UK Netbook Review

Google’s new Chrome netbook hasnt been outin the wild for long, but thee Cr-48 has been gutted and disassembled (mostly, the motherboard is mercifully left attached to the chassis)/  Amongst the contents are Hynix memory chips and a SanDisk-branded SSD. Google was vague on some of the details for the CR-48, but with this we [...]

Chrome OS notebooks won’t hit retail until next year, and when they do, they will likely be produced by a major manufacturer like Asus or Acer. Until then, however, there are already about 60,000 laptops designed to run Chrome OS in the world today. That’s because Google provided a select group free Chrome OS laptops to about 60,000 testers.

Looks like Google is moving quickly now. Google only announced the CR-48 Chrome OS netbooks earlier this week, and now they’re already arriving in the hands of the lucky chosen few who will be part of the beta test.

One user, Ben Kessler tweeted that he received one of the netbooks today, and potsed the first unboxing photos on Flickr. He also reports that the build quality seems to be good, and the case has a rubberized plastic feel, but the battery doesn’t sit flush with the bottom of the laptop.

As expected, Google unveiled the first netbook to run Google Chrome OS. One surprise, it’s not really meant for the general public and that would explain the rather plain design and name. The new device is called simply the Cr-48. It’s a 12 inch notebook that will be available as part of a pilot program for developers and other testers.

There’s been much talk about Google’s upcoming Chrome OS netbook, or Chromebook.   Now, we’ve found out that Google is holding a press event in San Francisco on Tuesday to talk about something Google Chrome-related.  We don’t know for certain that it will be the announcement of Google’s netbook, but invites started going out shortly after [...]