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Computerworld Dec 10, 2010

The Cr-48 feels a lot like a smartphone with a much larger screen and keyboard for Web surfing and media performance. The keyboard is good, but I find using the touchpad effectively takes some getting used to. By default, it feels too sensitive. The Chrome OS is basically just the Chrome browser,...

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TechRadar Mar 25, 2011

We first glimpsed the CR-48 prototype Google Chrome OS netbook at CES in January and they've finally appeared in the UK courtesy of the Big G. Our Chrome OS notebook has arrived in the office today, so we've ignored the big hot sun to bring you more in-depth thoughts on Google's...

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9.0
justinhub2003 justinhub2003

How good could a free chrome laptop be I thought? However it blew my mind with a amazing matte screen and soft touch finish, screen size is perfect as well. ChromeOS has gradually gotten better every few weeks too though the touch pad does Ned some extra tweaking..

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8.0
Jordan2348 Jordan2348

Cr-48 is a great little notebook that's perfect for anyone who just needs to browse the web and perform some basic tasks. It is a little slow right now but I'm sure as other versions of the hardware are worked out speed won't be a problem. Overall I'd give it a 7/10 with an...

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9.0
m1le5 m1le5

Much happier with it than I had thought I'd be. I put Ubuntu on it and dual-boot, but I find that I'm just not needing to use Ubuntu that much. Chrome OS is so simple... It's nice for a home use laptop that I don't need anything fancy for.

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6.0
reldnahcire reldnahcire

The CR-48 seems to do somethings right and fail completely at other tasks. Offline mode support isn't there in the apps I use but the device and OS integrated all the different google programs pretty well. I really wish that the Google Talk (gchat) client from Chrome OS was available on my...

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10
TexAgMichael TexAgMichael

What it does, it does very very well! This is a PROTOTYPE netbook designed to do nothing but access the NET. I still prefer the tablet experience overall, but for basic web surfing, this is definitely a good product!

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