Unboxing of Google Chromebox (HP Version)

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With the rise of Google Chromebooks entering the marketplace with their laptops during the past couple of years, Google now has officially entered the desktop market as well with their Google Chromebox.

At first glance, the Chromebox is compact in size at 4.88 x 4.96 x 1.54 inches.


The Chromebox allows you to transform any compatible monitor or TV (up to 2 display units simultaneously) into a computer environment safely with access to your favorite websites and Google Chrome apps in seconds.

The Chromebox strictly relies on Google Chrome for the computer's standard Web browser and it also relies on apps for software purposes. The apps for this computer can be installed via the Google Chrome Store.

The operating system (OS) is a not your traditional Windows OS but a Google OS (Linux based). Because of this factor the desktop does not come equipped with Internet Explorer or Microsoft Office Suite.

As of October 2014, the Chromebox is only being manufactured by Asus and Hewlett Packard (HP). Google offers 100 GB per device upon purchase of cloud storage for 2 years, for free, in Google's Drive app.

The internal hard drive comes in 16 or 32 GB contingent upon which model & manufacturer the Chromebox is purchased from.

The following video below is an unboxing of the Chromebox by HP (Model # cb1-014). Feel free to check it out as Fernando the CEO for PC Pro 4 Less gives his thoughts and opinions about the Chromebox during the initial opening of the product.

Instructional Video Below

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How a Small Flash Drive Plays a Big Role in Life

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Flash drives today seem more novelty than useful, or at least that is the way it is for me.

I go to different business meetings and conferences and typically businesses will brand their logo on a portable flash drive. I know this because I have an office drawer full of them collecting dust as I type this blog post.

My professional lifestyle in website design moves fast yet purposeful. In an ideal world, my technology moves just as fast too.

So when I cleaned out my desk drawer with extra flash drives, to my surprise did I find a small nano-like microchip of sorts.



At first I finally came to the conclusion that Big Brother is listening to me. I quickly brushed away that notion realizing that they could easily hack my smart phone if they wanted to listen to my communications.

So the small tech device ended up being another flash drive but a way cooler one due to it being so micro in size.

The next thing I had to do was plug this bad puppy in to my laptop to see its full potential. It handled pretty smooth for how small this thing is.

The company that made this device is PK Paris and they can be found online. Their specific product that I have been talking about is their PK K’1 which is the world’s smallest USB3 key with a body of 5mm.

The tech specs are pretty straight forward with options to purchase this device in either 32 GB or 64 GB space storage. The 32 GB device costs $40.00 retail while the 64 GB device costs $70.00 retail on PK Paris’s website.

Because of the compatibility and ease of use, I am going to use this small nifty flash drive device for my laptop for when I travel from work to business events.

Then again, my tablet needs more space and this device is USB3 compatible.

Decisions. Decisions.

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