What is a Chromebox?

What kind of a name is ChromeBox? Apparently that’s Google’s name for their desktop version of the popular Google Chromebook. Lets dive a little bit deeper and find out if a Chromebox is worth your time and money.

Google Chromebox Details

A Chromebox is a personal computer(PC) running Google’s ChromeOS operating system. The device is a desktop variant of the Chromebook laptop.

Chromeboxes, like other Chrome OS devices, primarily support a single application, a browser, thereby relying heavily on an Internet connection for software functionality and data storage. That connection, via a local area network, can be wireless or through an Ethernet port.

The machines are classed as small form-factor PCs and typically feature a power switch and a set of connections to support a keyboard, pointing device and one or more monitors. Solid state drives are used for storage.

 

Chromebox Specs & Cost

Manufacturer	Samsung; Asus; Hewlett-Packard; Acer; Dell; Google and others
Introduced	May 29, 2012
Cost	$179-$999(and more)
Processor	Intel Celeron, Core i5, Core i7, Core i10(and newer)
Memory	2 to 24 GB(or more)
Ports	USB 2.0/3.0, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Ethernet, USB-C

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