As a leading PC manufacturer, Acer has a lot of low-end, low-cost laptops and desktops, they are popular in the mainstream market for Windows does help. Recently, the company has planned to launch Aspire One Cloudbook series of products to meet the needs of small-size notebook enthusiasts. Judging from the product positioning, Cloudbook series seems to be a direct competitor to Google Chromebook, and that if it has the ability to take away the latter's market share it? Digital Trends technology website recently on this were analyzed.
"Free" storage space
The lowest cost only $ 170, you can get a 1TB capacity of the new Windows 10 notebook, which should become a major selling point Cloudbook series. But it is worth noting that this 1TB of storage space is not an actual computer hard drive capacity, but as OneDrive storage space available to users, but this is only the beta version of Microsoft Office 365 services is bound only. Taking into account the Windows 8 PC already has pre-installed Office 365, which did not produce fresh. And after a one-year trial period ends, you will not only be unable to save and edit the files in Office which, 1TB of storage space that will also fail.
If you really think so little money to spend can get a 1TB notebook hard drive capacity of Windows 10, I can only say you are too naive.
Nothing is permanent - especially cloud storage
Unfortunately, the situation is actually Chromebook also similar, although such equipment is expected to occur this year, 27% of sales growth. As part of the marketing strategy, Chromebook users get 1TB of free Google Drive storage space, valid for 2 years.
While this may sound like a good deal, but most users actually less than such a large storage space. Microsoft itself had previously said that the majority of computer users in the hard drive of the stored files will not exceed 15GB. As the cloud storage space, this number will not exceed 100GB.
Microsoft and Google are clearly aware of this, which is what they set a "trap." They knowingly provide their own cloud storage space and will not be fully used, and wait until after the trial period ends, they will lure you pay to renew these services. This can only be said to be smart business practices, but also far from a revolutionary technology.
Microsoft, Acer and the demise of the hard disk
Engadget recently Cloudbook called "minimalist PC concept", but this is like saying the virus is not the same Mac. Regardless of minimalism minimalist not, you always need to access your files anytime, anywhere, but this is only an internal storage capacity of 16GB notebook, it's this several system upgrade file stored on the storage space may be filled. Want Office or other necessary tools to install? The doors are not.
Dragged down by the simplicity
If there is between $ 200 and Acer Chromebook notebook big difference, it is only operating system. Although Windows 10 won unanimous praise from the media, but this can only represent the views advanced PC users, rather than the average consumer's voice.
As we all know, Chromebook to run almost entirely dependent on the page, which is its ability to seamlessly Google Drive reasons. It can be said, Chrome OS let Chromebook has become a reasonably viable product, but Cloudbook clearly not the case.
Chrome OS is a tightly integrated hardware and operating system, so even without a large amount of physical storage space, it is also reasonable, the lack of offline service is Google's intentional. However, Windows 10 for local storage is still very high dependence.
Advanced users want their photo and video editing software can run smoothly on Windows 10 device, while general users want Cloudbook can work like other Windows 10 notebook, but this show is clearly unable to meet the needs of these two user groups.
Who does not wait to see the notebook
It seems, Cloudbook can not wait to see who said that a notebook, this problem is not limited its mobile processors or timeliness of extra features low performance can be resolved.
If you look carefully at the product introduction, you will find $ 170 version of the Cloudbook fact only 100GB of cloud storage space, rather than other, more expensive models 1TB. As a result, this device is not only the physical storage space is extremely limited, even a large portion of online storage space is also less.
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