Samsung’s new Chromebook 2 has made quite an impression. It is the ideal gadget for those always on the go since it is light and comes with a great battery life. The Chromebook 2 is a perfect balance of a stylish and efficient gadget.
Those interested will be happy to know that the Samsung Chromebook 2 has a battery life of seven hours even when it is used continuously. It is slim and comes with an easy to use keyboard that makes it very handy for working while on commute.
There is always the fear of stylish devices losing out on essential specs, but that isn’t the case for Samsung Chromebook 2. It does look good, but doesn’t compromise on quality to achieve that. The top of the Chromebook 2 has a leather like cover, which makes it look like a book. The cover makes it easy to hold and also gives the device a stylish edge.
The Samsung Chromebook 2 is powered by the Intel Celeron 2.16 GHz single core processor and comes with a 4GB RAM and an internal memory of 16GB. It works efficiently even when 45 tabs are open at the same time, but yes, if different media are opened at the same time then the performance lags a bit, but that is the fault of the Chrome OS used in the Chromebook 2.
There is a single drawback that users have complained about. Since the Samsung Chromebook 2 is a portable device, there are a limited number of port option on the device. There is place for only one USB 2.0, USB 3.0, MicroSD card slot and a single headphone jack on the side of the device.
The Chromebook 2 has a screen size of only 11.6 inches and is very light at 2.6 lbs, which makes it the ideal gadget to be carried around since it effortlessly fits into any handbag or can be simply carried in the hand.
Trust Samsung to always make their devices look good and this is exactly what they have achieved with Samsung Chromebook 2. There isn’t a single space that has been wasted by Samsung. The keyboard sits right against the edge of the case and the track pad is rectangular in shape.
While the Samsung Chromebook 2 has a great marketability there are some reservation about going ahead and buying it. The Chromebook 2 runs only web applications and doesn’t have built in apps that runs on it independently.
Christian Post has reported that Google is in talks to extend its service to the Chromebooks since the users have been asking for different applications to work more efficiently on the device. They feel that the lack of other applications makes it less efficient than their smartphones.
It is because of this reason that Google has decided to incorporate Google Play Store in the Samsung Chromebook 2. This will make the device even more viable in the eyes of the customers. The users can then use their social media apps and watch and play games on the Samsung Chromebook 2.
There is good news coming the way of users of Samsung Chromebook 2. According to Google, the Android apps are going to be available on the Chrome OS. While this is a great news, this is not the entire thing.
The apps are going to be available, but only at the end of this year. There will be some Chromebooks that will get the apps in June and these will be the Acer Chromebook R11, Google Chromebook Pixel, which was released in 2015 and the ASUS Chromebook Flip.