Will the new Chromebooks made by Google be a "Hit"?

I doubt it. The lease is kinda pricy and its basicly a chrome window as the os, which doesn't take advantage of the hardware it has

I think it could take off but not at the price they're selling it. I think for what you get they're far over priced, considering you could get a full on Windows netbook for cheaper. I've also heard on a few reviews that the Chromebook does seems a little under powered at some stages, usually when having several tabs open. It seems like a good concept but Google need to make a few improvements by the look of things.

I like the idea of everything being in "the cloud", however a lot of people are a little sceptical about it and want to have their information stored locally so they know everything is safe and secure. I like the idea of a web based OS since I do spend A LOT of time inside the web browser. You'll be missing out on all your desktop apps and software but the Chrome App Store is growing by the day so soon you'll be able to have all your desktop software available within the browser.

I think the success of the Chromebooks and specifically Chrome OS depends on whether or not people will like running in a web browser environment.

I don't think so... They are a little overpriced for something that can't start without internet...

I actually did some research today to compare between the only Chromebook currently available to preorder in the UK (Samsung SERIES5 in white) versus similar spec Windows-based machines. For half the price I could buy a system with a similar processor, RAM etc, and a much bigger hard drive and an OS that's not crippled when the connection drops out.

I really think that Google created a great device, and for mobile use, I believe it's one of the best devices you can buy right now. Right now, the biggest argument against them is the price. I really don't think the price is too expensive, and if the price was lowered $100 or so, people would probably still find something else to complain about.

If you were to compare Chromebooks to similarly priced Windows notebooks, you would be buying a faster Chromebook, that is updated without any hassle, and very frequently, virtually virus proof, and patches fixing security bugs, plus no extra anti-virus software needed to buy or slow your system down. The software is all cloud based, meaning that you will never have to worry about having access to your files, and if you forget your computer somewhere, or forget a flash drive, your files will always be there, no matter what computer you use. The ease of use is also a very strong point for chrome. It's just a web-browser, and software is a couple of clicks away, and installs in seconds.

Now, Windows is still a great OS, and I will continue to use it as my primary desktop OS, however, for a laptop, ChromeOS does everything that you would expect.

Really, the biggest problem I see with Chromebooks, is a lot of people are still "scared" of the cloud. This is why people are still running Windows XP, because they are afraid of breaking something if they upgrade. Or maybe its just more work to change than people want to do, and they don't see the payoff in the long run. While it's possible that the internet could just "break" and you could lose everything, there is an outrageously low chance, and its much more common that your computer will break, or you will lose a file some other way.

For these to start selling, I really think that current Chromebook users need to show their friends/family how easy they are to use, and the true power of them. I let my dad log in to my CR-48 and he was impressed how fast all of his bookmarks and passwords were synced. The problem he has, is that his company uses Microsoft Exchange for e-mail, and he is uncomfortable setting up the web client, or other software, and he doesn't want to switch to Gmail. While he is very specific with the computers that he buys, I am planning to buy some of these for my relatives this holiday. My grandparents have an older Windows computer, and it's very slow for them, and because of this, they don't use it. Two of my uncles have never used computers before, and I can't think of an easier way to start off than using a Chromebook.