Chromium OS Reviews & Product Details

The os is lite and efficient. It can easily run on even a decade or older hardware smoothly. It's easily available and simple to install. The website is user-friendly.

It is mostly for work so it has no other features, and it feels very neat and clutter free. It has a very business like experience on any desktop you use on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's very difficult to play any kind of media or install any app other than chrome extensions, which make the os very limited.

The os also feels a little clunky at times, unpolished even.

The data is never saved on it and it refreshes everything on every start up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At my work, Google Chrome browser is not usable on our computer systems. Therefore, we had Chromium installed as a replacement. I like that I have most of the functionality of the Chrome browser, although with some limitations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It doesn't look as sleep as Chrome, and lacks the Google connectivity that you get with Chrome as well. We can't play flash, but that may be a limitation of our system setup and not the browser itself. It does crash occasionally, requiring me to kill certain tabs. Although I prefer the look and functionality of Chromium/Chrome over Firefox, there are some pages/plugins that work with more stability on Firefox and don't always have support on Chromium, so I still am required to use at least 2 different browsers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how lightweight this computer is, and how I can use Google Drive for everything. This computer being primarily web- and cloud-based helps make work easier when I have a lot of demand on my web browser, with multiple tabs and accounts open. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It would be nice if I could have all these above features, plus a hard drive so I could download and run a handful of programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Open Source that is quite comparable to Google chrome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can be slow at sometimes, not the fastest web browser. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you are someone who lives on the internet, has Google as their m=best mate, Chromium OS is the right choice for you. Why buy a 1000$ "Premium" laptop for surfing internet only? Chromium OS is super lightweight and thus laptops shipping with ChromeOS (chromebooks) are cheap as hell. It is easy to use, install and keeps you connected to your favorite apps. The chrome store has many apps to suit your needs. It is much more secure than traditional chrome browser. And best of all is, its Open Source. Google services are very well integrated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chrome OS is heavily dependent on chrome store apps which IMO are not just enough. There are a lot of spam apps and extensions that destroy the experience. Although some apps like evernote, Pixlr etc are very well implemented. developer tools are provided by Google but lack documentation. It requires a 24x7 internet connection to function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chromium makes files accessable on any computer. But it is secure. I love to use it to work anywhere for work or to access files from any computer. It's been long overdue. No longer do you have to wait to return to your desktop computer to finish work. I enjoy this software immensely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't dislike anything on this software, to my knowledge. Still testing it out, but it has worked well in the past years...and I presume this will do just as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The whole OS is centered on Chrome, or chromium the open source version of chrome in this case.

Since there's so much emphasis on the always connected aspect of it, this makes it easier to work with Google Docs and other google services easily.

Web browsing is fast and fluid, and I installed it on my SSD, and well, it could handle 100 open tabs at a time without slowing down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This OS heavily relies on the Internet for almost everything, so your laptop will just be an expensive paperweight when you are out of range of WiFi or a cellular network.

This OS is also underpowered, since all applications that you see are "Chrome Apps" which are built on layers and layers of HTML and JS. If you want this to run demanding applications, such as 3D games and such, you might be mistaken. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I did not like the system at all. I'm not sure if it was my computer but the system moved very slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Speed of the system was not good. I'm not sure if it was my computer but the system lagged very badly. It always froze when ever I tried to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Like Chrome, but open source and better privacy settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Somehow, it installs without your permition in Windows. I hate that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Really nice, simple and clean UI and Linux based Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Too complex to setup and furthermore is missing a lot of basic software, you can't just do anything with chrome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's ease of use and that it is free. It is optimized for internet usage and that it comes with it's own file manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's minimal and only useful for the web. Non web applications are non existent which can make it tough to use as primary OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has much similarities with Chrome, but it is an open source web OS, which has simple look, more secure.

Its installation takes very less time for all the OS's I have used and booting is super fast. Also it makes cloud storage so simple, and has lots of extensions. It provides access to all your google accounts, and syncs your data to cloud which is more safer to store. Support is better like other open source OS's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Non availability of apps, cannot use it offline always need to be online, high memory usage, has lot of problem with network drivers hence disconnects frequently especially with Wifi. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple and best user interface, gives best browsing experience. It's easy to install and boots very fast. Using it is not difficult for the ones who are familiar with Chrome browser. Has good support and lots of extensions.

No need of internet security since it is more secure compared to browsers, this OS syncs all the apps linked to your google account so it is like an android mobile inside your computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At first I was too impressed with cloud storage, but due to its connectivity issues I am feeling irritated. Since it is a new OS it doesn't have lots of apps, support team should come up with a way to make Android apps fit into it. Also, there are lots of fields which need improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Thin Client, Open Source, Linux Kernel based and uses Chromium browser and primarily supports web applications.

- Able to install Chromium OS on any system with ARM processor installed.

- Besides the file manager and the Chrome browser the applications that were able to run on Chrome OS are web based. If you spend most of your time working for your browser then Chrome OS is just for you.

- Low hardware requirement and also efficient use of system resources.

- Chrome OS is famous for its speed and simplicity by taking few seconds to boot up.

- With a Chrome OS there comes a in-built products such as Google Drive, Docs, media player, and chrome shell and many others that are integrated and access by command-line interfaces.

- Since it work over Linux kernel, Chrome OS comes as a malware unaffected product.

- When there is a new version of OS is available, It automatically update in a background without affecting the interface.

- Security features like Verified boot, system calling filtering, rollback protection add up to exciting inbuilt features of Chrome OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Chrome OS is not a right choice if we are dependent on desktop based applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft products.

- Since all the actions runs inside the browser, Chrome OS lacks in terms of feature rich functionality.

- Use of Google products is compulsory which will limit us by experiencing the other similar products with more features and advantages.

- It can't run proprietary, non-web based products and few other software require internet connection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Best web optimized OS where wll features of a normal web browser are accessable with great extent. Boot speed is around 3 sec which is fastest according to my experience compared to other OS's. Cloud connection is permenent all time which does not make the data in the system to loose. Syncing data and accessing to google accounts is the plus point which many google users prefer. Installation is damn fast compared to other OS's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tends to be focused manily on web interface for which gamers are not focused into the operatin system as we cannot find much of them here. Windows applications will not work here which is one of the major disadvantage. Not much apps and extensions available here which is limiting the user to a particular constraint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a great operating system for netbooks. Keeps things running fast! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of compatibility. I can't install many of my favorite Windows apps - if there is not a webapp, you are out of luck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chrome OS is based on Linux and is open source. It is easy to install and user friendly. Booting speed of the OS is very fast. This is very simple OS and children who wants to learn computer can use this. It is easy to work on Chrome OS if you are already familiar with google chrome. Since Chrome OS runs web apps, it requires low hardware requirements. The OS automatically updates for you, performs system self-checks at startup. Since data is being stored in cloud and it is perfectly secured you will never lose the data. online forums are helpful in case you have any problems. If you use gmail or android phone or other google products then you can sync your data with this OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can't install proprietary desktop software such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop on Chrome OS because they are not web applications. You have pay for most of the games. The OS in not matured enough to meet levels of Mozilla firefox. There are no innovative features that are unique only to Chrome OS. Since most of the data is stored in the cloud some apps can not opened without being online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chromium Web Operating System is free open source. It is really great software with many features. It is faster OS and takes very less booting time. The new feature like syncing data of google account with cloud is great. We can store data offline without loosing it. There many extension available which are not supported in other browsers. Chromium is more secured. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chromium OS takes more memory as compared to other. Many windows applications won't works in this OS. Not much extensions and app are not available. Many windows applications like Photoshop, Microsoft word etc. won't works here. Stored data can't be accessed in offline. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Installation is very simple , it took less then 20 minutes for installation and it boots up very quickly.Simple and best user interface, gives best browsing experience. It has all the features supported by chrome and is an open source project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It consumes more memory and it doesn't support some of the java-scripts. And moreover it doesn't give much control for the administrator. Not enough apps for this OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chromium OS can be termed as Next generation OS. Its base for chrome and is an open source project. It has easy sync options for all accounts. It takes less time to boot-up and has less hardware requirement. Chrome OS is specifically optimized for web with less bandwidth requirements. Many extension are available and project is well maintained. In short, Chromium is an open source project that aims to build a safer, simpler yet faster and more stable way for all Internet users to experience web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chrome OS needs improvement in regard to using it offline. Chrome OS has higher memory requirement than any other browser. Needs lot of fine-tuning. Administrative privileges have been cut-down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chromium which has much similarities with the chrome.Clean and neat interface which handles the problem of finding the basic accessible features within no time.Its boot up time and advanced security features handles all kind of malware s and threats. Easy installation which takes just few minutes. Some special extensions which are only available for Chromium. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As storage based on cloud it is simple to handle, the problem arises when you want to work offline. It offers you very less functionality while working offline as compared to that of working on-line as the information/data required is not available.

Some application are also not available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the best and simple web tool to use. It is easy to install which takes few minutes. The startup time times very less time and is more secure. The cloud storage helps in not using extra hardware and it is more safer. Provides lots of extensions like music, play, drive etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lots of ads pop ups frequently. Not better for offline storage. Sometimes it takes lots of storage as compared to others. Few apps are available and also they take more time to install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The startup time of Chromium OS is very fast. It has all the features supported by chrome and is an open source project. It also integrates easily with all the google accounts. We can install many extensions in Chromium OS which are not permitted in Chrome. For instance: Flash video downloader exists for chromium however not for chrome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chromium consumes more memory when compared to firefox which is also open source web OS. Firefox supports javascript better. The control for the administrator is much better in firefox. Chromium OS is not so supportive for offline usage. It has a slow performance when more tabs are opened. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the fact that the operating system is full integrated with the Google Apps and the fast boot time is excellent as well, makes it a solid choice for someone on the move! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the fact that I need to be connected to be connected to the internet in order to make the most of the operating system but i do understand that connection to the Google Apps online is the point of the OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.