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Samsung Series 5 12-Inch Chromebook Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2012-06-05 16:52:29.0


PC Perspective have reviewed the sleek and stylish Samsung Series 5 Chromebook notebook, which features a 12.1-inch 1366x768 display, dual-core/four thread 1.6GHz Intel N570 Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB SSD and integrated Intel GMA 3150 GPU.

Let's see what they had to say:

"I used the Series 5 as my primary laptop for a weekend, just to see if I could. Surprisingly, my MacBook wasn’t missed. This plucky little Chromebook browses the web with equal confidence, has a keyboard that’s no slouch, and isn’t much worse when it comes time to playing games or video (admittedly, my MacBook is a couple years old). I don’t think anyone who’s likely to read this review would want a Chromebook as a primary system, but the Series 5 works well as a companion to a desktop computer.

Pricing is another piece of the puzzle that has found its place. Google has (mostly) made it clear that Chromebooks are not supposed to be a primary system. The pricing on Chromebooks when they were introduced betrayed this purpose, but now you can buy a Series 5 for just $300."


While it may not have the shear performance of an ultrabook, the Series 5 Chromebook does offer a good blend of style and performance at a great price. Though the Android based OS may leave some less than impressed.

Click here to read the full review.

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