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.
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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.
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.
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