Mass production of notebook with Chrome OS start in the second half of the year

Despite the fact that the start of production of the first models of portable computers that are running the cloud operating system Chrome OS, expected in early 2011, their actual mass production is delayed for at least six months. It is expected that the major manufacturers of computer equipment to demonstrate the first netbooks with Chrome OS at the Computex 2011 in Taipei. Among the vendors whose products will be showcased at the Taiwan trade show with a new cloud operating system, will be Acer, Asus, Sony and Samsung. It is reported resource DigiTimes. It is assumed that netbooks will be built as a platform based on the familiar Intel Atom, and Nvidia Tegra 2. In particular, it is said with this particular processor is a laptop with Chrome OS from Sony.

Production models will be engaged in the company Inventec, Quanta and Compal. It is expected that the netbook will be offered as a dual-boot, and only with the Chrome OS. In the latter case, some companies will offer a radical reduction in the cost of devices for which the price will not exceed $ 300. This will be the answer to the netbook manufacturers to compete by the tablets. Notes, for example, that Sony Chrome OS notebook having a screen with a diagonal of 11.6 inches and being built on the Nvidia Tegra platform 2, to compete with the tablets at a cost and battery life (up to 8 hours), while possessing more functionality and performance.