Kogan is offering first ever Chrome OS laptop in Australia by PKILLERH

The first company to launch a Chrome OS laptop is probably one you’ve never heard of. Kogan, which operates in Australia, is taking orders for a 12″ Chrome OS laptop that will ship on June 7.
The machine is called the Agora 12″ Ultra Portable Laptop. It runs an Intel Celeron 1.3GHz ULV processor and 1GB DDR2 RAM. Storage takes the form of a 30GB SSD, and graphics are handled by an integrated Intel GS40 chipset.
The display is actually an 11.6″ WXGA LED screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768. You also get a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 802.11B/G/N, 3-in-1 card reader, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Bluetooth, and both VGA and HDMI out.

Not only does it carry a decent set of features, Kogan claim the Agora will boot in 4.5 seconds. The battery life is a rather poor 3.5 hours, though, suggesting it has a small battery rather than being a power hungry device.
The Agora is listed as $349 Australian dollars plus postage, which is roughly US$371. But shipping one of these from Australia is sure to make the price sky rocket. You’re better off waiting for Acer and Samsung to release their Chrome OS machines instead.
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Matthew’s Opinion
It’s easy to argue that the Cr-48 was the first ever Chrome OS laptop, but that wasn’t offered to consumers. The Agora is, even if those consumers are limited to Australia, and therefore Kogan has every right to advertise it as such.
The Agora looks like a decent netbook rather than laptop spec, but that battery life really lets it down. All Chrome OS laptops need to have long battery life as it’s a key feature for mobile users. We hope this is a bad decision by Kogan’s part through poor battery choice rather than a common theme we will see on Samsung and Acer Chrome OS hardware too.