Samsung Chromebook 3 XE500C13-K02US 4 GB RAM 11.6″ Laptop (Black)
- Celeron N3050 1.6 GHz
- 4 GB RAM
- 16 GB eMMC Solid State Drive
- 11.6-Inch Screen
- Google Chrome
Built-in security features ensure you’re protected from viruses and malware. No setup or long load times-simply log in with a Google account, and you’re in. Navigate your world with Chrome OS. Get the best of Google, Gmail, Maps, Docs and Pics, and back everything up safely in the cloud. And since your Chromebook gets free updates automatically, it will only get better. Built-in security features ensure you’re protected from viruses and malware. No setup or long load times-simply log in with a Google account, and you’re in. Navigate your world with Chrome OS. Get the best of Google, Gmail, Maps, Docs and Pics, and back everything up safely in the cloud. And since your Chromebook gets free updates automatically, it will only get better. A battery that gets up to 11 hours on a single charge1 means you can view the news over coffee in the morning, check emails at lunch then surf social media after dinner, all without having to recharge. Plus it’s made for the long run, since it continues
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148 of 157 people found the following review helpful
 Chrome OS rules. And so does this Chromebook, By
Mark (Mullica, NJ) – See all my reviews
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I only need 3 things from my computer. Word, Excel and internet access. So after Windows 10 and Microsoft tech support destroyed my PC I replaced it with an LG Chromebase. Very happy with the Google OS and will never go back to a tradition PC…Wanted something for my workshop so I could have internet and music (all you need is a 3.5 to RCA cable to play music from nearly any stereo system) so I decided to go with the Samsung Chromebook. Very glad that I did. Set up took 5 minutes. All I had to do is was log onto my Google account and it replicated exactly the configuration I have on the LG Chromebase. How great is that! Did not have to spend hours tweaking the setup like you have to on a traditional computer. Very happy with the Samsung Chromebook. Does everything I want it to and not loaded up with programs that i will never use.
143 of 158 people found the following review helpful
faster CPU and better display for the same price, By
PB (Mount Prospect, IL United States) – See all my reviews
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This is my second Samsung Chromebook. I’m not going to debate or compare the Chromebook to an MS or Apple laptop, but I will report the basics of the new Samsung Chromebook 3 compared to previous models.
I’m a computer geek, so sometimes I buy hardware, just for the heck of it, to test and get a feel for capabilities. I bought my first Samsung chromebook a few years ago (2012ish). I was very surprised to find out that it would turn out to be my most used device in my home (which includes 3 different ipads, a couple tablets and many MS laptops). The chromebook 3 seems no different than my original, other than 2X Ram, faster CPU and better display for the same price. It has similar overall size/weight, but feels "tougher". I like the keyboard and trackpad a tad better than the original. The battery is better than my 2012 Chromebook, but I can’t yet attest to the declared 11 hour battery life. I ordered it mid Feb 2016 directly from Samsung and received it early March. My only gripe is that they shortened the power cord by a foot or two – and made the powerplug a bulky converter.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
 Great budget machine for those that use their laptops mainly online (research, shopping, email, YouTube, etc)., By
Phillippia (Alabama) – See all my reviews
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I bought a Dell Inspiron laptop a few years ago (it is an i5 machine with 1TB…used primarily for processing pictures and videos) that ran on Windows 7. At the time, Windows 8 was the current OS but I had heard a lot of bad things…hence I stuck with Windows 7. Fast forward a couple of years and here is a relentless popup encouraging me to upgrade to Windows 10 for a free, incredible, feature-rich upgrade. After closing the popup for several months, I finally did it….I upgraded. WRONG MOVE!! Currently, my laptop no longer functions smoothly or correctly. The trackpad goes buggy, I can no longer use the Start menu without an error, it hangs up mysteriously, etc. I spent weeks installing updates, doing workarounds, etc trying to get it to work. When I was finally so disgusted that I just wanted to revert to Windows 7, it was too late. I could not restore my system back to it’s previous state. My beloved laptop was ruined! I felt I should sue Bill Gates and Microsoft for the cost of my laptop…they presented their OS as a stable system, meanwhile they were using me as a beta tester. Since I have neither the time or money to litigate, I decided to take my dollars elsewhere. I first considered an Apple machine, but realized just how pricey they are. After many of our local school systems left behind the iPads for Chromebooks, I started to research them. Chromebooks are basically laptops that only capable of running Chrome (they call it Chrome OS, but it is basically a glorified Chrome browser). My previous laptop was mainly used to process digital photos using Lightroom or Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Chromebooks are not powerful enough to run real programs like Lightroom, Photoshop, etc. They are not set up to install the software needed and even if they were, they do not meet the minimum specs for resource heavy programs like Photoshop or the latest PC game. If you need a laptop to run Windows or Mac OS programs, a Chromebook is NOT for you. If you can do your tasks in the Chrome web browser, you should be able to do it on a Chromebook: watch YouTube videos, shop on Amazon, check email, type a document in Word (online version), pay bills online, etc. As a college student, I can use my Chromebook to complete 99% of all assignments required. The one snag that I had was when I needed to install a screen recorder for a Jing presentation in a technology class. Of course, I could not install the software onto my Chromebook (I ended up installing it on my buggy Windows 10 machine and suffering through the assignment). Outside of that, I have been able to do everything I’ve needed to with my Chromebook. Since this is a browser-based machine, I should also mention that there is no way to directly install another web browser. I would like to have Firefox installed also since some web sites work better with it than with Chrome…but if you try to install the browser from the web you will get an error message. I have read that there is a way to Frankenstein a copy of Firefox onto the Chromebook but it is not that important to me. As far as the quality of this Chromebook…it is very lightweight and very flimsy. In it’s defense, all of the Chromebooks that I looked at in this price range are thin, lightweight and a bit flimsy. I really like the look of this Chromebook and the dimpled surface helps to give you grip when you are handling it. I try not to put the full weight of my wrists on this keyboard when I am typing and I surely try to not flex the lid/display as I open and close it (many reviews on the net say that the screen is easily broken and only adhered internally with a bit of tape…don’t know if it is true since opening it up will void my warranty). The plus side is that this is a speedy little laptop. As soon as you open the lid it is booted up and ready to work within a few seconds. Once booted you must sign in with your Google credentials for full access to your machine and it’s features. I was able to surf without lag with 10-12 tabs open at once. If some of those tabs were streaming video, I could not open up as many before I saw the lag (but who does that…for me it was only for testing purposes). I watch HD video on my Chromebook without any problem (YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, Tablo, etc). I used this Chromebook for the last several months during the summer semester of class. I would definitely buy this again and recommend it to others that need a cheap, efficient work horse. I would just caution others to be careful to treat it with kid gloves as a large fall or hit would probably destroy it on the first occurence. I recommend a padded case and a protective skin. CONS: PROS: |
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|faster CPU and better display for the same price,
I’m a computer geek, so sometimes I buy hardware, just for the heck of it, to test and get a feel for capabilities. I bought my first Samsung chromebook a few years ago (2012ish). I was very surprised to find out that it would turn out to be my most used device in my home (which includes 3 different ipads, a couple tablets and many MS laptops). The chromebook 3 seems no different than my original, other than 2X Ram, faster CPU and better display for the same price. It has similar overall size/weight, but feels “tougher”. I like the keyboard and trackpad a tad better than the original. The battery is better than my 2012 Chromebook, but I can’t yet attest to the declared 11 hour battery life. I ordered it mid Feb 2016 directly from Samsung and received it early March. My only gripe is that they shortened the power cord by a foot or two – and made the powerplug a bulky converter.
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