Comments on: Performance testing the latest Chromebooks: Price matters http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/ Fri, 24 May 2013 07:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Thomas http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1311113 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:09:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1311113 If have the Samsung Chromebook 550, but I am thinking about the latest Chromebook of Samsung. What do you think? Do I improve me concerning the hardware?

]]> By: Micah http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1225892 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:09:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1225892 which of the third gen models plays/runs 1080p better/smoothly in your opinion?

]]> By: SPM http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1221259 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:04:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1221259 I find an SD card or USB dongle especially one with a MicroSD card reducer is much better than a fixed hard drive for storing user data because you can take it out, carry it around in your pocket and plug it into any device – a PC, tablet, smartphone, or your Chromebook. You will never 8GB in terms of user data, and you can SD cards up to 64GB for $50.

The AcerC7′s 320GB HDD ia also half the speed of the Samsung’s SSD as the doubling of boot time will attest to. It will also slow down other operations like paging RAM when running multi-tasking apps, or switching tabs, spooling media to disk, so isn’t a feature, it is a cost cutting exercise.

I see the Acer C7′s clear advantage over the Samsung as the 320GB HDDs hard drive’s ability to allow installing Windows or Linux on the device to dual boot with ChromeOS for those who want to tinker with it.

]]> By: Larry http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1216338 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:01:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1216338 The Acer with the hard drive seems like a good situation for someone like myself who might be working off line when writing. I like the idea of having access to files even when connectivity in Vermont gets iffy. The hard drive and the hard wire internet connection, as opposed to “only” wireless or a monthly plan are calling to me. What am I over looking? I do like the sleek look and feel and samsung brand name, but neither the hard drive or hard line internet connection. Also, any chance that the price drops as the end of the year gets closer?

]]> By: col http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1201429 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:10:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1201429 can you use them for word processing / spreadsheets etc applications?

]]> By: Patrick McCoy http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1196339 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:38:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1196339 I have the acer and I love it. The hard drive noise is hardly noise compared to other laptops. As a matter of fact only two faults I can find so far. Crappy camera support…I mean really minimal and the track-pad isn’t the greatest.

]]> By: dreamer3kx http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1195819 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:10:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1195819 Prefer the Acer because battery life is nothing to me, will be using home and at relatives, its faster, plays netflix right now and can install ubuntu right now, awesome.

]]> By: Adam Greenblum http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1195400 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:00:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1195400 I give Google, Samsung and Acer a lot of credit for not giving up on the Chromebook, despite a rough start. It’s not always easy to introduce a new concept in IT.

The Chromebook is not for everyone, and that’s OK. There are plenty of people that would be happy with a low-cost, easy to use, fast-starting device. Most of us spend our time on the internet anyway.

As Chromebooks become more popular, more people will want to use them for work, even if it’s only to do some occasional work from home. The issue then becomes finding ways to access Windows applications remotely. One solution is Ericom AccessNow, and HTML5 RDP client that enables Chromebook users to access Windows applications and Windows virtual desktops from within the browser.

AccessNow is as easy to use as the Chromebook itself. There’s nothing to install on the Chromebook. You simply click on a URL in the Chrome browser, and launch your Windows applications or virtual desktops inside the browser tab.

Click here for more info:
http://www.ericom.com/RDPChromebook.asp?URL_ID=708

Please note that I work for Ericom

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1194702 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:03:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1194702 Yup, and I’m getting close to (but not quite) 4 hours of run time during my typical work flow of reading/writing blog posts, editing pics for them and streaming music on Amazon’s Cloud Player. 3:30 to 3:45 of run time is what I’m now averaging.

]]> By: GaryL http://gigaom.com/2012/11/19/performance-testing-the-latest-chromebooks-price-matters/#comment-1194361 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:41:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=586110#comment-1194361 Have you done a real world battery life test with the Acer yet?

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