Samsung Chromebook 2 Review

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I've tried a number of ChromeOS devices over the last year and the platform is really beginning to mature (and find a customer base). This new Chromebook from Samsung continues that development, with a solidly built piece of hardware that is almost a perfect implementation.
The Chromebook 2 weighs a little more than I'd like it to, coming in at 2.6 pounds. That's heavier than the 11 inch Macbook Air that runs the full OS X operating system and gets the same (if not better) battery life. But of course you can buy two or three Chromebook 2's for the price of the Macbook, so who's complaining? :)
The keyboard is excellent with nice full size keys that offer no compromises. The trackpad is equally nice and responsive, with a firm mechanical click that I found to be a pleasure to use. The Chromebook 2 also has two USB ports (one a high speed 3.0 port and the other a slower 2.0), a headphone jack, and a MicroSD card slot. It would have been nice for there to be a standard SD card slot given that most digital cameras use the larger cards.
Performance is actually pretty good considering this is running an ARM based processor normally found in phones and tablets. The Chromebook 2 has 4 gigabytes of RAM so that helps with things when a number of browser windows are open. There are times when page rendering gets a little sluggish but it's much faster than I expected it to be.
My only gripe, and this is a big one, is the screen. It's washed out, a little too 'cool' on the color temperature scale (it's a little more blue than I'd like), and the overall clarity isn't doing it for me. This is certainly not a 'retina' high dpi screen, but I've seen better screens at this same resolution. It's disappointing too considering how good everything else is with this device.
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