Chrome: Shiny and Speedy, thanks to SSDs

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Chrome: Shiny and Speedy, thanks to SSDs

November 26, 2009 - 10:25 am

Google’s trying to shake up the Operating System market with its Chrome OS, and it will rely on SSD technology to keep things moving along nice and quick.

We wrote recently about the launch of both Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Linux variant Ubuntu “Karmic Koala”. And now more details have emerged about the features of Google’s new OS.

It seems the company is trying to re-shape the way we think about Operating Systems, by moving as much as possible away from the computer itself and onto the Internet. The name is a bit of a giveaway – Chrome, which is Google’s web browser – is an integral component of Chrome OS.

This gives Google the chance to try out some cool ideas. Firstly, it makes it easier for Google to tighten up security on the PC. If it spots something has changed when it shouldn’t have, it can reload portions of itself to make sure nothing sinister can get in – user files remain safe because they’re not stored on the computer. Google aims to make Chrome OS as close to impervious to computer viruses as is possible. Can it do it? Only time will tell.

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If Chrome OS spots funny business, it'll reboot and restore itself to erase the threat.

Having reduced the storage requirements of the computer, Chrome OS doesn’t need massive storage, but benefits greatly from a fast disk, which is why the SSD will play an important role in PCs that eventually ship with the OS. SSDs will make sure boot times are near instant and that all disk activity is crazy-fast. Of course, the user’s Internet connection could be a potential bottleneck, but Google has a way of working its magic to get around such issues.

Chrome OS isn’t likely to replace the “heavyweight” operating systems that we’re used to using, but it could well carve itself a niche of the market in the area of netbooks and shared computers that are primarily used for basic tasks and (of course) web browsing.

What do you think about the idea of Google’s new operating system? Let us know; leave a comment!