How To Run Chrome OS in VirtualBox and Try Out Chrome OS Before Buying a Chromebook

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Published on Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:00:08 GMT Indexed on 2012/11/04 17:05 UTC
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With Google’s new Chromebooks out at just $249, many people who once wrote them off as too expensive for their limited functionality are giving them a second look. But will you really find Chrome OS useful?

You can easily run Chrome OS in a VirtualBox virtual machine, although you’ll need to tweak a few settings before it will run properly. Once you have, you can run Chrome OS in a window on your computer.

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