On Day 4 of using the Cr-48, Google pushed an update to Chrome OS. The OS update process everyone is accustomed to (i.e., Windows, Mac, Linux) usually takes quite a long time. On traditional operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, this normally means stopping what you are doing and waiting for the OS to download the updates, verify, apply, and then restart the OS. This is typically a 5-30 minutes evolution depending on the size of OS update.
The traditional (non-cloud) OS update process can be entirely disruptive to what you were doing and means you have to wait until the OS is done updating itself. The restart and logon can take an additional 2-5 minutes depending on your particular configuration.
Google Chrome OS update took about 30 seconds total time to update itself last night. I was shocked to say the least. This includes shutdown, restart, and logon. For some rough numbers Chrome OS logon process is about about a 10-15 second process, shutdown is about 1-2 seconds, restart is another 5-8 seconds.
On another note, the Chrome OS sleep/awake process is virtually instantaneous. It occurs automatically when you open and close the lid of the notebook. The sleep/awake cycle on my Mac takes about 5-10 seconds; on Linux about 8-15 seconds; on Windows about 10-20 seconds depending on how it feels that day.
For a time starved home user, this is the most painless update of any OS I have ever experienced. Less time waiting for the machine and more time spent online.
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