Google Cr-48 Chrome OS Notebook Review

Google today unveiled the Cr-48, the first notebook based on Chrome operating system.

The Google Cr-48 is not a mass market product. Instead, Google will distribute the notebook through the Chrome OS Pilot Program for testing purposes.

The 3.8-pound ultraportable has a 12-inch display, full-size keyboard without function keys and with a search key instead of caps-lock, an oversized trackpad, Flash memory-based storage, Wi-Fi and 3G connections, a web cam, USB port, and VGA output. There’s no info on processor and RAM.

According to Google, the Cr-48 boots in about 10 seconds and resumes from sleep mode instantly. It provides a battery life of “over eight hours of active usage and a week of standby time”.

Chrome OS notebooks for the mass market are expected to be available in the middle of next year.

You can apply for the Pilot Program here.

In addition, the company today launched the Chrome Web Store, offering free and paid apps for Chrome.

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