First Google Chromebook available now through private Gilt sale; $499

By on Jun 1, 2011 at 8:25 PM
Computers June 1, 2011

The first notebook model to run Google’s Chrome OS is now available for $499 through a private sale. Samsung’s Chromebook Series 5 notebook computer is currently a featured item on Gilt Men, a subsection of Gilt Groupe’s popular private sale website. Gilt’s sale began today and it runs until 9:00 a.m. Eastern on Friday. The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook features a 12.1-inch display, a dual-core Intel processor, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and an HD webcam, and it ships with a free sleeve as part of Gilt’s sale. Samsung will release the notebook to the general public on June 15th but Chromebooks purchased through the Gilt sale will be delivered between June 8th and June 14th.

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  • http://twitter.com/ryansettle Ryan Settle

    They’re already sold out! They started the sale at 12ET but I didn’t receive this email till after 4PM? What’s up with that!?

    • http://twitter.com/dontbecreepy Dat Nguyen

      Same here… 

      • http://www.briefmobile.com Korey Nicholson

        Me too…3:59pm EST

    • http://twitter.com/joedel263 Joe DeLorenzo

      same here, got the email 3:30ish (EST) couldn’t log in on my phone (and email doesn’t list price..)  wished they’d have sent me one for free..  really interested to see what these can do..

  • http://www.briefmobile.com Korey Nicholson

    “**All Chromebook Series 5 3G models include up to 100MB per month of Mobile Broadband service included with device for 2 years, provided by Verizon. Also available are an unlimited day pass for just $9.99 and pay-as-you-go rates that don’t require any long-term contracts.”
    Haha, 100MB for a Laptop? Is that a joke? Or you can pay $10 per day for unlimited…wtf

    • Anonymous

      Id just tether of my evo4G then my evo3D in couple wks, and id get the acer version anyway, the 100mb would be for bus/car? Car? Checking of email besides that idk…$10 a day is reDICkulous

  • Anonymous

    These without a doubt will be the most powerful computers EVER.

    • http://www.facebook.com/cameronlee.ya Cameron Lee

      No man, the DROID OS computers are the most powerful ever. I would have thought that you would know that.

      • Anonymous

        Oh crap…  Touché! 

  • Anonymous

    So $499 + $240 (unlimited Data 2 yrs) =  $739 * 1.13 (HST) = $835.07 owning cost for 2 years. Not really a good deal and if it’s Intel dual core Atom processor, it just sucks then.

  • Apple_Jax

    The Samsung Chromebook will be $50 cheaper in a couple of weeks. But I see the Acer Chromebook will be $150 cheaper, and it comes with an HDMI port, while Samsung’s does not. 

    • Anonymous

      Ii like the acer better, i read we’ll be able to pay mnthly $20 w/.edu email and $30 w/o

  • Andrew

    Am I the only one who is not excited by Chrome? 

  • Jon

    Gilt is marketing at it’s best. There is nothing exclusive about it, only pressure to make impulse buys before this shit you think you may want sells out literally 6 seconds after the sale begins.

  • RH

    Me personally, I’m going to wait til version 2.0 or version 1.1
    Been burned too many times by version 1.0 devices ;)

    • Anonymous

      The cr-48 was version 1

  • http://www.alandesigns.co.cc Alan

    You know, I was expecting a free offer to try out the new final release to the chromebook. My hopes were crushed by the $499 sign. Oh well. I’d consider it, but I’m a student. I can’t afford that now.

  • bigbudha

    $499 really, i can get a i3 windows7 for $399.

    • Anonymous

      Also w/ .edu email theyll be rent to own them, $20 a mnth, even if yu graduated it may still be functional email, most colleges dont delete alumni .edu email address.

      But anyway the acer or asus, getem confused sometimes im thinking acer but…whichever company its specs are better than samsung, screen may be a tad smaller but the otherone,lol, has hdmi n couple other things i prefer

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZX7I3VN423YBFEWTEQOQ5JR5ME Retro

    If its not Scottish….it craaaapppp!

    • Anonymous

      Hahahaha, does scotland actually make anything, well besides kilts and knee pads; for kneeling for the english…oh! The irish actually stood up, everything mel gibson..i mean william wallace did, they handed it back to the engrish

  • Anonymous

    Thts a little too much for a browser, you want a chrome notebook, dload chrome browser then delete pretty much everything from your pc, n lol…i want one but i got student email, most ppl do, even if you graduated awhile ago most colleges let yu keep,em. I read $20/$30non-student email, a mnth for one, im gonna get one its perfect for my step-dad. He just needs to browser n play basic games

  • Anonymous

    I can’t see any reason why this isn’t, atmost, $299.

  • http://twitter.com/KevinPy85 Kevin Py

    I just wanted to check it out, I got the e-mail 4 hours after it started also, site’s been down ever since for me.

  • http://twitter.com/derrickisonline Derrick -Lex-

    Guys save your money.  I had a CR-48.  I was bored after about 10 mins.  Why pay $499 for a crippled netbook when you can get a full blown notebook.  Just doesn’t make sense. 

    • Michael

      Nope makes zero sense. Should have put Android on there. ‘M still confused how they came up with this price point. Very small hard drive, no ethernet port, really nothing to it. Should cost $150 to make.

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