Samsung Chrome book not elegant but will do the job
341912
Its very pre-teen. I was silly to suppose it would be like most Samsung elegant products. Its functional. but a little bulky to carry around when I pop out for a starbucks. I cannot get into it. I thought it would supersede my Samsung Tablet A but I'm still using that. It has be moved to a drawer and it will be shown as curiosity item to friends. If you are looking for something robust with a keyboard this will do. Chrome is not what I had hoped it would be either and Im happy with android apps so I still prefer a slim tablet with an Anker slim bluetooth keyboard.
618013
It took a little getting used to, but I really like my chromebook. I mostly use if for online shopping, checking emails, and watching netflix.  I can't say I've really had many issues with it other than connecting to the wifi at work (just ordered a USB Ethernet adapter to see if I can at least get connected that way).  Doesn't have issues anywhere else with wifi, just in the office. It's super light weight so I carry it almost everywhere I go and the battery lasts a long time.  Google docs and spreadsheet work well for most of my daily needs, although i do hope google continues to improve on them because some features I use often are missing.  App store is easy to use.  Wish there were more apps but hopefully all in good time.  Only thing I can say about apps that I do not like is with game apps in particular (i don't play games all that often so it's not a huge deal).  I have found that a lot of them don't allow you to turn the sound on the game off and I can't just mute the sound all together on the chromebook because I only play games while watching a movie or tv show so I need the sound on.  So most of my games I still play on my phone.

For extra storage so I don't have to save everything to a cloud I have a 64GB tiny flash drive I keep plugged in almost all the time.  Has also been useful when I work on something on a different computer and don't want to save it to google drive but want access to it on my chromebook.
2549939
As others have stated, it is important to understand what you are getting and not getting with the Chromebook.  For me, this is a supplementary, portable computing device.  I still have my primary laptop and my home computer and those aren't going away.

What is great about the Chromebook is what it is being advertised for: everything in the cloud and instantly accessible.  If you are not currently using gmail and Google apps, this may be more of an adjustment than you are ready for right now.  It is also not 100% "ready for prime time".  Agreed that Skype would be nice, however Google chat with video is there, instant and seamless.

I did weigh this against a tablet or iPad but really wanted the keyboard (and aside from the missing "delete" key, it's a very nice keyboard)

I also weighed this against a Win7 netbook with a Chrome OS partition.  What sold me on the Chromebook was the 3G capability with the "pay as you go plan".  Other Vzn 3G netbooks require the full Vzn data plan ($50/month).  The free 100mb/month is pretty laughable (I'll have used that up within the week) but I do like that I have month to month capability with the data plan so I'm only paying for 3G when I'm using it.

I was a little anxious about buying this -- the reviews are mixed but not about the device -- it's really a stylish, well designed device -- but about the whole Chrome, in the cloud, web only philosophy.  If you're not buying in to that concept, this probably isn't the device for you just yet but I'm willing to take the bet on it.
3696741
Design makes sense with durable construction and 180 degree opening.  Chromebooks downcoming is the challenges related to saving items onto it.  Documents, photos, etc. have to be saved in the "Downloaded" file or a subfile of Downloaded has to be created. There is no way to save items to what is commonly known as the Desktop.  From a security perspective, if you don't want documents, files, pictures, etc. in the cloud and exposed to getting hacked, then ANY Chrombook, including this one is not for you.  Well made and has an exceptionally clear screen, yet for the needed functionality that it did not have, it was returned.  Lastly, our understanding was the the keyboard was backlit.  It is not, so working in limited light is challenging to see the keyboard.
4515045
I received a Chromebook from Amazon and I have to say its probably the future of mobile computing.
Its superbly easy to use and the Samsung has a top notch keyboard and display while keeping the "book" compact and light weight and yet with great battery life.
Its made for the web - truly. Since most of us live in the cloud for most of our computing experience Google really has hit one out of the park.
524431
NOTE: The seal wasn't broken on my box when I received it.

The keyboard is comfortable and well spaced, build quality is decent and while the high resolution screen is nice, it lacks decent contrast making text often difficult to read.

The biggest gripe I have so far is the scrolling speed on certain graphic intensive web sites such as theverge.com is painfully jittery and slow.  It's clear the GPU has trouble moving that many pixels at once.  I don't notice this on my Acer C720 but of course that has a much lower resolution.  Would love to see Samsung swap in the Intel Bay Trail CPU but that will never happen.

Can't comment on battery life so far, but initial impressions are positive.  I think this could almost last the whole day as long as you don't have the screen brightness all the way up.  More impressions to come..

Update: I've been using this laptop as my primary device for almost a week now and I can definitely say it's not as snappy as my Acer C720p.  It also developed an annoying rattle on the lower left hand corner that can be heard with normal typing which is super annoying.  I plan to exchange this as soon as it comes back in stock. Regardless the full size keyboard and high resolution display are worthy upgrades. Also the battery life is very good, as I can get almost through the while day on a single charge.

This is a great mid-level Chromebook and I recommend it to anyone looking to jump into these fantastically useful devices.
3456288
I really like my Chromebook. I wasn't real happy with it, when I first received it. It was sent in some sort of factory test mode. I had to reinstall the Chrome operating system for it to work properly. It was inconvenient, but once I got it working, I have been very pleased.
4657950
Good (physical) product - still not sure about Chrome - still getting used to it.  Not as much support as it needs, and could use the option of adding some storage when not in range, but, I'm warming up to it.  Certainly very fast to start and shut down.  Apps are not overwhelming, but coming along.  Google missed actually putting Picasa in the list, but it may come along in the future.
2009272
Have enjoyed my chromebook, still learning to navigate through some the applications. Use mine mostly at night so it would have been nice to have a lighted keyboard, but I knew it didn't when I bought it so its good. Have had difficulty in registering my printer with Google cloud. When I select settings, I do not see advanced settings to register. Will figure it out.
4953031
Simple to orient to this device. Doesn't always center page when turning pages.
2962305
It is ok, but I have been spoiled by the carousel on my kindle fire.  I don't like that the pages have recommended apps along with the ones I already have installed, also too much advertisements.  I do like the silk browser, and reading books are a little easier to the eye. It is a nice size and does have some features that are very nice....the volume button on top, speed, alexa, its size and the scroll options bar. I would recommend it for someone looking for a small tablet, music and/or reading.
539173
The Samsung chrome book has been an excellent tool in helping with my business. Nice battery life, fast and lightweight.
336138
Using this on Lenovo Chrome Book with good results. Also used on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 and it works fine.
2134141
I just got my chromebook today, i read all the good words about chromebooks but I have to say you should not expect a whole lot from a "laptop" using a "smart phone" processor.

For the good part,it's very light and portable, you will love to carry it around and type something. The keyboard is very good in my opinion, better than most of the real laptops at $500 pricing point and up. I heart a lot of good things about the track pad in this model, but I think it's just fine. I and using a macbook, so maybe I am spoiled by their track pads. The screen is about acceptable for me. I had an old dell inspiron 14z, and their display are on par.

Now comes the concerns you may have. You can get productive with this product, but don't expect to rely on this little machine for real tasks (that was what I expected, and turned out to be wrong). The biggest problem for me is that this it will have problem processing large files. I am currently doing a research and working on a spreadsheet with 2000 items. The whole machine becomes  laggy when I open up this file. If you are just typing your paper, you may end up just fine. Beside, you will get laggy experience when you open up multiple tabs.

All the complains I have is about the speed. I don't think it's snappy as it should be. I would blame the processor for this, those models with intel processors may work flawlessly.
192730
Seems to be a solid chromebook.  My only gripe is with chrome-books in general, you can't really use skype video chatting on them.  And I'm sure it's simply because Google doesn't want it on there, they want you to use the "hangouts".  It's annoying, but not a deal breaker I suppose.
2463875
I decided to try a Chromebook given my interest in everything computing. Having used everything from Linux distro's to Windows (3.1 to Win7) and several years using Mac's. I thought it was time to try Chromebook. I bought a refurbished model to save money. But it looked as though it had not been used. My only problem was that when I first booted up the Chromebook was that the whole menu was in Chinese. After figuring out how to select English I went quickly though setup having a Google account already. I was impressed that it synced so much with my account right away. Including my browser history, bookmarks, Google's services like Play, Google Drive and even passwords and sign in information for other apps.
As for its performance I am satisfied with its performance even though it only has a 1.7Ghz duel core ARM like CPU. I was able to play Netflix,and other video content with no problem. But the downside to a Chromebook is that its a Google thing. If your not into Google's ecosystem then Chromebook is not for you. Basically you can try a Chromebook just by installing a Chrome browser on your PC or Mac. Because that's all Chromebooks are is a OS for the hardware and Chrome browser running the web applications. Which I might as well say it. If you do not have a decent WiFi connection to the internet forget a Chromebook.
Also the really big negative for me is the cloud print setup. Whoever thought this was a easier way then just letting a user install a driver through the OS to detect a network printer must be a cloud lover. I found it that it works OK but requires a series of different setup options depending on make of printer and the printer has to be capable of eprint. Unless you want to hook your printer to a always PC with Chrome browser open in order to set it up that way. In either case I think some not so geeky users will be turned off by this. The other negative to almost anything Google is support. It truly is about self support with Google. They give you trouble shooting help but its mostly at guide and of course it requires internet to work. My last gripe is that Chromebooks are not going to replace a PC or Mac for most users. Its a good second choice and travel device for those knowing they only need to access basics like web mail, browse the web and do basic business or entertainment. Again. the only requirement is internet access. For the price the Chromebook is a functional device that many with minimal requirements and a willingness to adopt to Google's ecosystem will enjoy. For me its just not going to ever become a primary device. Its just too limiting.
3350751
I sent this item back. There was nothing wrong with the quality of the laptop. However, if you need Microsoft Office, DO NOT GET A "CHROMEBOOK!" Microsoft Office is not compatible with a Chromebook. Samsung offers a similar software package, but if you are like me you already have files in Word & Excel format. Also, you cannot open Microsoft Office files from a flash drive on a Chromebook.. there is an option to change the format! Good luck!