Chromebaseby LG

TECHWALLA

VERDICT

Clearly above average. Only a couple of issues keep this from being best in class.

82^%

TECHWALLA SCORE

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PROS

The LG Chromebase is inexpensive compared to competing Windows all-in-one PCs, boots quickly, and performs well.
The 1080p IPS display looks good.
Chrome OS is simple and easy to use.

CONS

Chrome OS is a basic operating system and can't run Windows desktop programs.
The built-in speakers are quiet. You'll want headphones or external speakers.
LG's included keyboard and mouse are basic.

While a Chromebook is a laptop and a Chromebox is a desktop you hook up to a monitor, a Chromebase is an all-in-one PC--it's essentially a Chromebox combined with a display. Like other Chrome hardware, the Chromebase runs Chrome OS, Google's own operating system designed for browsing the Web and running Chrome apps. It boots quickly, doesn't have much local storage, and doesn't run Windows applications. If you can do everything in Chrome on your computer, Google's Chrome hardware is targeted at you.

82^%

TECHWALLA SCORE

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Price Watch


Name	Chromebase	Chromebox 3010	B50 All-in-One	C560 Touch All-in-One	C40
Manufacturer	LG	Dell	Lenovo	Lenovo	Lenovo
Techwalla Score	82^%	81^%	80^%	73^%	70^%
List Price	$350	$500	$800	$850	$599

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It is also a very nice looking unit, something of an iMac lookalike due to the stand, although definitely not the same build quality.

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Making the switch over to Chrome OS from a Windows or Mac background is a significant culture shock. But, aside from a few quibbles, the LG …

Making the switch over to Chrome OS from a Windows or Mac background is a significant culture shock. But, aside from a few quibbles, the LG Chromebase does exactly what it sets out to do.

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Startup time is fast—from a cold start to the sign-in screen in about 9 seconds, and to the desktop in 15 seconds total—and performance unde…

Startup time is fast—from a cold start to the sign-in screen in about 9 seconds, and to the desktop in 15 seconds total—and performance under regular-use conditions is very good, with Web pages and media content loading quickly.

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The Chromebase is barely loud enough to fill a tiny office with sound, even with the speakers at full blast.

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The Chromebase represents a new way of computing that’s more online-based than a traditional Windows or Linux machine, and it’s best suited …

The Chromebase represents a new way of computing that’s more online-based than a traditional Windows or Linux machine, and it’s best suited to those of you who want a simple system that will only be used for Web browsing, email, streaming Web-based media, online document creation, and online communications.

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The entire Chrome OS revolves around the cloud computing model, which simply means that users' data and applications are stored online in th…

The entire Chrome OS revolves around the cloud computing model, which simply means that users' data and applications are stored online in the "cloud" and can be accessed anywhere, and from any computer.

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The keyboard should be familiar for those who are using, or have checked out a Chrome OS notebook in that past. Basically, that is to say th…

The keyboard should be familiar for those who are using, or have checked out a Chrome OS notebook in that past. Basically, that is to say the LG Chromebase keyboard has the search key sitting in place of the caps lock key.

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