Details of Samsung’s first official Chrome OS netbook, dubbed Alex, have surfaced in Google’s code repository. According to the Chrome OS development site, the Alex netbook will be powered by a 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 processor and sport 2GB of RAM. A SanDisk solid-state harddrive of an unknown capacity, a 1280 x 800 pixel display resolution, Wi-Fi, Ethernet port, front-facing webcam, and Bluetooth along with support for 3G cellular connectivity and a Synaptics TouchPad will also be included. Google’s I/O developer conference is in just a few short weeks… perhaps Sir Alex will make an appearance.
As we approach the expected mid-2011 launch for a few Chrome OS devices, it seems inevitable that some details are bound to slip out ahead of time -- here's looking at you, Acer ZGB and Seaboard. The latest victim outed by a Chromium bug report is the Samsung "Alex," which sports a 1280 x 800 display (probably at 10 inches as previously rumored; like the mockup above), 1.5GHz dual-core Atom N550, SanDisk SSD P4 of unknown capacity, and 2GB RAM. Also listed are a Qualcomm Gobi 2000 3G card, Bluetooth, WiFi, webcam, and a Synaptics touchpad. Well, not long to go now -- perhaps the Alex might even make a cheeky appearance at Google I/O in two weeks' time? Screenshot of the bug report after the break.
Samsung’s first official Chrome OS netbook, dubbed Alex, have surfaced in Google’s code repository. That netbook have a 10-inch 1280×800 display. As well as a 1.5GHz dual core Atom N550 chip, SanDisk SSD P4, and 2GB of RAM. Plus it will have a Qualcomm Gobi 3000 3G card inside along with Bluetooth and WiFi. And it even has a webcam and Synaptics touchpad.
According to Samsung Hub:
* 1280 x 800 pixel display
* (Probably) 10-inches
* 1.5 GHz dual-core Atom N550
* SanDisk SSD P4 (capacity unknown)
* 2 GB RAM
* Qualcomm Gobi 2000 3G card
* Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
* Namuga webcam
* Synaptics touchpad
* Card reader, USB ports, VGA output
Google’s I/O developer conference is in just a few short weeks… perhaps Sir Alex will make an appearance.
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