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If you haven't picked up a Chromebook just yet, you might want to wait a little longer. Intel has just announced plans to
roll out as many as 20 new Chromebooks by the latter half of this year. This new set will be thinner, lighter, more powerful and generally more diverse in terms of design. It's clear that Google is making a play for the mainstream
Most of the new class of Chromebooks will be based on Intel's more powerful and efficient Bay Trail-M system on a chip.
"Bay Trail is optimized for power, performance and cost," Intel's VP and general manager, Navin Shenoy, said. "They're the first Chromebooks that are also now available with over 11 hours of battery life, which is up from about 10 hours on Haswell."
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At least a couple of those conflict-free laptops will utilize chips based on the company's Core i3 processor, including an Acer version, available for $349 this summer. An updated version of Dell's 11-inch model should ship later in 2014, as well. As we mentioned, Intel is partnering with at least four major manufacturers -- Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba -- to produce Bay Trail-powered devices. Lenovo announced two of these last night: the N20 and N20p. Not to be left out, ASUS also rolled out a couple of new offerings. There's an 11.6-inch C200 and a 13.3-inch C300, both of which will begin shipping this summer.
more: http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/06/intel-google-chromebooks/
Chromebook here anyone?
roll out as many as 20 new Chromebooks by the latter half of this year. This new set will be thinner, lighter, more powerful and generally more diverse in terms of design. It's clear that Google is making a play for the mainstream
Most of the new class of Chromebooks will be based on Intel's more powerful and efficient Bay Trail-M system on a chip.
"Bay Trail is optimized for power, performance and cost," Intel's VP and general manager, Navin Shenoy, said. "They're the first Chromebooks that are also now available with over 11 hours of battery life, which is up from about 10 hours on Haswell."
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At least a couple of those conflict-free laptops will utilize chips based on the company's Core i3 processor, including an Acer version, available for $349 this summer. An updated version of Dell's 11-inch model should ship later in 2014, as well. As we mentioned, Intel is partnering with at least four major manufacturers -- Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba -- to produce Bay Trail-powered devices. Lenovo announced two of these last night: the N20 and N20p. Not to be left out, ASUS also rolled out a couple of new offerings. There's an 11.6-inch C200 and a 13.3-inch C300, both of which will begin shipping this summer.
more: http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/06/intel-google-chromebooks/
Chromebook here anyone?
