Samsung Chromebook 2 Announced, Premium Apps Included

Over the weekend we caught a glimpse of the upcoming Samsung Chromebook 2 in all its faux leather  glory. They have since announced the new Chromebook 2’s as being scheduled for an April release and their isn’t just one model, but two.

Samsung will be releasing a 11.6-inch and a 13.3-inch version of the new Chromebook 2 device. The lower priced version comes in at $319 with a 1366×768 display, Exynos 5 Octa processor at 1.9GHz and 4GB of RAM. The higher priced model, $399, offers up a 1920×1080 display, a Exynos 5 Octa processor at 2.1GHz and also has 4GB of RAM. Variations in color will be available for the 11.6-inch model with a Jet Black and Classic White offering and weighs in at about 2.5 pounds. The 13.3-inch model will be Luminous Titan Gray and weighs in at about 3 pounds. Samsung even touts better battery life, about 8 hours and is keep with the 16GB on board storage.

The new Chromebook 2’s also pack in $100 worth of premium apps. They are mainly aimed at the classroom and business professional, but many are good for everyday users as well. With the faux leather briefcase look, it doesn’t surprise me much that they are aiming for professionals more so than general users. A few of the apps included is AirDroid Premium, Wunderlist Pro and LittleBridge. With Chrome OS being more tricky to bloat up, Samsung has found an alternate way of giving you more value to your purchase. Personally I think it is a good move to include great apps and services that many of us already know and use instead of trying to reinvent the wheel with their own software.

Are the spec bumps and the style changes enough to make you consider a new Samsung Chromebook 2?

Source: Geek and CNET

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