Hisense Announces $149 Chromebook To Be Sold By Walmart

Google announced this week that they have partnered with Qingdao, China based consumer electronics products multinational Hisense on the company’s new Hisense Chromebook, which will sell for $149.

The Hisense Chromebook features a textured lid to provide a sure grip, and a metal palm-rest to stiffen the device’s structure and enhancing comfort while typing. Compact enough for throwing in your bag to take with you on the go, the Hisense Chromebook weighs just 2.5 pounds and is 19.5 mm thick with an 11.6” 1366 x 768 (same as the 11.6-inch MacBook Air) resolution LED Backlit HD display screen (for comparison, the 11.6-inch MacBook Air tips the scale at 2.38 pounds and tapers from 3 to 17 mm thick). HIsense Chromebook dimensions are 0.76 x 11.42 x 8.03 x inches (11-6″ MBA – 0.11-0.68 x 11.8 x 7.56 inches). Hisense claims up to 8.5 hours battery life — enough to support a full working or school day.

Powered by a 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 Quad-Core processor, the Hisense Chromebook has 2GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory, 16GB eMMC on-board storage, a 1 x Micro-SD Card Reader, 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wireless LAN, one each DC-in, HDMI, and Headphone/Microphone ports and two USB 2.0 ports.

Some Other Highlights Include:
• Boots up in less than 10 seconds.
• Built with quad core Rockchip processor (Cortex A17).
• Auto-updates are built in including keeping the latest virus protection and features updated, hassle-free.
• Syncs with Android phones & tablets, and everywhere you’ve signed into your Google account. All of your stuff stays with you, even when your laptop doesn’t.
• No set-up time needed. Just log-in to your Google account to get started.
• Chromebooks keep Gmail, Maps, Docs and pics safely stored in the cloud.
• Easily switch between accounts so you can share your Hisense Google Chomebook without anyone accessing your stuff.

“To be able to showcase our hardware through Google’s well-known and respected brand is a key building block in our growth within the US,” commented Erin Magee, Director of Marketing, Hisense. “We are also excited that the Hisense Chromebook is affordable for the everyday family and easy to use.”

The Hisense Chomebook is available on Walmart.com for pre-order as of March 31, 2015 and in Walmart stores later this spring. For more information visit:
http://hisense-usa.com
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http://bit.ly/1BTGiGD