Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US Review

June 3, 2012 Filed under Laptops Posted by William A. Humphrey

Gadget Reviews – The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US similar with the XE550C22-A01US model but features a 3G-equipped of Mobile Broadband Service provided by Verizon Wireless. As an ultraportable device, the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US is built in a thin and light body that features no CD drive or any hard drive. Instead, the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US owns a fast SSD inside the machine. The machine that has a 12-inch display screen promises a good battery life for a full day portable usage.

Running on Chrome OS, the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US in integrated with Google’s Chrome Web browser. To its performance, the new Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US offers a vastly booting time at only 7 seconds.

Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US Specs and Performance

The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US measures at 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.83 inches of its dimensions and owns 3.02 pounds of weight.

Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US Review

On the left edge, the XE550C22-H01US offers a DC-in port for charging, Ethernet port, DisplayPort video output, a USB 2.0 port, and a combo microphone and headphone jack. On the opposite side, the device provides a security slot that comes along with another USB 2.0 port and a standard 4-in-1 memory card reader. On top of the screen’s bezel, the XE550C22-H01US has a 1-megapixel webcam ready.

The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US has a 12.1-inch LED-backlit SuperBright display that uses TFT active matrix panels for delivering 1280 x 800 of maximum image resolution and viewing native HD 720p video. The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US is now running on better Google Chrome Operating System.

Under the hood, the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US is powered with a 1.3 GHz Intel Celeron 867 dual-core processor that has 2 MB cache. The processor comes along with 4 GB of installed DDR3 RAM and Intel HD Graphics to handle all performances. Your important data and favorite movies and photos will be saved securely in its 16 GB solid-state drive (SSD).

The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US is equipped with 3G capability to the fast networking of Mobile Broadband Service provided by Verizon Wireless. On sale the device is included 2-years Verizon 3G WWAN service to gain up to 100MB per month data connection with the server.

The Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook XE550C22-H01US is coupled with long battery life. The 6800 mAh battery promises up to 6 hours of battery life.