The new Chromebooks from Samsung and Lenovo are particularly focused on artificial intelligence
Google has unveiled two new Chromebooks that showcase the diversity of ChromeOS in different form factors. These new devices include the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus, both of which benefit from the updated features of Google’s operating system.
Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 is equipped with a 10.95-inch touch screen with 2K resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. The device is powered by a MediaTek Kompanio 838 processor and comes with 4 or 8 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of storage space. Also, this device has a 5 megapixel camera on the front panel and a dual 8 megapixel camera on the back panel to meet the multimedia needs.
Google has mentioned improvements in the palm rejection model that will allow users to draw more accurately using the Lenovo USI stylus. To improve the pen experience, Google will soon offer a three-month subscription to Goodnotes for pen-compatible Chromebooks.
Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 is designed for easy portability and versatile use, and with a magnetic keyboard and a stand built into the Chromebook itself, it can be used as both a tablet and a laptop.
The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 starts at $339.99 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage model, which includes a keyboard and USI Pen 2.0. A more powerful version with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is available for $389.99. It should be noted that some retailers may not include the USI stylus in the new Lenovo Chromebook box.
On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus laptop comes with a 15.6-inch Old screen. Samsung has managed to keep this device very thin and light. With a thickness of only 11.8 mm and a weight of 1.17 kg, the Korean company’s product is the thinnest and lightest Chromebook Plus. The larger dimensions of the Samsung Chromebook have allowed the company to include a keyboard with a full range of numeric keys.
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is equipped with an Intel Core 3 100U processor from the Raptor Lake R family and 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage space. According to Samsung, the 13-hour battery life of this Chromebook Plus makes it ideal for everyday use.
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus comes with advanced AI features based on the new Quick Insert key. This key, which replaces the traditional Launcher key, displays a menu that provides the ability to search and write and generate content with Google’s artificial intelligence in text fields.
At launch, the only AI feature of the Quick Insert button is the Help me write feature for writing text content with the help of AI, and other features will be added in the future. The Quick Insert menu also includes non-AI functions such as accessing recent websites and searching Google Drive for attachments, inserting GIFs and emojis, and performing simple calculations.
Google has revised the design of the Chromebook Plus keyboard. The function of the Launcher key has been moved to the new G key, which is located to the left of the Space key. Additionally, the device includes new keys for voice dictation (F10) and accessibility (F11).
The keyboard changes will initially only be seen on the Samsung Chromebook Plus. Users of current Chromebook models can access the new Quick Insert menu starting next week by pressing the Launcher + F keys. Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus will be released this month at a price of $699.
Finally, Google announced that several models of Acer Chromebooks will receive new Chromebook Plus features. These models are as follows:
- Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 (models CP714-1H/CP714-1HN, CPE794-1/CPE794-1N)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (model CP714-2WN)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (model CP714-1WN)
- Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE (model CBG516-2H)
- Acer Chromebook 516 GE (model CBG516-1H)
- Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (models CB515-2H, CB515-2HT)
- Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise 515 (models CBE595-2/CBE595-2T)
- Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 (models CP514-4HN, CPE594-1N, CPE594-1N)
- Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (models CB514-3H, CB514-3HT, CB514-4H, CB514
- 4HT)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (models CP514-3H, CP514-3HH, CP514-3WH)
- Acer Chromebook Vero 514 (models CBV514-1H, CBV514-1HT)
