Pros
- Good keyboard and clickpad
- Fast boot and resume
Cons
- Poor performance
- Severly limited utility
At A Glance
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 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Atom |
| Processor speed | 1660.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 1.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 2000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Display | |
| Display size | 12.1 inches |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 16.0 GB |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 8.5 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Video Interfaces | VGA |
| Slots |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 11.6 inches |
| Depth | 8.6 inches |
| Height | 0.08 inches |
| Weight | 3.3 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Other Features | |
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