Specs leaked for first HP Chromebook

most smartphones these days are more powerful than that thing. i don't know why anyone would waste their money on chromebooks to begin with

Originally posted by Ryoohki:

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most smartphones these days are more powerful than that thing. i don't know why anyone would waste their money on chromebooks to begin with

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Other than the SSD, the specs are almost identical to a crappy 3 year old netbook that I own. Unless it's priced at $99 I don't see any reason why someone would buy it.

I never understood chromebooks either. They are pretty low spec, and a tablet seems like a smarter option.

Even if this thing is priced at $250 like other similar Chromebooks people are still better off spending another $100 - $150 on a low end laptop IMO.

I do not understand this whole obsession with limited tech devices to save a couple bucks and locked into services and offerings from one vendor. Especially when that Vendor is Google. Google should be paying money to people using their services.

Originally posted by bobiroc:

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Even if this thing is priced at $250 like other similar Chromebooks people are still better off spending another $100 - $150 on a low end laptop IMO.

I do not understand this whole obsession with limited tech devices to save a couple bucks and locked into services and offerings from one vendor. Especially when that Vendor is Google. Google should be paying money to people using their services.

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Originally posted by Tazer247:

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Originally posted by bobiroc:

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Even if this thing is priced at $250 like other similar Chromebooks people are still better off spending another $100 - $150 on a low end laptop IMO.

I do not understand this whole obsession with limited tech devices to save a couple bucks and locked into services and offerings from one vendor. Especially when that Vendor is Google. Google should be paying money to people using their services.

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I found my sister a brand new Dell Inspiron 15 with an i5 for $380 for christmas. I can't believe someone would think a chromebook would be a better deal even for $100 cheaper.

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