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    Laptops 3.5 out of 5

    Chromebook Pixel review

    By 4 March 2013

    The Chromebook Pixel sits in a category all of its own, which some might say is the ultimate expression of form over function. Every inch of this premium Chromebook has been scrutinised, honed and perfected. That’s exactly what Google intended when...

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    Laptops 3 out of 5

    Acer C7 Chromebook review

    By 17 December 2012

    The Acer C7 Chromebook is a budget, sub-£200 laptop built around the Chrome "browser only" operating system. The price sounds attractive, but it means basic specs rather than a powerhouse are on the cards - which is exactly what some people will be looking...

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    Laptops 3.5 out of 5

    Samsung Series 3 Chromebook 303C review

    By 12 December 2012

    The Samsung Series 3 Chromebook is the latest in the line of Google OS based laptops. For those unfamiliar, the Chromebook concept is simple - a small, light and ultimately affordable laptop that, in many respects, is nothing more than a web browser capable...

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    Laptops 3 out of 5

    Samsung XE 300M Chromebox review

    By 8 June 2012

    Samsung's new Chromebox is essentially a desktop version of its Chromebook. It's a little bit cheaper at £280, instead of £380 for the Chromebook Series 5 550. It lacks the display, but has a lot more connectivity - especially in terms of video output....

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    Laptops

    Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 pictures and hands-on

    By 1 June 2012

    The Chromebook is a curious idea. Essentially, it's a normal laptop - albeit one too low-powered to really run Windows - that has a stripped-down version of Linux installed, along with a version of Google's Chrome browser. And that's it. There are no...

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    Laptops 3.5 out of 5

    Samsung Series 5 Chromebook review

    By 18 July 2011

    The idea of the laptop is that it is your mobile office. Everything that the computer at the desk offers you on the go, be it your files, the web, email, or more, repackaged in a handy portable parcel. That idea works when you can take those files with...

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    Laptops 0 out of 5

    First Look: Google Cr-48 review

    By 23 February 2011

    Chrome operated notebooks aren’t available for purchase yet but Pocket-lint was lucky enough to get our hands on the unbranded Chrome OS test notebook before the real deal hits store shelves in mid-2011. The Cr-48 is Google’s test notebook running...

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    Google Chrome OS - First Look review

    By 21 November 2009

    Google has dropped the source code of Chrome OS into the wild, so we thought we'd take a look and see if it lives up to the lofty hype that's been placed upon it. Depending on who you believe, Chrome OS could either sink without trace or obliterate Microsoft,...

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