The was a radical statement: "Your computer doesn't matter; your connection does." With a modest Intel Atom processor, the CR-48 struggled to do anything offline. It was built with the assumption that Wi-Fi is ubiquitous. Its goal was to be a dumb terminal for the cloud.
The and the Wyvern Moblab represent two very different chapters in the history of ChromeOS. While the Cr-48 was the pioneer hardware that introduced the world to "cloud-first" computing, Moblab is a specialized software/hardware ecosystem used for testing and certifying the very devices the Cr-48 inspired. 🛠️ The Pioneer: Google Cr-48 (2010) google cr-48 vs wyvern moblab
The CR-48 forced a radical change in habit: The was a radical statement: "Your computer doesn't
Google distributed roughly 60,000 units for free to early adopters to test the viability of an OS that lacked a traditional desktop and local file system. The and the Wyvern Moblab represent two very