14 DAY TRIAL // Online retailer Amazon has just slashed ten percent of the MSRP of Samsung's Series 5 Chromebooks, which means that the base price of these Chrome OS running netbooks has now dropped to as low as $399.99.
Samsung is one of two partners selected by Google for the consumer launch of Chrome OS, and its Series 5 netbook range comprises two models.
The main difference between the two comes from the connectivity options supported, since the Korean company will be releasing both a Wi-Fi plus 3G model and a Wi-Fi-only version of the Series 5.
The rest of the hardware specifications are identical and both Chromebooks are powered by an Intel Atom N570 processor, which packs two computing cores with Hyper-Threading support running at 1.66GHz, and 2GB of system memory.
Graphics is handled by the integrated Intel GMA 3150 GPU, while storage is provided by a 16GB solid state drive.
As far as the screen is concerned, this measures 12.1-inch in diagonal, it features LED back lighting and a 1280x800 resolution, as well as an anti-reflective coating to improve its legibility in direct sun light.
Alongside the 0.79-inch thin chassis, Samsung has placed two USB 2.0 ports, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, a headphone out jack, a special port for an optional VGA dongle and a 1MP webcam. Power is provided by a 6-cell battery pack which can provide up to 8.5 hours of continuous use.
As mentioned earlier, the 10% MSRP cut operated by Amazon to the Series 5, drops the price of the Wi-Fi only Series 5 to $399, while the 3G model can now be purchased for $429.99.
Right now, Amazon is the only retailer that has slashed the price of Samsung's Chromebooks as Best Buy still sells them for the original MSRP. (via Netbook News)