Samsung- Series 5 Chromebook and Series 3 Chromebox will launch two Chrome OS devices. The Chrombook laptop has two models- a Wi-Fi only model and a Wi-Fi + 3G model. The Wi-Fi only gadgets come at $449.99 while the Wi-Fi + 3G model is priced at $549.99. The Chromebox costs only $329.99.

Chrome OS Devices

Google Chrome OS is a Linux type operating system that is specifically designed for web applications and comes loaded in desktops that are called Chromeboxes and laptops called Chromebooks. It has a host of useful apps from Google like the Google Drive- file storage and synching app released as an extension to the Google Docs. Chrome OS has an application based interface that focuses on user friendliness, simplicity of design and at the same time security of data.

Specifications

The laptop has a 12.1-inch display screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It runs on an Intel dual core Celeron 867 at 1.3 GHz. It has a 4 GB SoDIMM RAM, 16 GB SSD and 3000 GPU Intel HD Graphics. Meanwhile, the Chromebox has a 1.9 GHz Intel dual core Celeron B840 processor, 4 GB SoDIMM RAM, 16 GB solid-state drive and the same Intel HD graphics chip as for the Series 5Chromebook