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Zumzoa on July 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Chromebooks on sale at Amazon for $349

In terms of providing simple email, web use and facebook, the Chromebook may be out-performed by most modern mobile phones.

notatoad on July 25, 2011 | [–]

for general, non-mobile use, a 3.5-4" screen does not outperform a 12" screen.

lftl on July 25, 2011 | [–]

And numerous modern mobile phones actually cost more than a Chromebook (especially unsubsidized by cell phone contract).

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