Samsung Chromebook vs MS Surface RT

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Tom3k said:

superchunk said:

It does. Original ChromeOS laptops had no local storage, this one has standard SSD and all of Google's services now have an offline mode.

Every Chromebook released so far had a 16GB SSD installed. From  the Googles prototype Cr-48 to the latest Samsung model. Chromebook still requires interenet connection, but support for off line applications is growing. The thing with it, is that while you only have 16GB SSD installed in netbook, you also get a 100GB of cloud storage. And to access cloud you need interent connection.

Chrome OS is similar to Andoid in regard that they are both based on Linux kernel. With that in mind and the fact that the number of full fledged Linux distributions that support ARM architecture is growing, you could always install ubuntu, Fedora...  on it.

What is beside me is why would anyone buy a netbook for "gaming"? Most of them struggle with full HD videos. Chromebook is affordable, sleek and stylish, light, sufficient for average consumer and power efficient.

As I said, it would be mainly for browsing the net and some video streaming. No big deal if it isn't full HD and the games would be Indie RPGs. Those games aren't taxing at all as most look like SNES titles, well, the ones I play at least.

I dont feel like spending $600+ on another laptop that would get very light use overall. I am purchasing a product to fit my needs. I dont need a device that plays top graphic titles. That is what my PS3 is for.