"I think it's generally an exciting time in the computing industry." "This is a big step in the journey for us," Sundar Pichai, Google's senior vice president of Chrome and apps, told journalists at the launch on Thursday. Made by Samsung, it is less than 0.8in thick, weighs about 2.5lb (1.1kg) and Google says it will have about 6.5 hours of battery life. Now it is offering the new ARM-based models at a significantly lower price. Initially it targeted businesses, offering them for hire at $28 per month, though the laptops were also on sale for about $449 in Best Buy stores in the US and through Amazon. Google first introduced the Chromebook line in May 2011, and began shipping in June. The laptop is designed to hook up directly to Google's services such as YouTube, Google Drive and Gmail. The higher-end Samsung 550 model offers 3G connectivity as an optional extra. However, the new model does not have built-in 3G connectivity, though it does offer Wi-Fi connections.Ī 3G-capable version priced at $330 is listed on Amazon, which says it includes 3G Service from US carrier Verizon with up to 100MB of data per month for two years. The search giant is offering 100GB of storage on its servers to go with each device. In effect, the new Chromebook is a laptop only useful when it is connected to the internet – and particularly to Google's cloud services.
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