The Chromebook concept and idea is starting to catch some steam. The lightweight OS paired with fairly lightweight netbook style hardware is a big deal for a number of people who don’t need the clunkiness of Windows when on the go, but still need something that can access everything they need. I know my daughters middle school is very big on Chromebooks and have a couple hundred Acer Chromebooks throughout the campus for school work. It is pretty easy to do write ups, make presentations and more in Drive and simply share it to the teacher.
Currently in the Chromebook world we have a number of various manufacturers, HP, Acer, Samsung and even more recently Toshiba. Seems that more and more manufacturers are seeing the benefits and the growth of Chromebooks and each has their own little twist and take on how it should look, feel and run. Heck, we even know that Lenovo will be launching a Chromebook at some point in time. Up until this more recent leak, Asus hasn’t put anything out. They, of course, have the Nexus 7 along with the more recently announced Chromebox (more of a Chrome OS Set top box for your TV). With the history they have had, and the success they have had, with the various Transformers and PadFone devices, it would only seem natural that one of Google own partners would be creating a Chromebook at some point.
The recently leaked ‘Asus NB Strategy’ image seen above seems to point to a C200 and C300 Chromebook offering. As always, it is just rumor and speculation built around an apparent leaked image of a future plan. It doesn’t mean a whole lot until Asus announces such a set of devices. However, if Asus is indeed working on a pair of Chromebooks there are a few things I would be interested in having them do. The first be to make it a hybrid style Chromebook. For instance, the Acer C720p was a touch screen. The Chrome OS supports touchscreens. Why not make a Chromebook in the style of the Transformer line with a detachable keyboard. Make it a full tablet style Chrome OS tablet/laptop.
What would you guys like to see Asus accomplish in Chromebook that the current gen models have seeming failed to do for you. Do you want a fully detachable keyboard, ultra long battery life and slot for your Nexus to dock in the back?
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by Stormy Beach via AndroidSPIN
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