1   | Chrome OS like lightning from a USB key: we could get used to this submited by in Programming |
We finally got around to prepping a USB key so we could boot to Chrome OS natively, and let us tell you: it’s a world of difference. Of course, running something natively instead of virtualized is always going to be a treat, but what we’re seeing with Chrome OS is actually on par performance-wise with our crazy expectations for a stripped-down OS. It boots in mere seconds and loads websites with the best of them.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/chrome-os-like-lightni...
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