I was in Best Buy the other day, taking a bunch of electronics junk. Did you know they recycle most consumer electronics, including UPS sealed lead acid batteries, for free? They charge a small fee for televisions, but I digress...
Anyway, since Best Buy is listed as a partner--the only partner with a brick-and-mortar presence--on the Chromebook web site, I went over to their netbook department and asked if they had one on display. The guy looked at me like I had grown a third arm. (I checked; I hadn't.) He said that they don't even carry the Chromebooks.
When I got home, I checked the Best Buy Chromebook site, and sure enough, it's listed as online-only. So to buy one right now, you have to do it sight-unseen and trust that it's cool. I just don't think that's a good selling strategy.
It still sounds cool, but I'm not getting one, at least not yet. I've got other funding priorities right now.
