Samsung and Acer are the first producers who decided to use other operating system than Windows or Linux. No, both producers decided to use Chrome OS. If this choice will be succesful or not, we will see. Speaking about design, we notice that Samsung it’s more attractive than Acer. Samsung, known as Series 5 Chromebook, it’s more stylish, with round corners and despite it’s simplicity, is very elegant. Acer have a simple design too, but doesn’t have something special, something to be more attractive. So, from this point of view, Samsung have a small advantage. About specifications, we start with Samsung: will have an 12.1 inch (1280 x 800) display, a dual-core Atom processor (N550 or N570), a full-size keyboard, a large fully-clickable trackpad, a 4-in-1 card reader, a HD webcam, WiFi and optional 3G, two USB 2.0 ports and a battery allowing for up to 8.5 hours of operation. The WiFi-only model will cost $429 (while the 3G-equipped – $499) and both versions will weight just 1.48kg. Acer Chromebook will have the similar specifications. The only differences will be the screen, 11.6 inch for Acer, HDMI output and the battery, which for Acer will be good for six hours. And, of course, the price: $349 for Acer.
