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 | |
| 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 |
| Display | |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Display size | 12.1 inches |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| 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 |
| Ethernet Type | None |
| Video Interfaces | VGA |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Slots |
|
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 0.08 inches |
| Weight | 3.3 pounds |
| Depth | 8.6 inches |
| Width | 11.6 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
|
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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