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SAN FRANCISCO- Google announced its first commercial Chromebook laptops at its annual Google I/O conference here on Wednesday.
Samsung and Acer will each be offering the first Chromebook laptops starting June 15. The Samsung Chromebook will cost $429 for the Wi-Fi only version and the 3G version will cost $499. Acer's Wi-Fi only Chromebook will cost $349.
The devices will be available for sale in the U.S. from Amazon and Best Buy starting June 15. Google will also be selling these Chromebooks internally in six countries including, the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy.
Samsung is hosting an event later tonight where it will provide more details on the new Chromebook. Acer will also be providing more details about its Chromebook.
Some of the benefits of the Chromebooks are that it has all-day battery life and built-in Net connectivity. With its partners Verizon Wireless, the Chromebooks will offer pay-as-you go pricing, monthly or daily passes for 3G connectivity.
The Chromebooks get updates every few weeks, just like Chrome. Users don't have to worry about installing patches. The new devices have dual-core processors from Intel.
Google also announced that it will be offering schools a special price to on Chromebooks. It will charge $20 a month per Chromebook and that includes the hardware, administrative support, hardware upgrades and warranty. Michael Gartnenberg, an analyst with Gartner said the fact that the browser is limited to Chrome might be a factor, considering that competing products offer more capability and flexibility at roughly comparable pricing.
"It's pretty interesting," he said. "But at these prices will consumers buy it? At $499, that gets you a pretty capable Netbook or even an iPad."
Google will offer all attendees at Google I/O free Chromebooks to test out. They will be available June 15.
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Samsung and Acer will each be offering the first Chromebook laptops starting June 15. The Samsung Chromebook will cost $429 for the Wi-Fi only version and the 3G version will cost $499. Acer's Wi-Fi only Chromebook will cost $349.
The devices will be available for sale in the U.S. from Amazon and Best Buy starting June 15. Google will also be selling these Chromebooks internally in six countries including, the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy.
Samsung is hosting an event later tonight where it will provide more details on the new Chromebook. Acer will also be providing more details about its Chromebook.
Some of the benefits of the Chromebooks are that it has all-day battery life and built-in Net connectivity. With its partners Verizon Wireless, the Chromebooks will offer pay-as-you go pricing, monthly or daily passes for 3G connectivity.
The Chromebooks get updates every few weeks, just like Chrome. Users don't have to worry about installing patches. The new devices have dual-core processors from Intel.
Google also announced that it will be offering schools a special price to on Chromebooks. It will charge $20 a month per Chromebook and that includes the hardware, administrative support, hardware upgrades and warranty. Michael Gartnenberg, an analyst with Gartner said the fact that the browser is limited to Chrome might be a factor, considering that competing products offer more capability and flexibility at roughly comparable pricing.
"It's pretty interesting," he said. "But at these prices will consumers buy it? At $499, that gets you a pretty capable Netbook or even an iPad."
Google will offer all attendees at Google I/O free Chromebooks to test out. They will be available June 15.
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