Out of the boring status quo comes a netbook with specs that don’t mention Intel Atom, NVIDIA Ion, HDD, and standard def. Chrome OS, that browser-as-your-operating-system concoction from Google, is coming soon and it will come installed inside a Google-designed netbook of their own. According to the IBTimes, the “Google netbook” looks to be one beast of the netbook: it will be powered by an ARM CPU and NVIDIA’s Tegra graphics chip; it will feature a 10.1-inch TFT HD multi-touch display, 64GB SSD, 2GB RAM, and other goodies such as WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, an Ethernet port, USB ports, a webcam, a 3.5mm audio jack, a multi-card reader, and more. According to the latest rumors, the device will be subsidized with a 3G plan and will end up in the sub-$300 category.
I really hope these specs are fact, not rumor. A netbook with an ARM CPU and NVIDIA’s sweet Tegra graphics would be a welcome addition to the netbook mix. Tegra can only be found inside Microsoft’s Zune today, and it deserves more than that!
In related Google news, Google will be holding a press conference on January 5 where they will likely announce the coveted “Google phone,” the Nexus One. Search, browsers, cell phones, netbooks, oh my! Google world dominance is starting to gain hold.
For an OS that touts cloud computing, why is it necessary to have 64 gigs of hard drive space? An 8 gig SSD would cost a fraction of the 64 gig and would provide more than enough local storage, and the machine’s price would be even more enticing.