Google Partners with Acer and Samsung on Chromebooks and Laptop Rentals

Both models will run dual-core processors and have cloud connectivity and offline capabilities (applications and data is cached on the systems but stored online). Schools and students will be able to subscribe to own a Chromebook for $20 per month directly from Google; businesses can get centrally-managed Chromebooks for $28 per month per user.

At the Google I/O conference, Google explained that its Chrome OS is designed for people who want: instant-on, constant connectivity with long battery life, built-in security, and access to all your data everywhere. In short, Google is promising the ultimate mobile device -- in netbook or ultraportable laptop format.