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09-13-2016, 09:21 AM
When I found out that Google plans to retire (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3109868/laptop-computers/why-google-plans-to-stop-supporting-your-chromebook-after-five-years.html) most Chromebooks after just five years, my thoughts raced to the-Samsung’s Series 5 550 I bought four years ago. By Google's clock, this computer has a year left to live. I couldn't believe it'd all end so soon.
I bought the Series 5 550-while hopped up on the idea that all I needed from a computer was a web browser. At $450, it was pricey compared to what Chromebooks cost today, but fairly cheap for a laptop at the time. And while it wasn’t a Windows PC—like all Chromebooks, it can’t run desktop software—it compensated in other ways. It had a generously sized trackpad, for instance, and the same kind of island-style keys you’d find on a MacBook. Its speakers were surprisingly rich. The display had a 16:10 aspect ratio that showed more webpage (vertically) than your average widescreen laptop.
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I bought the Series 5 550-while hopped up on the idea that all I needed from a computer was a web browser. At $450, it was pricey compared to what Chromebooks cost today, but fairly cheap for a laptop at the time. And while it wasn’t a Windows PC—like all Chromebooks, it can’t run desktop software—it compensated in other ways. It had a generously sized trackpad, for instance, and the same kind of island-style keys you’d find on a MacBook. Its speakers were surprisingly rich. The display had a 16:10 aspect ratio that showed more webpage (vertically) than your average widescreen laptop.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (http://cdmagurus.com/article/3112349/chromebooks/why-my-older-chromebook-has-a-right-to-live-even-if-google-says-its-over.html#jump)
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