Test: Einzeltest: Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook
Zitat: Pro: + Great user interface
+ Bright, pleasing matte display
+ Excellent performance (for the price)
+ Long battery life
Contra: - Chrome OS still lacks functionality
- Poor connectivity
What the Chromebook does, it does well. It’s not an exaggeration to say that this is the best Web browsing experience that you’ll find on a laptop. It’s quick, smooth, easy to navigate via multi-touch scrolling and supported by a brilliant matte display. As a portable web browser, the Samsung Series 5 is perfect. So that’s the question: Do you want to buy a $450 (Wi-Fi only) or $550 (3G) Web browser? The question seems absurd at first, but we think an argument can be made that the new Chromebook is a logical choice. Yes, you can buy Windows netbooks and ultraportables for a similar price. They will have a broader range of functionality and be far more useful when you have no Internet connection. You can’t, however, buy a new Windows ultraportable with anything better than an Atom or AMD E-Series processor for $450. While other laptops with similar price tags are technically capable of doing more, they do many things so poorly that the added functionality is nearly irrelevant. This laptop is a good choice for consumers who need portability but can’t spend a lot of money. Chrome OS is still limiting, but it does what it’s designed to and the Series 550’s hardware is an extremely good value.