and at around $400 for a Chromebook, you would certainly expect some better hardware than what Samsung and Acer are offering. I think the low-ball hardware is

and at around $400 for a Chromebook, you would certainly expect some better hardware than what Samsung and Acer are offering. I think the low-ball hardware is very deliberate. If Google can prove this level of hardware can work just fine for it's purpose, it disrupts the market further. For $700+ you could definitely get better hardware than what is available on the iPad or iPad 2, but you certainly pay more for that device, don't you?