Dell honours geeks, gives Chrome OS to play with
November 28th, 2009 by Kunal
Dell is cashing in on the hype around Google’s Chrome OS which promises to change the way we look at netbooks. While there is still time for the official version of Chrome OS (expected in 2H 2010), Dell has made available a compatible version for its Mini 10v netbook users.
The 10v compatible version is available for download here (instructions here). Though no virtual OS installation/support is available Chrome OS, you can load the 8GB image file on a USB to get this working. The users must be cautious though as this OS has gone through minimal testing and might bring in some issues. The WiFi connectivity is one of the features which can be troublesome.
While Acer decided to go with Android, Dell after playing with Ubuntu and Android is finally putting some weight behind the Chrome OS.
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Categories: Google, Tech Industry News, netbook | Tags: chrome, chrome os, crome os, dell chrome, dell mini, google crome, mini 10, netbook
Quite a smart move. When the official Chrome OS is out the first netbook you will recall will be Dell. Good move to impress the geeks……
Chrome OS is just another rebranded Linux GUI, it would be much better if Google came up with an OS that would directly compete with Windows.
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