Google’s new $249 Chromebook laptop isn’t the computer for “everyone,” as Google’s new commercials may claim. It isn’t for serious gamers, people who want to install their own programs on their own computer, or for people who don’t want to be connected to the Internet all the time just to be able to use their computer. And it isn’t a Macbook Air.
The Chromebook doesn’t run Windows, MacOS X, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word or a host of other programs you may be familiar with. The Chromebook runs Google Chrome OS, which looks like the Google Chrome browser many of us already use. The browser-based interface is no accident: the Chromebook is a “cloud” computer, requiring an Internet connection to access your data and programs to be useful.
The new Chromebook is an inexpensive, lightweight and relatively perky laptop with a decent keyboard and trackpad that will allow you to surf the Internet, update your Facebook page, and write letters and use spreadsheets using Google Docs. That’s if you have Wi-Fi access to the Internet, as this new, low-end Chromebook only has Wi-Fi (wireless) for network connections.
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