<s>
A	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
(	O
sometimes	O
stylized	O
in	O
lowercase	O
as	O
chromebook	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
or	O
tablet	O
running	O
the	O
Linux-based	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
as	O
its	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
designed	O
to	O
heavily	O
rely	O
on	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
for	O
tasks	O
using	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chrome	B-Operating_System
browser	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
have	O
since	O
expanded	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
full-fledged	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
apps	O
since	O
2017	O
and	O
2018	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
can	O
work	O
offline	O
;	O
applications	O
like	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Keep	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
synchronize	O
data	O
when	O
reconnecting	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
video	O
content	O
is	O
available	O
offline	O
using	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Movies	O
&	O
TV	O
extension	O
with	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
shipped	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
form	O
factors	O
include	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
desktops	O
,	O
Chromebase	O
,	O
which	O
places	O
the	O
computer	O
in	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
unit	O
,	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
stick	B-Device
PC	I-Device
called	O
a	O
Chromebit	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
outsold	O
Apple	O
Macs	B-Device
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
by	O
taking	O
market	O
share	O
from	O
laptops	B-Device
running	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
for	O
sale	O
,	O
by	O
Acer	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
were	O
announced	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
and	O
began	O
shipping	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
,	O
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
itself	O
entered	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Indian	O
market	O
that	O
employed	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Exynos	O
5	O
Dual	O
core	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
initially	O
skeptical	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
then	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
technology	O
columnist	O
David	O
Pogue	O
,	O
unfavorably	O
comparing	O
the	O
value	O
proposition	O
of	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
with	O
that	O
of	O
more	O
fully	O
featured	O
laptops	B-Device
running	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
complaint	O
dissipated	O
later	O
in	O
reviews	O
of	O
machines	O
from	O
Acer	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
that	O
were	O
priced	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
and	O
began	O
shipping	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
,	O
a	O
higher-spec	O
machine	O
with	O
a	O
high-end	O
retail	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Acer	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
big	O
screen	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Acer	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
15	O
with	O
an	O
FHD	O
15.6-inch	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2018	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
made	O
up	O
60%	O
of	O
computers	O
purchased	O
by	O
schools	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Simon	O
Phipps	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
InfoWorld	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
line	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
desktop/laptop	O
computer	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
devices	O
that	O
run	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
desktop	B-Device
styles	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebox	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
small	B-Protocol
form-factor	I-Protocol
PC	I-Protocol
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebase	O
,	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
desktop	B-Device
PC	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebit	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
stick	B-Device
PC	I-Device
introduced	O
by	O
Asus	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
updates	O
to	O
Chromebits	B-Protocol
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
tablets	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
by	O
Acer	O
,	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
Tab	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
available	O
on	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
via	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
application	O
distribution	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
access	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
the	O
ASUS	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
Flip	O
,	O
the	O
Acer	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
R	O
11	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
,	O
with	O
other	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
slated	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partnering	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
and	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
to	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
February	O
2017	O
review	O
in	O
The	O
Verge	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Plus	O
with	O
its	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
handled	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
Intel-based	O
Pro	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
on	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
are	O
still	O
in	O
beta	O
"	O
and	O
are	O
"	O
very	O
much	O
 [ an ] 	O
unfinished	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
systems	O
supporting	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
stable	O
or	O
beta	O
channel	O
is	O
increasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
desktop	B-Application
applications	I-Application
available	O
on	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
via	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
code-named	O
"	O
Crostini	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
is	O
already	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
default	O
support	O
for	O
applications	O
that	O
expect	O
a	O
GNU-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
maintains	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
devices	O
that	O
were	O
launched	O
before	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
support	O
Crostini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
hardware	O
partners	O
for	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
development	O
included	O
Acer	O
,	O
Adobe	O
,	O
Asus	O
,	O
Freescale	O
,	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
(	O
later	O
HP	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
,	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
ship	O
with	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chrome	B-Operating_System
web	O
browser	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
media-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enabling	O
developer	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
and	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
on	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
also	O
include	O
a	O
screw	O
or	O
switch	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
to	O
enable	O
or	O
disable	O
write	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crouton	B-Application
is	O
a	O
script	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
from	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
running	O
both	O
operating	O
systems	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
include	O
SeaBIOS	B-Language
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
boot	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
limited	O
offline	O
capability	O
and	O
a	O
fast	O
boot-time	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
are	O
primarily	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
while	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
signed	O
in	O
to	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
installing	O
traditional	B-Application
applications	I-Application
that	O
propose	O
risk	O
of	O
malware	O
,	O
users	O
install	O
web	B-Application
apps	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
a	O
multi-layer	O
security	O
architecture	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
anti-virus	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
many	O
Bluetooth	O
and	O
USB	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
cameras	O
,	O
mice	O
,	O
external	O
keyboards	O
and	O
flash	O
drives	O
is	O
included	O
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
plug-and-play	B-Device
on	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
except	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
,	O
boot	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Coreboot	B-Device
,	O
a	O
fast	O
booting	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
supports	I-Application
new	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
with	O
automatic	O
updates	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
8	O
years	O
since	O
2020	O
,	O
previously	O
it	O
was	O
6.5	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
date	O
when	O
a	O
device	O
will	O
stop	O
receiving	O
automatic	O
software	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Additional	O
info	O
"	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
About	O
device	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
maintain	O
an	O
Auto	O
Update	O
policy	O
listing	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
makes	O
and	O
models	O
with	O
their	O
auto	O
update	O
expiration	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
generation	O
and	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
most	O
products	O
can	O
be	O
inferred	O
from	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
and	O
its	O
corresponding	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Architecture	O
Game	O
series	O
Characters	O
Bay	B-Device
Trail	I-Device
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Rambi	O
,	O
Swanky	O
,	O
Quawks	O
,...	O
Haswell	B-Device
Star	O
Fox	O
Slippy	O
,	O
Falco	O
,	O
Peppy	O
,...	O
Broadwell	B-General_Concept
Final	O
Fantasy	O
X	O
Auron	O
,	O
Paine	O
,	O
Yuna	O
,	O
Rikku	O
,...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
commercially	O
available	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
5	O
and	O
the	O
Acer	O
AC700	O
,	O
were	O
unveiled	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
developer	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
to	O
begin	O
selling	O
through	O
online	O
channels	O
,	O
including	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
Best	O
Buy	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Italy	O
and	O
Spain	O
starting	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Acer	O
's	O
AC700	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
until	O
early	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
machines	O
sold	O
for	O
between	O
$349	O
and	O
$499	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
offered	O
a	O
monthly	O
payment	O
scheme	O
for	O
business	O
and	O
education	O
customers	O
at	O
$28	O
and	O
$20	O
per	O
user	O
,	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
respectively	O
for	O
a	O
three-year	O
contract	O
,	O
including	O
replacements	O
and	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
offers	O
models	O
equipped	O
with	O
3G/4G	O
LTE	O
connectivity	O
100	O
–	O
200MB	O
of	O
free	O
wireless	O
data	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
early	O
marketing	O
efforts	O
relied	O
primarily	O
on	O
hands-on	O
experience	O
:	O
giving	O
away	O
Samsung	B-Application
machines	O
to	O
10	O
Cr-48	O
pilot	O
program	O
participants	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
Guru	O
and	O
lending	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
to	O
passengers	O
on	O
some	O
Virgin	O
America	O
flights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
a	O
"	O
store	O
within	O
a	O
store	O
"	O
,	O
inside	O
the	O
Currys	O
and	O
PC	O
World	O
superstore	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
store	O
had	O
a	O
Google-style	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
with	O
splashes	O
of	O
color	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
retail	O
store	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
broader	O
in-store	O
Google	B-Application
shop	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
not	O
expanded	O
beyond	O
the	O
PC	O
World	O
on	O
Tottenham	O
Court	O
Road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
marketing	O
strategies	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	B-Operating_System
has	O
created	O
several	O
"	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
minis	O
"	O
that	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
simplicity	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
comical	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
question	O
"	O
How	O
do	O
you	O
back	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
a	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
"	O
is	O
asked	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
data	B-Protocol
backup	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
instead	O
,	O
shows	O
two	O
hands	O
pushing	O
a	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
back	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
statement	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
back	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
a	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
showing	O
how	O
all	O
data	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
published	O
on	O
ZDNet	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	O
Five	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
concerns	B-Application
for	O
businesses	O
"	O
,	O
Steven	O
J	O
.	O
Vaughan-Nichols	O
faulted	O
the	O
devices	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
capability	O
,	O
not	O
supporting	O
some	O
Wi-Fi	O
security	O
methods	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
Wi-Fi	O
Protected	O
Access	O
II	O
(	O
WPA2	O
)	O
Enterprise	O
with	O
Extensible	O
Authentication	O
Protocol-Transport	O
Layer	O
Security	O
(	O
EAP-TLS	O
)	O
or	O
Cisco	O
's	O
Lightweight	B-Protocol
Extensible	I-Protocol
Authentication	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
LEAP	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
customer	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Orlando	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
reported	O
on	O
their	O
initial	O
testing	O
of	O
600	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broader	O
study	O
related	O
to	O
accessing	O
virtual	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	O
users	O
have	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
is	O
easy	O
to	O
travel	O
with	O
and	O
starts	O
up	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
I	O
just	O
need	O
to	O
stay	O
connected	O
for	O
emergencies	O
,	O
I	O
take	O
my	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
but	O
when	O
traveling	O
for	O
business	O
she	O
would	O
still	O
take	O
her	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orlando	O
does	O
plan	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
price	O
reductions	O
on	O
all	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
Wi-Fi-only	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
5	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
$349	O
,	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
5	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
$449	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Acer	O
AC700	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
$299	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Series	O
5	O
550	O
and	O
the	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
first	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
desktop	B-Device
machines	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
two	O
lowest	O
cost	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
emerged	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
:	O
the	O
$249	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
3	O
and	O
the	O
$199	O
Acer	O
C7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
February	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
machine	O
,	O
their	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
starting	O
price	O
of	O
$1299	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
released	O
after	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
include	O
100GB	O
–	O
1.09TB	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
cloud	O
storage	O
and	O
12	O
GoGo	O
Wi-Fi	O
passes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Acer	O
's	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
sales	O
were	O
being	O
driven	O
by	O
"	O
heavy	O
Internet	O
users	O
with	O
educational	O
institutions	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
platform	O
represented	O
5	O
–	O
10	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
US	O
shipments	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Acer	O
president	O
Jim	O
Wong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wong	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
consider	O
marketing	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
to	O
other	O
developed	O
countries	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
although	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
is	O
free	O
to	O
license	O
for	O
hardware	O
vendors	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
required	O
greater	O
marketing	O
expenditure	O
than	O
Windows	O
,	O
offsetting	O
the	O
licensing	O
savings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
11	O
months	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
1.76	O
million	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
representing	O
21%	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
commercial	O
business-to-business	O
laptop	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
sold	O
400,000	O
units	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
negligible	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Silviu	O
Stahie	O
noted	O
in	O
Softpedia	O
that	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
were	O
eating	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemy	O
is	O
called	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
and	O
they	O
are	O
using	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
...	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
sign	O
that	O
things	O
are	O
slowing	O
down	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
really	O
needs	O
a	O
win	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
if	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
remain	O
relevant.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
by	O
sales	O
volume	O
(	O
to	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
second	O
after	O
Windows	O
based	O
devices	O
(	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	O
,	O
overtaking	O
Apple	O
's	O
devices	O
in	O
2014	O
)	O
:	O
"	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
sales	O
through	O
the	O
U.S.	O
B2B	O
channels	O
increased	O
43	O
percent	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
keep	O
overall	O
B2B	O
PC	O
and	O
tablet	O
sales	O
from	O
falling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ .. ] 	O
Sales	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
OS-equipped	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
)	O
devices	O
saw	O
a	O
29	O
percent	O
increase	O
over	O
2014	O
propelled	O
by	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
sales	O
,	O
while	O
Apple	O
devices	O
declined	O
12	O
percent	O
and	O
Windows	O
devices	O
fell	O
8	O
percent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
100E	O
was	O
the	O
cheapest	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
education	O
market	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
 '	O
most	O
notable	O
success	O
,	O
competing	O
on	O
the	O
low	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
upkeep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
even	O
while	O
commercial	O
sales	O
were	O
flat	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
placed	O
nearly	O
27,000	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
in	O
schools	O
across	O
41	O
states	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
one-on-one	O
"	O
programs	O
,	O
which	O
allocate	O
a	O
computer	O
for	O
every	O
student	O
in	O
South	O
Carolina	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
and	O
Iowa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
represented	O
58	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
2.6	O
million	O
mobile	O
devices	O
purchased	O
by	O
U.S.	O
schools	O
and	O
about	O
64	O
percent	O
of	O
that	O
market	O
outside	O
the	O
U.S.	O
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Apple	O
tablets	O
and	O
laptops	B-Device
to	O
U.S.	O
schools	O
dropped	O
that	O
year	O
to	O
19	O
percent	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
52	O
percent	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helping	O
spur	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
sales	O
is	O
Google	B-Application
Classroom	I-Application
,	O
an	O
app	O
designed	O
for	O
teachers	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
classroom	O
activities	O
including	O
attendance	O
,	O
classroom	O
discussions	O
,	O
homework	O
and	O
communication	O
with	O
students	O
and	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
been	O
concerns	B-Application
about	O
privacy	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
for	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officials	O
at	O
schools	O
issuing	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
for	O
students	O
have	O
affirmed	O
that	O
students	O
have	O
no	O
right	O
to	O
privacy	O
when	O
using	O
school-issued	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
even	O
at	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
activity	O
can	O
be	O
monitored	O
by	O
the	O
school	O
using	O
third-party	O
software	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
the	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
has	O
complained	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
itself	O
is	O
violating	O
the	O
privacy	O
of	O
students	O
by	O
enabling	O
the	O
synchronization	O
function	O
within	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	B-Operating_System
(	O
"	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
Sync	O
"	O
)	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
allowing	O
web	O
browsing	O
histories	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
of	O
students	O
–	O
including	O
those	O
under-13	O
–	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
servers	O
and	O
potentially	O
used	O
for	O
purposes	O
other	O
than	O
authorized	O
educational	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
point	O
of	O
contention	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
users	O
of	O
school-issued	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
cannot	O
change	O
these	O
settings	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
measure	O
to	O
protect	O
their	O
privacy	O
;	O
only	O
the	O
administrator	O
who	O
issued	O
the	O
laptops	B-Device
can	O
change	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EFF	O
claims	O
that	O
this	O
violates	O
a	O
Student	O
Privacy	O
Pledge	O
already	O
signed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Google	B-Application
wants	O
to	O
use	O
students	O
 '	O
data	O
to	O
'	O
improve	O
Google	B-Application
products	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
needs	O
to	O
get	O
express	O
consent	O
from	O
parents.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
made	O
up	O
60%	O
of	O
computers	O
used	O
in	O
schools	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
research	O
firms	O
Gartner	O
and	O
Canalys	O
,	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
were	O
shipped	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
school	O
districts	O
and	O
parents	O
purchased	O
them	O
for	O
remote	O
learning	O
purposes	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
made	O
by	O
12	O
manufacturers	O
are	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
4	O
manufacturers	O
that	O
ended	O
making	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
before	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
press	O
briefing	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
Pilot	O
Program	O
,	O
a	O
pilot	O
experiment	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Cr-48	B-Operating_System
Chrome	I-Operating_System
Notebook	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
and	O
modified	O
hardware	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
distributed	O
about	O
60,000	O
Cr-48	B-Operating_System
Chrome	I-Operating_System
Notebooks	I-Operating_System
between	O
December	O
2010	O
and	O
March	O
2011	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
participants	O
and	O
in	O
return	O
asked	O
for	O
feedback	O
such	O
as	O
suggestions	O
and	O
bug	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
addressed	O
complaints	O
that	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
offers	O
little	O
functionality	O
when	O
the	O
host	O
device	O
is	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
demonstrated	O
an	O
offline	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
plan	O
that	O
would	O
give	O
users	O
100MB	O
of	O
free	O
data	O
each	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
paid	O
plans	O
available	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
USB	O
port	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
supporting	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
,	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
USB	O
storage	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
a	O
printer	O
,	O
as	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
offers	O
no	O
print	B-Application
stack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
instead	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
secure	O
service	O
called	O
Google	B-Application
Cloud	O
Print	O
to	O
print	O
to	O
legacy	O
printers	O
connected	O
to	O
their	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
or	O
to	O
connect	O
an	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
,	O
Kodak	O
Hero	O
,	O
Kodak	O
ESP	O
,	O
or	O
Epson	O
Connect	O
printer	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Cloud	O
Print	O
service	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
cloud	O
aware	O
"	O
printer	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cr-48	O
prototype	B-Application
laptop	B-Device
gave	O
reviewers	O
their	O
first	O
opportunity	O
to	O
evaluate	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
running	O
on	O
a	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
approach	O
to	O
security	O
but	O
wondered	O
whether	O
mainstream	O
computer	O
users	O
would	O
accept	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
whose	O
only	O
application	O
is	O
a	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
thought	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
"	O
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
some	O
niche	O
audiences	O
"	O
:	O
people	O
who	O
just	O
need	O
a	O
browser	O
or	O
companies	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
was	O
"	O
decidedly	O
not	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
purpose	O
computing	O
environments	O
that	O
currently	O
ship	O
on	O
netbooks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
wrote	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
's	O
advantages	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
software	O
environments	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
native	O
applications.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Cr-48	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Bakke	O
of	O
Conceivably	O
Tech	O
wrote	O
that	O
a	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
had	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
frequently	O
used	O
family	O
appliance	O
in	O
his	O
household	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Its	O
15	O
second	O
startup	O
time	O
and	O
dedicated	O
Google	B-Application
user	O
accounts	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
go-to	O
device	O
for	O
quick	O
searches	O
,	O
email	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Facebook	O
activities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
device	O
did	O
not	O
replace	O
other	O
five	O
notebooks	B-Device
in	O
the	O
house	O
:	O
one	O
for	O
gaming	O
,	O
two	O
for	O
the	O
kids	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
more	O
for	O
general	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
everyday	O
device	O
and	O
give	O
up	O
what	O
you	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
on	O
a	O
Mac/Windows	O
PC	O
,	O
while	O
you	O
surely	O
enjoy	O
the	O
dedicated	O
cloud	O
computing	O
capabilities	O
occasionally.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
Intel	O
NM10	O
chipset	O
can	O
get	O
very	O
hot	O
during	O
operation	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
proper	O
heatsink	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
fixed	O
in	O
production	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
was	O
the	O
high-end	O
machine	O
in	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
has	O
an	O
unusual	O
3:2	O
display	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
touch	O
screen	O
featuring	O
what	O
was	O
at	O
its	O
debut	O
the	O
highest	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
any	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
a	O
faster	O
CPU	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
exterior	O
design	O
described	O
by	O
Wired	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
austere	O
rectangular	O
block	O
of	O
aluminum	O
with	O
subtly	O
rounded	O
edges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
machine	O
received	O
much	O
media	O
attention	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
questioning	O
the	O
Pixel	O
's	O
value	O
proposition	O
compared	O
to	O
similarly	O
priced	O
Windows	O
machines	O
and	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
has	O
a	O
3:2	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
touchscreen	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
12.3	O
"	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
but	O
like	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
excludes	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
implements	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
"	O
instant	O
tethering	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
tethers	O
a	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
to	O
a	O
Pixel	O
phone	O
's	O
mobile	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
5	O
specifications	O
,	O
Scott	O
Stein	O
of	O
CNET	O
was	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
a	O
machine	O
with	O
a	O
12-inch	O
screen	O
and	O
just	O
16GB	O
of	O
onboard	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
might	O
be	O
lighter	O
than	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
'd	O
still	O
prefer	O
more	O
media	O
storage	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
MG	O
Siegler	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
wrote	O
a	O
largely	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
improvements	O
in	O
speed	O
and	O
touchpad	O
sensitivity	O
over	O
the	O
CR-48	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
long	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
all	O
models	O
are	O
priced	O
below	O
the	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
iFixit	O
dismantled	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
5	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
essentially	O
an	O
improved	O
Cr-48	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
plus	O
side	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
screen	O
was	O
easy	O
to	O
remove	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
components	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
would	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
replace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
Series	O
5	O
550	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
model	O
and	O
more	O
expensive	O
3G	B-Architecture
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dana	O
Wollman	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
's	O
keyboard	O
"	O
put	O
thousand-dollar	O
Ultrabooks	O
to	O
shame	O
"	O
and	O
offered	O
better	O
display	O
quality	O
than	O
on	O
many	O
laptops	B-Device
selling	O
for	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Wilcox	O
of	O
BetaNews	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
price	O
to	O
performance	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
compares	O
to	O
other	O
choices	O
"	O
is	O
"	O
where	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
crumbles	O
for	O
many	O
potential	O
buyers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
models	O
sell	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
their	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
price-performance	O
ratio	O
is	O
quite	O
favorable	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
specs	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
lower-cost	O
options.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Series	O
3	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
a	O
San	O
Francisco	O
event	O
with	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
XE303	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
cheaper	O
,	O
thinner	O
and	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
550	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
marketed	O
the	O
Series	O
3	O
as	O
the	O
computer	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
simple	O
operating	O
system	O
(	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
affordable	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
York	O
Times	O
technology	O
columnist	O
David	O
Pogue	O
reversed	O
his	O
earlier	O
thumbs-down	O
verdict	O
on	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
$250	O
changes	O
everything.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
you	O
’re	O
getting	O
a	O
laptop.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
does	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
people	O
use	O
computers	O
and	O
laptops	B-Device
for	O
:	O
playing	O
flash	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
opening	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
correct	O
when	O
it	O
asserts	O
that	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
is	O
perfect	O
for	O
schools	O
,	O
second	O
computers	O
in	O
homes	O
and	O
businesses	O
who	O
deploy	O
hundreds	O
of	O
machines.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Series	O
3	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
was	O
even	O
more	O
favorable	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
machine	O
largely	O
delivered	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
for	O
students	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
computer	O
for	O
a	O
household	O
—	O
especially	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
are	O
already	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
like	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gmail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
's	O
got	O
workable	O
if	O
not	O
standout	O
hardware	O
,	O
its	O
battery	O
life	O
is	O
good	O
,	O
it	O
switches	O
on	O
quickly	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
$249	O
price	O
tag	O
means	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
commitment	O
as	O
the	O
$550	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
5	O
550	O
that	O
arrived	O
in	O
May.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
3	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
and	O
distinguished	O
from	O
the	O
similarly	O
named	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
3	O
in	O
several	O
respects	O
:	O
newer	O
(	O
released	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
different	O
architecture	O
(	O
Intel	O
Celeron	O
N3050	O
instead	O
of	O
Exynos	O
5	O
Dual	O
ARM	B-Architecture
Cortex	O
)	O
,	O
thinner	O
(	O
0.7	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
expensive	O
(	O
about	O
$100	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
Series	O
3	O
)	O
;	O
while	O
remaining	O
a	O
full	O
implementation	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Samsung	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
high-end	O
2-in-1	O
laptop	B-Device
under	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
branding	O
for	O
$999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
4	O
(	O
11.6	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
4+	O
(	O
15.6	O
"	O
)	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
continue	O
the	O
budget	O
model	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
line	O
with	O
a	O
dual	O
core	O
Intel	O
Celeron	O
N4000	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
follow-on	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
2	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
's	O
first	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
largest	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
Pavilion	O
14	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
launched	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
introduced	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
11	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
HP	O
recalled	O
145,000	O
chargers	O
due	O
to	O
overheating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
14	O
was	O
announced	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
with	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Haswell	I-Device
Celeron	O
processor	O
,	O
USB	O
3.0	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
4G	O
broadband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
lineup	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
are	O
available	O
in	O
several	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
types	O
of	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
also	O
run	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classed	O
as	O
small	B-Protocol
form-factor	I-Protocol
PCs	I-Protocol
,	O
Chromeboxes	B-Protocol
typically	O
feature	O
a	O
power	O
switch	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
ports	O
:	O
local	O
area	O
network	O
,	O
USB	O
,	O
DVI-D	O
,	O
DisplayPort	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
Chromeboxes	B-Protocol
employ	O
solid-state	O
memory	O
and	O
support	O
Web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
but	O
require	O
an	O
external	O
monitor	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebase	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
all-in-one	O
"	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chromebit	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
stick	B-Device
PC	I-Device
running	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
or	O
monitor	O
,	O
this	O
device	O
turns	O
that	O
display	O
into	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebit	B-Protocol
allows	O
adding	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
over	O
Bluetooth	O
or	O
USB	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDMI	B-Protocol
does	O
not	O
provide	O
power	O
to	O
connected	O
devices	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
Chromebit	B-Protocol
is	O
supplied	O
power	O
from	O
either	O
an	O
external	O
USB	O
power	O
supply	O
or	O
draws	O
power	O
via	O
a	O
USB	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
