- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple MacBook Air 4th Gen
- HP Pavilion dm1
- Dell XPS 12
- Toshiba Satellite U505
- Acer Aspire One AO722-0022
- 11.6"
- Exynos 1.7 GHz Dual core
- 2 GB
- 16 GB SSD
Released October, 2012
Rated 75% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)The keyboard, meanwhile, should be an easy transition for anyone who's accustomed to chiclet-style keys.
- Atom 1.66 GHz Dual core
- 16 GB SSD
Released November, 2011
Rated 80% by by FB3159Very light, great screen even though it's not really HD, the keyboard shortcuts make browsing better, and very simple to use, especially when compared to W7 (but I should note that these OSs fundamentally have different purposes).
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Chromebook compared to the SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550
GHz1.7
Samsung Exynos 5 Dual
Rated 75% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)That's enough to comfortably make it from New York to LA, assuming you've either got Wi-Fi on your flight or you enabled offline mode in all of your Google apps ahead of time.
1.66 GHz
Intel Atom N570
Rated 100% by by Michael (Feb, 2012)The laptop is lightweight so it's easy to carry from house to house.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.7 GHz   | 2 GHz |
Chromebook Series 5 550 by Vineeta-Kapoor (Mar, 2012)Google and Samsung recently announced a new version with an upgraded processor to make it slightly quicker, and I would wait for that to come out.
processor
Chromebook Series 5 550 by kompewterz--Plumber (Feb, 2012)Google: make it browse the local network, connect to local printers (easily - not that stupid cloud print), and make the processor more powerful and I think you'll have a winner.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Chromebook vs SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550
battery life
6.5 hour
6.5 hour
Chromebook Series 5 550 by Edward-Franklin--Eddie (Dec, 2011)The battery life is amazing, I only have to charge it every other day, if that often.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550
| Marginally newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2011 |
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| Release date 11 months later | |||
| Much faster USB | 572 MB/s (USB 3.0) | vs | 57 MB/s (USB 2.0) |
| More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device | |||
| Lighter | 1,102 g | vs | 1,478 g |
| Around 30% lighter | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Chromebook
Sortable is not aware of any important advantages of the SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550 vs the Samsung Chromebook.
Reviews Word on the street
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | HP Pavilion dm1 Longest battery life |
 | 4 | Toshiba Satellite U505 3-way tie: Has a CD reader |
 | 6 | ASUS X202E-DH31T Newest on the market |
 | 7 | Dell Inspiron 1545 3-way tie: Has a CD reader |
Discussions Get involved, ask your question about the Samsung Chromebook and SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550
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