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QuadCityImages · 07-12-2011, 06:14 PM

I've followed it pretty closely, and I can't exactly say I'm a huge believer in where its headed. There are two Chromebooks currently available retail, one from Acer and one from Samsung, and they're both in the $400 range. I believe that's WITHOUT the 2 year 3g deal. So that's just a terrible deal. Might as well buy a $400 laptop or tablet at that point.

However, if they can push the price point down, these start being more viable. It seems like it would be cheaper to build a Chrome netbook than one you have to license Windows for, but who knows how all that works.

I paid $245 for the CR-48, brand new, with 24 months of 100 Megabyte/month 3g. At that kind of price, I think these things would sell like crazy. I also love the black on black, badgeless design of the CR-48, which is one of the other main reasons I bought it.

07-12-2011, 06:14 PM	#3
QuadCityImages Scoring Winger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Davenport, Iowa Exp:	I've followed it pretty closely, and I can't exactly say I'm a huge believer in where its headed. There are two Chromebooks currently available retail, one from Acer and one from Samsung, and they're both in the $400 range. I believe that's WITHOUT the 2 year 3g deal. So that's just a terrible deal. Might as well buy a $400 laptop or tablet at that point. However, if they can push the price point down, these start being more viable. It seems like it would be cheaper to build a Chrome netbook than one you have to license Windows for, but who knows how all that works. I paid $245 for the CR-48, brand new, with 24 months of 100 Megabyte/month 3g. At that kind of price, I think these things would sell like crazy. I also love the black on black, badgeless design of the CR-48, which is one of the other main reasons I bought it.