After nearly two years of development Google are finally ready to release their most interesting project to date Google OS Notebooks.
Now the latest buzzword in the tech world is 'Cloud' well the Google OS Notebooks takes this idea to the next level.
What you get for your hard earned money is a notebook, well that's nothing exciting is it? And your right it isn't exciting but these aren't normal notebooks they are on the face of it poorly specced notebooks, well how’s that cool I hear you ask? Well these are the first notebooks running on Google's Chrome OS.
What this means is that the notebooks are running on a feature-laden version of the internet browser of the same name.
The web-friendly notebooks come with no desktop or in-built applications or programs, but instead allows users to do everything might want to do on web-based internet programs like their impressive Google Docs.
The whole principle is that anything you need to do on an application you can do on the internet, now this sounds totally plausible – whether it actually works in the real word is another thing.
The specs of the Notebook isn’t important as their are no programs to load, it won't need a proper hard drive as you save everything to the internet or a virtual lock as they like to call it.
The lack of programs is obviously a major stumbling block for many traditional users, but Google reckons that the lack of Apps and programs mean the Notebook will be stable and faster than your average traditional laptop.
The netbooks will offer dual-core Intel Atom processors. Among many appealing features, the Google Chromebook offers built-in security, automatic updates and all day battery life. Also, chromebooks boot up in a mere eight seconds. The notebooks are priced starting at $349 and will be available in retail stores as well as online.
Starting June 15, the Google Chromebooks will be available for purchase in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
Google will sell Chrome OS notebooks and accompanying software services for a $10 to $20 monthly subscription fee, according to a report citing a “reliable source”.
Neowin reports that for those paying a subscription fee, Google will provide “hardware refreshes” as they become available and replace faulty hardware for the duration of the subscription. Asked to comment on the report, a Google spokeswoman said: “We don't have anything to share at this time”.
The Chromebook has sparked questions on the web as to whether people are willing or ready to move completely over to cloud computing; it seems Google is aware of such concerns, musing at the end of the video, “I wonder if people are ready for this” to which the video answers “ready when you are.”
The full video is available to watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10
Let us know if you ready to join the Cloud revolution? Or is a stitch up to lock users into unfair subscriptions that over time will cost you more than you would have normally spent having a normal laptop, especially if you decide to go for one with 3G built-in.