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Samsung Chromebook Series 5

Samsung Chromebook Series 5
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alaScore 85

502 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 502 reviews of Samsung Chromebook Series 5. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the keyboard and screen. The battery and durability are also appreciated. Many are negative about the touchpad, and comments are divided on the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung Chromebook Series 5

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 148 user reviews of Samsung Chromebook Series 5 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Samsung Chromebook

 

Can the first Chrome OS laptop successfully move us to the Cloud, lock, stock and barrel?

Slim, portable laptop, Excellent keyboard and clickable touchpad, Superb 8 hour battery life

Underpowered CPU & GPU struggle with web demands, Price is too close to regular laptops & netbooks, Chrome OS is impractical outside the home

Jul, 2011
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Expert review by (t3.com)

Samsung Series 5 Chromebook review

 

The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is a great laptop but with the same Chrome OS issues

Good build quality ; Comfortable keyboard ; Great battery life

Chrome OS ; More limits than benefits ; Performance issues

Jun, 2012
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Expert review by : Ian Morris (pocket-lint.com)

Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 pictures and hands-on - Pocket-lint

 

The Chromebook is a curious idea. Essentially, it's a normal laptop - albeit one too low-powered to really run Windows - that has a stripped-down version

Jun, 2012
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Expert review by : Jim Martin (techadvisor.co.uk)

Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook review

 

A year ago, we saw the first Samsung Chromebook and we were left feeling pretty underwhelmed with it. Not only was the hardware clunky and slow, but Google's much-anticipated Chrome OS was far more basic and limited in what it could do that we were...

We’re using the cloud more and more, but Google is too far ahead of the curve with Chrome OS.The updates have made it more usable, but what you can do offline is still too limited, and the file manager desperately needs improving.We could moan that it...

Jul, 2012
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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook review

 

Are we ready for laptops that don't do anything without the internet?

Solidly made and blindingly fast to reach to the internet, but messy offline computing makes it a tough sell

Jul, 2011
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Expert review by : Joshua Goldman (cnet.co.uk)

Samsung Chromebook Series 5 review

 

Editors' note (October 18, 2012): The Samsung Chromebook reviewed here has been replaced by a newer $249 model .

The Samsung Chromebook Series 5 is a small, attractive Netbook with long battery life, true instant-on Web access, and enough computing to use the Internet.

The Series 5 is expensive for its features and abilities, and using it can be frustrating depending on your wireless signal strength.

Despite solid hardware, great battery life, and fast startup, we can't recommend the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 until and unless Google improves the Chrome OS.

Jun, 2011
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Expert review by : Jason Cross (techadvisor.co.uk)

Samsung Chromebook Series 5 laptop review

 

Google Chrome OS is here. The Series 5 from Samsung is the first of the so-called Chromebooks, and I'm not sure it's exactly what we all had in mind when Google announced Chrome OS two years ago. Back then, our imaginations pictured computers that were...

Ultimately, the whole Chromebook experiment feels like it's just a couple years ahead of its time. There may come a day, sometime in the not-too-distant future, when web applications have the power and sophistication necessary to really replace most of...

Jun, 2011
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Expert review by : Alastair Stevenson (v3.co.uk)

Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook review

 

The Samsung Series 5 550 is the follow up to the company's original Series 5 Chromebook, offering a faster processor, increased RAM and slightly sturdier outer casing.

Reasonable keyboard and trackpad, Chrome OS works well when connected to the internet

Reliance on internet is a pain, external case scratches easily, incredibly overpriced, feels heavy

The Chromebook's reliance on an active internet connection and unreasonable price tag make it ill-suited for business use.

Aug, 2012
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Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook

 

The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook is unlike any other laptop: it runs Google Chrome OS, which is almost all web browser. This barebones approach combined with a fast 16GB solid state drive, 4GB of memory and 1.3GHz Intel Celeron processor makes start...

While there’s a lot to like about Chrome OS’ simplicity, the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook is still a tad too limited for most casual users day to day. The inability to install applications you’d take for granted on Windows or Mac will send many up...

Aug, 2012
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Expert review by : Techworld (techworld.com)

Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook review

 

We’re using the cloud more and more, but Google is too far ahead of the curve with Chrome OS. The updates have made it more usable, but what you can do offline is still too limited, and the file manager desperately needs improving. We could moan that...

Jul, 2012
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