Your thoughts on the CR-48?

It sucks, because I haven't received one ;)

I have one currently and will be finishing up my review on it soon. Its a cool concept and simply just having the browser actually works in many ways. There needs to be file storage acess which I think is one big caveat of the whole system. If they can get that up and make the system a bit faster and keep the price low this could be a great product.

I've had one since Tuesday, and I'm pretty happy with it. There have been audio problems, but the update seemed to fix that. I've done a quick review of it here, and I'm pretty pleased with its speed. I agree with @BWoneDotCom - it needs file management. Badly. And I know it can do it too. Just go to Picnik and upload a photo; you'll see a file browser like that of Ubuntu, and you can navigate all over the system. You just can't manipulate the files at all.

Overall though, it's pretty cool. I've had like five of my friends apply for it, and I really hope they get it too!

I also have recently received mine, and I think it's awesome. A simple file manager would be great, along withe external drive/USB support. I plan on using it as my main home computer for some time, and I love the startup/standby speed. That has to be the biggest feature for me. I imagine there's still room for the OS to grow on the Cr-48, but there's not much more I'd need from a web OS in a simple notebook.

I haven't used one but I like the idea of Google making a laptop or an OS.

I like how the computer looks like the old Apple Black MacBook. I think it's better to remove the Google OS from it and put Windows 7 instead, if it can handle it XD

I just applied. I'll let you know how it works out.

I have been putting the CR-48 to the test and it is holding up well. For total cloud use it is great.

I received my Cr-48 in January, and spent just over 40 days using it as my sole mobile computer, and primary home computer. For 90% of my usage, the system is a great choice. Google has built an impressive ecosystem of cloud applications - none of which made much sense to me until the Cr-48 hit the scene. I found alternatives for just about every application that I use on my desktop or standard laptop, save for the heavier duty administrative, virtualization, and heavy duty computing functions that fill my day. I still use it on a daily basis as a web access terminal around my house. I've embraced it as the netbook I've always wanted - after giving an EeePC, an early HP netbook, and a Dell Mini 10v a serious try, I've always been left wanting by lack of usability in the units. The size compromises have always been an issue, and the Cr-48's full size keyboard, 12 inch 1280x800 screen, and enormous (but initially buggy) touchpad are a pleasure to use.

A small prediction of mine - I suspect that, with the vendor list Google has lined up for launch, ChromeOS notebooks that hit the market won't have the features that make me enjoy my Cr-48. The OS is too easy to shorehorn into the same tiny systems, with 10 or less inch screens and almost unusable keyboards. ChromeOS as an operating system invites that type of form factor, and I think that has potential to be the operating system's demise. However, in its current form factor, if the unit sold for $250 or less, I'd recommend it to everyone I know looking for basic computing. The 100mb of free 3g internet - rumored to be part of a deal that Google has struck for the retail units as well - could be a major added selling point. I've certainly put mine to good use.