• Chrome notebooks confirmed to be released June/July
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[quote="Neowin"] [b]To be sold as a subscription.[/b] You may or may not have seen the news about the Google Chrome production notebooks floating around the web today. [url="https://ariotek.co.uk/forums/f24/google-chrome-laptops-summer-2011-a-6594/"]Ariotech reports[/url] that "Google product manager Sundar Pichai said, Google were still fixing some bugs and improving compatibility with devices such as digital cameras on Chrome OS." and that they expected the company to release the devices during "Summer 2011." Neowin can now confirm from a reliable source that the Google Chrome OS based notebooks will be available for "purchase" in late June/early July. The search giant also is planning on using an unconventional form of distribution to customers. Google will be selling the devices as part of a subscription based model with Gmail to customers. It's not clear if this applies to mainstream Gmail.com users, or to Google Apps premier customers. According to our source, Google plans to make the notebooks available for $10-$20 a month per user, and will provide hardware refreshes as they are released as part of the package, and will replace faulty hardware for the life of the subscription. On top of this, Google will make the devices available for a one time payment as a normal retailer would, but is likely to not distribute the devices directly. Instead, the company will distribute them in a fashion similar to the way Android is distributed. Will you buy a device? Let us know at [url]http://www.neowin.net/news/exclusive-chrome-notebooks-confirmed-to-be-released-junejuly-subscription-based-sales[/url] [/quote] Source: [url]http://www.neowin.net/news/exclusive-chrome-notebooks-confirmed-to-be-released-junejuly-subscription-based-sales[/url]
What's next? Google cars and houses? The hardware refreshes also sound very cool, but I wonder what kind of "refreshes" and how much they will keep up with modern day specs
Yay :v: Now let's hope they steer clear from Intel Atoms and use AMD's APUs. If they make netbooks.
Sounds really interesting. The main question is, how good notebook it will be. With charge of $20 a month, you could buy a brand new $720 one every three years.
Would be nice if you can rent them short term too, for holidays and such.
Will the notebook be chrome too?
Oh hell, hell no. Enough companies are already trying to tell me exactly what I can and can't do with the electronics I've rightfully and completely purchased, I have no intenton of [i]renting[/i] a computer.
I like the looks & design a lot, but I'd rather have a HDD and no monthly fee.
finally google won't be limited to logging your browsing, now they will know everything you do on your laptop. Do they ship with built in cam and microphone?
my dad is beta-testing (I guess) a chrome notebook. it's pretty good considering it's basically a browser and nothing else. it's more for people on the move rather than at-home users [editline]20th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Hoffa1337;29319869] Do they ship with built in cam and microphone?[/QUOTE] yes
[QUOTE=FZE;29318489]Oh hell, hell no. Enough companies are already trying to tell me exactly what I can and can't do with the electronics I've rightfully and completely purchased, I have no intenton of [i]renting[/i] a computer.[/QUOTE] They said that one can still buy it out (One time payment). Correct me if I'm wrong, please.
I might consider this. Does this notebook also perform basic tasks such as word processing and that kind of shit needed for college?
[QUOTE=Zareox7;29323324]I might consider this. Does this notebook also perform basic tasks such as word processing and that kind of shit needed for college?[/QUOTE] it has no word processor. it's basically chrome turned into a notebook. though I would imagine by the time chrome notebooks roll out all the way, they will make official plugins or apps or whatever for word processing
There's a word processor in Google Docs, isn't it?
I'd rather buy a laptop with Windows to be perfectly honest, I mean I like Google's thinking but I also like the utter freedom that comes with Windows. I have a feeling ChromeOS would be locked down quite badly.
Id probably prefer it to a macbook I guess.
Thats an interesting sales approach be keen to see if it works out or not.
:woop: Though, I hope they release hard drive versions with no monthly fee.
Also, I think they're netbooks, not notebooks... [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] But goddamn, look at that sexy shit: [img]http://www.google.com/chromeos/static/images/cr48-1.jpg[/img] I'd buy & reformat it... [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] Why hasn't any other manufacturer thought of this? A plain black MATTE notebook...
Awesome, I was wondering when this was happening, might end up renting one if it turns out to be more customizable.
[QUOTE=Number-41;29331205]Also, I think they're netbooks, not notebooks... [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] But goddamn, look at that sexy shit: [img_thumb]http://www.google.com/chromeos/static/images/cr48-1.jpg[/img_thumb] I'd buy & reformat it... [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] Why hasn't any other manufacturer thought of this? A plain black MATTE notebook...[/QUOTE] I agree with this. Thinkpads sort of are. Although not really plain. I don't know why everything must be nastily shiny and streamlined and complex. I have a nice black matte surface, neat keyboard, power button, some connectors, and that's all.
Whaaaaaaaat I sort of like the subscription model in general, but for a netbook? Serious? There has to be some sort of fee at the start of 2-year contract. If it's just 10 bucks up a month, I'll get one if they offer it in Finland.
You can easily buy an external HDD with a few months of subscription money, I don't see the point of "the cloud", because you also need wifi/3G for that, and 3G costs money. If they remove every form of running cost, then I want one.
[QUOTE=Number-41;29332403]You can easily buy an external HDD with a few months of subscription money, I don't see the point of "the cloud", because you also need wifi/3G for that, and 3G costs money. If they remove every form of running cost, then I want one.[/QUOTE] It has a built-in 3G modem and 3G costs money, but good thing it's cheap.
[QUOTE=Number-41;29331205]Also, I think they're netbooks, not notebooks... [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] But goddamn, look at that sexy shit: [img_thumb]http://www.google.com/chromeos/static/images/cr48-1.jpg[/img_thumb] I'd buy & reformat it... [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] Why hasn't any other manufacturer thought of this? A plain black MATTE notebook...[/QUOTE] That's the one my dad is beta-testing. My only complaint about the design is that the keys are hard to see in the dark and the mousepad is weird compared to the ones found on most notebooks, so it takes some getting used to.
[QUOTE=Trumple;29314660]What's next? Google [b]cars[/b] and houses? The hardware refreshes also sound very cool, but I wonder what kind of "refreshes" and how much they will keep up with modern day specs[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp9KBrH8H04[/media]
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$10-$20 a month? What happens if you miss a payment? Do you just... return the netbook? :EDIT: I guess that's a dumb question. But really, look at this quote. [quote=article][b]Google plans to make the notebooks available for $10-$20 a month per user[/b], and will provide hardware refreshes as they are released as part of the package, and will replace faulty hardware for the life of the subscription. [b]On top of this, Google will make the devices available for a one time payment as a normal retailer would[/b], but is likely to not distribute the devices directly.[/quote] It kind of sounds like the first option involves "renting" the unit, not just the service. The second option involves buying the unit up front.
[QUOTE=animephreak135;29336757]$10-$20 a month? What happens if you miss a payment? Do you just... return the netbook?[/QUOTE] I'd assume you get locked out of the cloud network.
[QUOTE=MachiniOs;29324855]I'd rather buy a laptop with Windows to be perfectly honest, I mean I like Google's thinking but I also like the utter freedom that comes with Windows. I have a feeling ChromeOS would be locked down quite badly.[/QUOTE] It's an open source project.
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