What The Hell Is A Chromebox And Why Do I Want One So Badly?

Google and Samsung have unveiled their latest joint project: The Chromebox. Let me start off by saying that this post is entirely premature as I have virtually no clue what this thing is. But I love ChromeOS and that thing is just attractive.

But, really, what’s actually inside it?

Well according to Google it’s:

• Intel® Core™ processor
• 4 GB RAM
• Built-in dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Gigabit ethernet
• 6 USB 2.0 ports
• 2x DisplayPort++ Output (compatible with HDMI, DVI, VGA)
• DVI-I single link output (compatible with VGA)
• Bluetooth 3.0™ compatible
• Kensington™ key lock compatible

Be more vague Google. Alright, I’ll check out the Amazon page for some details on the CPU.

1.9 GHz Intel Celeron dual-core processor

Well, I guess that’s not too bad. For a budget system made for average users who want to do nothing but browser the internet I don’t think anything fancy is necessary, a modern dual core 1.9ghz is gonna handle 720p (or 1080) Flash with no problem and that’s the heaviest thing someone’ll run (or I guess Netflix.)

So it seems like this is a desktop system in a box.