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| Price | $572 to $639 at 4 stores | $308 to $339 at 3 stores | $734 to $802 at 6 stores | $199 to $227 at 2 stores |
| CNET editors' rating | 2.0 stars Mediocre | 3.0 stars Good | 4.0 stars Excellent | 2.5 stars Average |
| Average user rating | 4.5 stars out of 14 reviews | 3.5 stars out of 1 review | 2.5 stars out of 3 reviews | 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews |
| Release date | October 18, 2012 | February 04, 2013 | January 06, 2013 | November 12, 2012 |
| The Bottom Line | Despite solid hardware and a slightly improved Chrome OS, the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 comes with far too many caveats and compromises compared with similarly priced but more-capable tablets and laptops. | The HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 advances the argument for Chrome as a low-cost mainstream computing environment, but the laptop's most noteworthy feature is a slightly bigger screen. | While it's not going to dazzle anyone, the Toshiba Satellite U845T is a great example of exactly how much laptop $799 should buy in 2013. | At $199, the Acer C7 is an attractive proposition for anyone looking for a supercheap portable laptop, but the Chrome OS and short battery life mean you'll have to accept a lot of compromises. | Basic specs |
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| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Software Included | Samsung Fast Start Samsung Fast Booting | Info unavailable | Toshiba Password Utility Toshiba Recovery Media Creator Toshiba Recovery DiskCreator Toshiba Service Station Skydrive Desktop Toshiba Resolution+ SRS Premium Sound 3D Adobe Flash Player Norton Online Backup (30 days trial) Toshiba PC Health Monitor Toshiba HDD Protection Intel Wireless Display Technology 3.0 Windows Live Movie Maker Toshiba Eco Utility WildTangent Game Console Origin Windows Live Essentials Toshiba Sleep Utility Toshiba App Place Toshiba Book Place Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Norton PC Checkup Microsoft Office 365 (30 days trial) Norton Internet Security (30 days subscription) Toshiba Media Player Norton Anti-Theft (30 days trial) Toshiba Maintenance Utility Windows Live Photo Gallery | Google Drive (100 GB Cloud Storage) |
| Storage | 16 GB SSD | 16 GB SSD | 128 GB SSD | 320 GB HDD |
| Battery | 4-cell | 4-cell - up to 4.25 hour(s) | 6-cell - up to 6.25 hour(s) | up to 3.5 hour(s) |
| System Type | Chromebook | Chromebook | Ultrabook | Chromebook |
| Product Description | Samsung Series 5 - 12.1 in - Celeron 867 - Google Chrome OS - 4 GB RAM - 16 GB XE550C22 SSD | HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook 14-c010us - 14 in - Celeron 847 - Google Chrome OS - 2 GB RAM - 16 GB SSD | - 14 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Microsoft Windows 8 - 6 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD Toshiba Satellite U845t-S4165 i5-3337U | - 11.6 in - Google Chrome OS - 320 GB HDD Acer Chromebook C7 - Celeron - 2 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Info unavailable |
| Operating System | Google Chrome OS | Google Chrome OS | Microsoft Windows 8 | Google Chrome OS |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 11.25 in x 8.3 in x 0.7 in | 13.7 in x 9.4 in x 0.8 in | 13.5 in x 9.1 in x 0.8 in | 1 in |
| Weight | 3.1 lbs | 4 lbs | 3.8 lbs | 3 lbs |
| Networking | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , Wireless cellular modem | 802.11n , 10/100 Ethernet Bluetooth | 802.11n , 10/100 Ethernet , None | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Processor | Intel Celeron 867 1.3 GHz / 2 MB Cache | Intel Celeron 847 / 1.1 GHz / 2 MB Cache | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3 i5-3337U / 1.8 GHz ( 2.7 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache | Intel Celeron |
| Display | 12.1 in LED backlight 1280 x 800 / WXGA | 14 in LED backlight HD BrightView 1366 x 768 / HD | 14 in 1366 x 768 LED backlight Yes TruBrite / HD | 11.6 in 1366 x 768 LED backlight / HD |
| Memory | 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM |
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