Samsung Chromebook 2 XE500 Review

Samsung Chromebook 2 XE500 Review
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Back in 2011, Samsung was among the first OEMs to jump with both feet into the uncertain Chromebook waters. Since then, the popularity of Chromebooks has skyrocketed, with Samsung enjoying solid market share and releasing popular models like the $249 Chromebook XE303C12 (a 2012 model still on sale today).
The more recent Samsung Chromebook 2, however, hasn't been quite as successful, despite an imitation leather (really plastic) textured case complete with faux stitching around the edges: It's a little pricey at $299, and its Samsung Exynos 5 Octa ARM processor, while adequate, is no barn-burner.
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The more recent Samsung Chromebook 2, however, hasn't been quite as successful, despite an imitation leather (really plastic) textured case complete with faux stitching around the edges: It's a little pricey at $299, and its Samsung Exynos 5 Octa ARM processor, while adequate, is no barn-burner.
If you have any familiarity with Samsung's smartphones, you might begin to draw comparisons between the XE500 and one of the company's flagship mobile devices as soon as you set your eyes on the new Chromebook. That's because the latter wears a lid which sports an imitation leather finish with stitching along the sides, much like what you'll find on the back of the company's Galaxy Note 4 phablet. This touch adds a degree of aesthetic flair, to be sure. However, the XE500 is slathered in an uninspiring shade of matte silver that conjures up images of Toshiba laptops rather than leather as black, brown, or burgundy might. If Ben Stein's voice were a color, this would be it.
The XE500 wears rounded corners on the edge of its display and deck, which are welcome and prevent any unintended, painful pokes from occurring. The deck and touch pad feel cool, smooth, and pleasing to the touch as a result.
The Chromebook 2 XE500 is light and easy to carry around, measuring 11.4 by 8.1 by 0.66 inches and weighing 2.65 pounds. The Acer Chromebook C200, by comparison, weighs a fraction less (2.5 pounds) but is thicker (0.8 inch). Neither will drag you down, and you may even forget that the Samsung is in your bag if you take it with you all day.
Port selection consists of a USB 2.0 port and 3.5mm audio jack on the right side and a USB 3.0 connection and HDMI jack on the left edge. Storage can be expanded via a Micro SD slot perched to the right of the HDMI port. The power connector sits to the left of the USB 3.0 port.
Overall, this connectivity roster is about as good as it gets for Chromebooks. We wish that an Ethernet port were present as well, but you can always grab a USB-to-Ethernet adapter, which will only run you a few bucks. Wireless connectivity, which is a necessity when one lives in Chromebookland, is handled via 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
You might expect the keyboard on a $249 laptop to be uncomfortable or unpleasant to use for one reason or another, but in this case, you'd be wrong. Though we found its key travel to be a tad shallow for our tastes, the XE500's keyboard delivered a pleasant typing experience overall. Though certain keys, like Backspace and Enter, are shorter than we'd like them to be, their scrunched-up dimensions did not cause us to introduce any unintended errors while hammering away at them.
It would be nice if the keyboard offered a backlight for working in dim rooms, but to be fair, we've encountered backlit keys in only one Chromebook—the four-figure-priced Google Pixel.