New Samsung Chromebook gets faux cowhide facelift

Samsung’s design influences are now going to extend from the Galaxy Note III to the new Chromebook 2, as we’ve seen some sneaky shots of the new leather wrapped internet-only laptop, and it’s a sight to behold. These images come directly from EVleaks, a twitter account that’s been mostly spot-on when it’s come to leaky products shots.

The picture was accompanied by this tweet:

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 design language marches on… pic.twitter.com/YpbfjeygfH

— @evleaks (@evleaks) March 1, 2014

Chromebook’s are laptops that only function when connected to the internet. They’re also quite popular in the US, as Google’s laptops have seemingly outsold MacBook’s 5-to-1 in comparison, says a report from Apple Insider. The Chromebook 2 will most likely be wrapped in faux leather, as real leather is a little

As sales climb, new models like the Chromebook 2 are introduced to replace the 2012 original. Outside of the leather cover, there’s a little bit more information about the Chromebook 2. CNET reports on a price of US$299 and US$399 for the 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models respectively.

There were rumours that the ChromeBook 2 was going to be launched at Samsung’s Unpacked 5 event at MWC, but that never panned out — Samsung ended up launching the Galaxy S5 and three new wearable “Gear” watches, one made specifically for fitness.