Google's Chrome OS-based netbook specs leak out, look good

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/chromium-os-screencap.jpg (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20091227/google-chrome-based-netbook-tech-specs-are-out.htm)We've already seen (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/chrome-os-like-lightning-from-a-usb-key-we-could-get-used-to-th/) that early builds of Google's Chromium OS can be hacked onto existing machines, but those Chrome OS netbooks (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/google-announces-chrome-os/) that the software giant has planned for next year have remained curiously elusive until now. According to both IBTimes and Netbook News, the company is in talks with a number of outfits in order to bring at least a few sub-$300 options to the market that are well suited to power through its first non-mobile operating system. For starters, we're told that the 10.1-inch machine will be ARM-based, while NVIDIA's Tegra (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Tegra/) platform (likely the second generation) steers the graphical ship. There's also promise of a multitouch panel (1,280 x 720 resolution), 64GB SSD, WiFi, 2GB of RAM, integrated 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, an Ethernet jack, an undisclosed amount of USB sockets, webcam, 3.5mm audio jack, a multi-card reader, a 4- or 6-cell battery and optional GPS. Wilder still, a $200 configuration could very well pop up, and it looks as if (at least initially) Google will sell the device(s) directly through its own website -- much like Fusion Garage has done with the Joojoo (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Joojoo/) tablet. 'Course, it'll still take some arm twisting to get the low-end crowd to try anything not labeled "Windows," but if anyone can do it, it's the company that inexplicably kept Gmail in "beta" for over five years.Google's Chrome OS-based netbook specs leak out, look good (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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