SETELAH sukses dengan Samsung series 5 550 Chromebook, Google kembali mengumumkan kehadiran produk notebook berplatform Chrome 05 terbaru yang ini kali menggandeng pabrikan asal Taiwan, Acer. Perangkat berbasis Google Chrome OS ini hadir dengan suguhan layar seluas 11,6 inci beresolusi 1366 x 768 piksel. Untuk menopang kinerjanya, perangkat berbobot 1,38Kg ini telah dipersenjatai dengan prosesor Intel Celeron 847 dual-core 1,1GHz. Tidak ketinggalan, RAM sebesar 2GB turut dicangkokkan untuk mendampingi kerja prosesor.
Sementara itu, gudang penyimpanan internalnya sendiri menyediakan ruang yang cukup lega, yakni 320GB HDD. C7 Chromebook ini pun dilengkapi dengan layanan cloud Google Drive sebesar 100GB yang diberikan secara gratis selama dua tahun. Perangkat ini sendiri sudah dibenamkan berbagai aplikasi keren, dan terintegrasi dengan layanan Google seperti Gmail, YouTube, dan Google+. Acer C7 Chromebook sangat cocok dimiliki untuk Anda yang kerap mengakses web, mengecek surat elektronik, ataupun sekedar ingin eksis di situs-situs pertemanan.
Chromebooks are an oddity of the modern computing world: neither tablet nor laptop, and eschewing the concept of apps in the way an iOS or Android user might know them. A Chromebook is a Web browser-centric device that looks at first glance like a Netbook, but actually does far less.
Of course, the "far less" that a Chromebook does is arguably of better quality and reliability than what older Netbooks did. Google's Chrome OS is a clean, fast, fluid type of browser-based operating system, but it's still more browser than anything else. And it requires living completely under the thumb of a Google ID, which handles all cloud-syncing concerns. (Then again, iOS and Android work in a similar way -- and even Windows 8 for the most part.)
Chromebooks have, as of late, been better-functioning, and more fluid. But they've also been too expensive...until Samsung's $249 Chromebook finally moved the price down to sub-Netbook level, where it should have been all along. The Acer C7 Chromebook brings the price even lower, to $199. Is this the holiday bargain supreme?
Hold your horses a little bit. Yes, the Acer C7 packs a 320GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, an SD card slot, HDMI, and all your other basic ports into a very portable gadget that can surf the Web. Yes, it could be your on-the-go way to work online, check your e-mail, Skype, and even play some games and edit some documents.
But, so could most tablets. The Acer C7's advantages are a physical keyboard and touch pad, that larger hard drive, and the price.
The disadvantages? Seriously short battery life, and Chrome's very odd, streamlined operating system.
You'll have to ask yourself: do you want a Netbook for Web browsing only? If so, the Acer C7 might be perfect. Otherwise, consider something from the ever-more-affordable world of tablets, or invest a bit more to get a regular Windows laptop. https://www.cnet.com/reviews/acer-700-1090-review/
Untuk terhubung ke internet, perangkat ini dibekali koneksi WiFi berstandar 802.11 a/b/g/n. Sebagai pendukung aktivitas chatting, tersedia webcam beresolusi 1,3MP HD yang sudah dilengkapi dengan LED sebagai indikator dan mikrofon. Fitur lainnya yang turut dipendamkan ke Acer C7 Chromebook antara lain, port HDMI, port headphone dan mic, ethernet, 3x USB, dan 2 in 1 card reader. Baterenya sendiri sanggup digeber selama 3,5 jam secara terus-menerus. technomaniak101
