All Cr-48s Have Been Shipped
There have been no definite numbers from Google regarding how many Cr-48s they planned to ship, or when the shipments would end. A tweet from Sundar Pichai a couple of days ago has cleared all of that up, and if you’ve yet to receive one of the test notebooks then you probably won’t like the news.
@palmjeff Sorry we have shipped all units for now. Thanks for your interest and we will have partner devices out mid-year.
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) March 8, 2011
Still no word on exactly how many Cr-48s were shipped in total, but estimates are around 60,000.
As mentioned in Sundar’s tweet, Chrome OS notebooks will be commercially available this summer. As a recipient of a Cr-48, I can say that I’d definitely be interested in getting another Chrome OS computer. If you’re a student looking for a small laptop to take to class then Chrome OS may be a very viable option.
If you received a Cr-48, let me know your thoughts on it.