Pros

  • Good keyboard and clickpad
  • Fast boot and resume

Cons

  • Poor performance
  • Severly limited utility

Bottom Line

The Series 5 is attractive and well built for its price, but Chrome OS offers such limited functionality that it's hard to recommend.

Manufacturer’s Description

Chromebooks are built and optimized for the web, where you already spend most of your computing time. So you get a faster, simpler and more secure experience without all the headaches of ordinary computers.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number XE500C21A03US
Display
Display type Matte LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels
Display size 12.1 inches
Processor
Cache size 1.0 KB
Processor count 2
Processor speed 1660.0 MHz
Processor type Intel Atom
Memory
Memory type DDR3
Memory size 2000.0 MB
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Other storage
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Drive type Solid-State Drive
Drive size 16.0 GB
Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life 8.5 hours
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Video Interfaces VGA
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Slots
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Other Features
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Docking Station Port No
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad (multitouch)
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Dimensions
Height 0.08 inches
Weight 3.3 pounds
Depth 8.6 inches
Width 11.6 inches
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Networking
Ethernet Type None

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