMORY: Macbook= 4GB DDR3 Chromebook = 2GB DDR3 SIZE AND WEIGHT: Macbook= 11.8 in x 7.56 in x 0.68 in. Weight 2.38 lb Chromebook= 11.4 in x 8.09 in x 0.69 in. Weight 2.43 lb GRAPHICS: Macbook Air= Intel HD Graphics 4000 integrated graphics Chromebook= ARM Mail T604 high end integrated graphics RESOLUTION: 1366x768 on built-in display, up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display for both VIDEO OUT: Macbook= Mini DisplayPort (requires purchase of adapter for HDMI) Chromebook= HDMI port USB: Macbook= 2 USB 3.0 ports Chromebook= 1 USB 3.0 port + 1 USB 2.0 port WIRELESS: Macbook= 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth 4.0 Chromebook= 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 KEYBOARD & TRACKPAD: Full size keyboard and oversize multi-touch trackpad for both BATTERY: Macbook=5 hours continuous use Chromebook=6.5 hours continuous use and ultra low standby consumption. I wrote a blog about the first week with the Samsung Chromebook that goes a great deal more into the daily uses, limitations and usefulness of the Chromebook. If you are wishing for more detail feel free to contact me.