Google Chromebook: Is it worth your $500?

The desktop market is at the precipice of change as Google recently announced their brand new laptop computer named Chromebook. The browser-based notebook stacks up very well against most of the modern netbooks and tablets as well. However, is a simple web-based laptop worth your 500 bucks? Wouldn’t it be better if you buy an iPad instead?

Let’s look at why you should be buying the Chromebook and why you shouldn’t.

Reasons to buy Chromebook:

1. It’s superfast

Firefox 3 was pretty much ruling the web browser market until this little devil called Chromecame along. Initially, people were hesitant to try out a new browser. However, as news about its speed spread, Chrome quickly caught up with its competitors. There are 3 reasons people choose Google Chrome over Firefox, Safari, Opera and IE: speed, speed and speed. If you’ve tried out Google Chrome browser before and were awed by its remarkable speed, then Chromebook maybe worth your buck.

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