meh. I would argue that the title is editorializing ("bomb" appears nowhere in the blog post), but I suppose it's the original author submitting. Maybe add a "BREAKING!!" next time to really get the votes?
I've only gotten to use a CR48, but I thought it was fine, if a little underpowered. Engadget liked the new samsung pretty well[1], just thought it was somewhat underpowered, and Gizmodo liked it alright but also thought it was underpowered[2]. Both talked about missing the features that weren't there yet (like offline support), but that are coming.
To the author: if you have to include phrases like "What amazes me most is the number of reviews I’ve seen today that overlook the fatal flaws", yes, it could be that they're all suffering from groupthink, or they're too forgiving, or they're bad at their jobs.
On the other hand, this machine could just not be for you. Honestly, why did you even think it was? You're bitching about having to wait on the network to load a document...I think you could have figured out you were going to have to do that without even getting a chromebook. People are pointing out your statement about working at Microsoft (and google has done a little baiting there, so I understand), but I think the real crux is right here: "I’m also a computer scientist from the days of old with a fetish for hardware". Yeah...there a lot better ways to spend your money.
I've only gotten to use a CR48, but I thought it was fine, if a little underpowered. Engadget liked the new samsung pretty well[1], just thought it was somewhat underpowered, and Gizmodo liked it alright but also thought it was underpowered[2]. Both talked about missing the features that weren't there yet (like offline support), but that are coming.
To the author: if you have to include phrases like "What amazes me most is the number of reviews I’ve seen today that overlook the fatal flaws", yes, it could be that they're all suffering from groupthink, or they're too forgiving, or they're bad at their jobs.
On the other hand, this machine could just not be for you. Honestly, why did you even think it was? You're bitching about having to wait on the network to load a document...I think you could have figured out you were going to have to do that without even getting a chromebook. People are pointing out your statement about working at Microsoft (and google has done a little baiting there, so I understand), but I think the real crux is right here: "I’m also a computer scientist from the days of old with a fetish for hardware". Yeah...there a lot better ways to spend your money.
[1] http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/samsung-chromebook-series... [2] http://gizmodo.com/5810831/samsung-series-5-chromebook-built...