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On Tuesday Google publicized the roll-out of two completely new 2nd-generation Chrome Operating System products: the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook laptop and the Samsung Series 3 Chromebox desktop. They're based upon Intel Core cpus and feature support for hardware sped up graphics, a built-from-scratch multi-touch trackpad, and a boot time of under seven seconds. To find out more information on the revolutionary Chromebox, click here for more details.

The Chromebook arrives in 2 flavours: Wi-Fi only (XE550C22-A01) and Wi-Fi 3G (XE550C22-H01). The techie specifications incorporate a 12.1-inch display (1280 x 800), a dual-core Intel Celeron 867 cpu clocked at 1.3 GHz, 4 GB of SoDIMM RAM, a 16 GB SSD, a built-in Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU, a built-in 1MP HD web cam, 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity, and also a battery lifespan as much as 6 hours. Ports incorporate 2 USB 2.0, a 4-in-1 memory slot, a DP port (2560 x 1600), Gigabit Ethernet and many more.

The Series 3 Chromebox (XE300M22-A01) may be linked to about 2 30-inch displays simultaneously. It packs a dual-core Intel Celeron B840 processor clocked at 1.9 GHz, 4 GB of SoDIMM RAM, a 16 GB SSD, 802.11 a/b/g/n online connectivity, Gigabit Ethernet and an Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU. Ports include half a dozen USB 2.0, a couple of DP display out ports (2560 x 1600) as well as a bundled headphone/microphone jack.

"The new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook and Series 3 Chromebox provide the super fast, hassle-free and ever-improving computing experience which had been so well-received within our first Chromebook," said Todd Bouman, vp of marketing at Samsung Enterprise Business Division. "As the worlds first Chromebox, the Series 3 provides end users with the Chromebooks ease-of-use within a compact desktop product or service, which very easily incorporates with their existing extras."

Google's blog on Tuesday talks about the improvements in Chrome Operating System together with a refurbished media player plus a built-in photo editor software kit and uploader to ensure that users can certainly play as well as take care of personal media choices. Google Drive is now flawlessly bundled together with the File Manager and will aid offline access together with the next discharge of Chrome OS in 6 weeks. Google Docs offline support is likewise rolling out within the next couple of weeks.

The firm included that it's expanding the Chrome Zone experience centers in the US, designed for hands-on trials in select Best Buy retailers in the coming weeks. The new Chromebook as well as Chromebox can be purchased now via Google's online retail partners in the U.S. and U.K., as well as in other select countries over the forthcoming weeks.

For costs, the Wi-Fi only Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550 costs $449.99 USD, in contrast to the Wi-Fi 3G model charges $549.99 USD. The Chromebox is a mere $329.99 USD. This completely new technology is made possible by search giant Google.

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