Samsung launches the Galaxy Chromebook at CES 2020 – its thinnest ever
Thin, light and ultra-premium
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TheSamsung Galaxy Chromebookhas been announced atCES 2020, the huge technology event that’s currently happening in Las Vegas.
Chromebooks are laptops that run the lightweight Chrome OSoperating system(rather thanWindows 10). They are usually affordable, no-frills devices, which makes them a popular, if rather unglamorous, choice – especially in the education sector.
Few companies apart fromGoogleproduce premium Chromebooks, but the Galaxy Chromebook is a stylish and desirable laptop that’s designed to take on theGoogle Pixelbook Go, which is our current pick for thebest Chromebookever made.
High specifications for a Chromebook
Due to their affordable nature, Chromebooks usually come with quite low specs – which are still enough to run the lightweight Chrome OS.
However, theSamsungGalaxy Chromebook features some impressive hardware, including a 13.3-inch4Kdisplay, and a “processor that can handle everyday projects” according to Samsung. We’re following up to find out more information about the exact hardware the Galaxy Chromebook uses.
Samsung also promises enough battery life for a full workday – something we’ve come to expect from Chromebooks.
It’s also apparently the thinnest Chromebook Samsung has made, so we’re expecting an impressively slim and light device when we get our hands on one – which hopefully shouldn’t be too long.
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Matt is TechRadar’s Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there’s no aspect of technology that Matt isn’t passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he’s reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.
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