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hey everyone this is Jimmy with Jim's review room welcome to another review now Chromebooks have been gaining a lot of popularity typically in a laptop form the pricing is perfect for those looking for simple and budget-friendly computers analogy for the first time is getting into the Chrome ecosystem it aims to provide the best bang for your buck and there's so much value in this thing that I had to get one of these and test it out it's the $349 retail LG chrome base and before getting started here if you're not familiar with Chromebooks I suggest watching my video what is a Chromebook as these systems are very different from Windows and Apple so without further adieu we'll get started the LG chromebase is a full desktop system with monitor keyboard and mouse now showing quickly in the front here are your standard menu volume and power buttons two additional features are a reading button that changes the brightness and contrast to reduce eye fatigue while reading of course and a chrome button to switch displays at your choosing and switching displays is made available as the chrome base has an HDMI input right on the back a quick example here I have my playstation 4 connected and I'm able to play games now finishing up the back since we're here there's three USB 2.0 ports a protruding Ethernet port and of course your power AC input now watch there was a super speed USB 3.0 on the back as well but one can be found inside right above the headset input here now going over the last few physical features the unit does come in a beautiful glossy white on the back and its stand but the front offers a silver bezel going around the display unfortunately like to stand with its minimalistic design and kind of contemporary or modern you can say but if you were to accidentally bump the display it does bounce in rock a bit though and last year the keyboard and mouse are unfortunately on a cheap feeling side the mouse has a really light yet hollow feel to it and the keyboard keys are not as tactile as I'd like the keys feel somewhat plush or squishy instead of a plastic click feel when pressed and then depressed the speakers are a bit droning or boxy at higher volumes so the audio quality is not the best nonetheless the three items mentioned just now are still functional and I didn't encounter any issues when using and keep in mind this is still a budget-friendly system now moving on to the screen actual screen size comes in at 21 and a half inches diagonal with a 1080p IPS display it's a matte finish that barely reflects any glare and display does not have touchscreen capabilities which is fine in my experience the 22 inch monitor size works really well and it's a comfortable size to use the screen is soft from my test is very nice and definitely bright and colors are not too saturated but actually for a $350 set it looks pretty good the webcam specifications are not listed on LG's website but from looking at the quality this looks to be 89 high-definition camera with pitch quality not sharp or contrasting but other features to mention before going into performance there is built in Wi-Fi that supports a B G and n Wi-Fi connections with built-in bluetooth and lasts a one-year warranty for parts and labor in two years of 100 gigabytes cloud storage free from Google Drive now moving on internally LG is using an Intel dual core Celeron processor running at 1.4 gigahertz which uses the latest house well architecture two gigs of ram on board which I was hoping for four gigs as being a standard and internally has a 16 gigabyte solid state hard drive now running benchmarks the numbers are as follows on your screen as for rural testing the chrome box has been running well for general purpose news as with most if not all Chromebooks - chrome boxes and chrome bases these machines aren't necessarily powerhouses but for everyday casual use they do run perfectly fine the LG chrome box loads webpages in a reasonable amount of time and using this for video playback on Netflix to playing casual games found in the Google store - something more like Facebook Twitter Hulu and HBO GO it all works well and again if you're not familiar with how a Chromebook or in this case how a chrome base works watch the what is a Chromebook video that I performed or done as it goes over a lot of the benefits but also some of the limitations to what a Chrome operating system can do now as I reviewed many Chromebooks now they're obviously geared towards lighter news compared to a full-fledged laptop or PC so for casual news many Chromebooks that are running or coming out I'm sorry in 2014 and some in 2013 can do casual tasks perfectly fine it's the physical features that distinguishes a chrome product from another and this chrome based providing a 22 inch monitor not to mention an HDMI in a 1080 display at least there's a USB 3.0 port for an external hard drive to get your music and movies for the price there's a lot of value from this LG the only thing I would personally upgrade to enhance the experience is a slightly better keyboard and mouse combo preferably wireless so hope you enjoy this video here comment below on what you think of this item and be sure to add me on Facebook or Google+ show you support by liking subscribing to Jim's review room for more content in the future this is Jim with Jim's review room take care everyone bye you