Many paragraphs have been posted on the internet over the last few months about Google’s efforts to enable Chromebooks to run Android applications from the Play Store. TR took one of the few Play Store-enabled Chromebooks on a test drive a while ago, and while it’s clear that Google has some work to do, the preliminary results are promising. Samsung’s Chromebook Plus and Chromebook Pro look poised to help the browser-centric OS work more smoothly with applications written for Google’s OS.
The Chromebook Pro and Chromebook Plus look largely identical on the outside. Both are convertible laptops with 12.3″ 2400×1600 touchscreens that can rotate 360° and offer pen input. The screens’ 3:2 aspect ratio is the same found in Microsoft’s popular Surface tablets.
