Toshiba is fairly new to Chromebooks, only having launched its first Chrome OS laptop earlier this year, but the company is already gearing up to launch a second, more premium version. The Chromebook 2, announced earlier this week at IFA in Berlin, swaps the low resolution screen of the original for a 1080p panel and fanless Intel Celeron processor for silent running. We got an early look at it ahead of its UK launch next year, in order to bring you some first impressions.
Little appears to have changed from the original Chromebook in terms of design; the Chromebook 2 has the same textured white plastic lid and grey, matt metal effect body that borrows heavily from Apple's MacBook Air. Toshiba has thinned it down significantly, however, so it's both smaller and thinner than its predecessor. It only weighs 1.3Kg, so should be light enough to take on the move without having to ditch anything from your bag first.
