14 DAY TRIAL // It appears that the so called long time coming dream of seeing a Google Chrome OS netbook in the flesh has finally come true, or will soon enough, now that the Cr-48 has actually started being delivered.
The Google Chrome operating system has been known to be in development for quite some time, for well over a year in fact.
Mostly, it has always been described as an operating system that is more user-friendly and resource-efficient that Windows and Android.
It was also said to be made to work much the same way as a browser, meaning that the netbooks it powers will also be focused on Internet access.
So far, leaks have revealed several facts about the netbooks in general and the Cr-48 that is part of the Chrome OS pilot program.
Said leaks only suggested that the netbook might use the Intel Atom central processing unit and what is known as secured flash memory.
That flash storage has better security, but lower storage space and, as a sort of downside for those that like to change things, incompatibility with other operating systems.
What this means is that it will not be possible to make a Chrome OS entry-level laptop into a dual-boot device.
In other words, suppliers or consumers shouldn't be able to install Android or Windows on a certified Chrome OS netbook.
Now, a certain someone known as SeatGeek comms director Ben Kessler announced, via a Twitter post, that his Cr-48 just arrived.
No doubt this is one of the 60,000 models that Google promised to have available for the pilot program, though it did say some of the applicants might not get one if the stock is exceeded.
“The build quality on the Cr-48 is mostly great, all rubberized plastic but the damn battery doesn’t sit flush with the bottom,” Kessler is reported to have said by Slashgear.