Large Screen Netbooks Better for Students than Tablets

Samsung have released a range of  small low cost laptop computers running the Google Chrome operating system. The cheapest is But more practical looking is the $450 Samsung Series 5 Chromebook. This has a 12.1 inch screen and is the size of laptop I use and have found ideal for university study. It is small enough to fit in a bag alongside an A4 pad and has a big enough keyboard to be usable. There is no point in having a smaller tablet computer with a 10 inch screen, as by the time you a carry case and a keyboard, it is not much smaller than the laptop and costs more.

The Smasung computer runs Google's Chrome operating system, which has been an unpopular cousin to Google Android. The unit has a low performance processor and limited memory compared to a larger laptop, but comparable to tablet computers.

The  Kogan Agora Laptop I use has a full version of Linux and more storage, but still only cost about $400.

Kogan Laptop With Google Chromium OS

Kogan are offering a 11.6 Inch screen Agora laptop with 30GB of solid state memory, apart from the low price ($350) the feature of note is that it comes with Google's Chromium Operating System. iTech Report claim this is the laptop running the open-source edition of Google’s Chrome OS. I have ordered the higher specification Kogan Agora Pro version of the same laptop which has more RAM, a hard disk and Linux.

Specifications
Model Number:	KALTP12CHRAA
Processor:	Intel Celeron M ULV Processor (SU2300) - 1M Cache, 1.30 GHz, 800 MHz FSB
Memory:	1GB DDR2 Ram (support up to 4GB)
Operating System:	Google's Chromium OS
Hard Drive:	30GB SATA Solid State Hard Drive
Video Card:	Intel® GS40 integrated (Shared memory - 256MB)
Sound:	HD Audio, Built-In 2 speakers and 1 Microphone
Monitor:	11.6" WXGA Widescreen HD LED Display
Resolution:	1366 x 768 (16:9)
Webcam:	1.3M
Wireless Card:	802.11 B/G/N
Bluetooth:	Built in
Card Reader:	3-in-1 (SD/MMC/MS Pro)
Security:	Kensington® Lock
Keyboard:	78 keys with 19.05mm key pitch and 2.0±0.5mm key stroke
Inputs
USB:	3
LAN:	1
Microphone:	1
Outputs
Headphone:	1
VGA:	1
HDMI®:	1
Battery
Capacity:	4 Cell, 4600mAh
Type:	Polymer
Battery Life:	Approx 3.5 hours
AC:	AC 110~240V, DC 19V @ 65W AC Adapter
Weight & Dimensions
Dimensions of Laptop (approx):	W:29.0cm x D:19.5cm x H:2.56cm
Weight of Laptop - Net (approx):	1.32kg
Weight of Laptop - Gross (approx):	1.52kg
What's In The Box:
	Kogan Agora Laptop
	Power Cable
	Link to User Manual