14 DAY TRIAL // Introduced a short while ago, Google's Chrome OS packing Cr-48 netbook managed to build quite some hype around it in this last few days, all this notoriety leading some folks to quickly pull it apart just to see what they can find inside of this thing.
This latest report comes from the engadget website, that quickly got their screwdrivers ready and started the whole disassembly process for our viewing pleasure.
As luck would have it, the pictures provided don't offer the best quality around, but they are more than enough to make an idea about what makes this Inventec build netbook tick.
If you have been keeping up to date with the Cr-48, then you pretty much know by now that this netbook is powered by an un-named Intel Atom processor, although other information about the hardware used wasn't disclosed by the search giant or Inventec for that matter.
However, taking a look at the pictures provided by engadget gives us some extra pieces of the puzzle, the publication revealing that the “typical arrangement of tiny electronics” includes Hynix memory chips and a SanDisk-branded SSD.
Unfortunately, we don't get any information about the Atom processor used inside the Cr-48, although it should be pretty easy to read the markings on the CPU's die if some high-quality pictures of the processor were be revealed.
In the tear down photos, one can clearly see the removable battery that is estimated to provide users with 8 hours of active use and up to 8 days in stand-by.
Taking a closer look at the PCB also reveals the placement of the Qualcomm Gobi 3G chip and that of the built-in 802.11n wireless module.
End of it all, I will let you take a closer look at the Google Cr-48 netbook, or whatever is left of it after being gutted by engadget.
