Chromebook 2016
Wait for 2016 they said. Toshiba Chromebook 2 (CB35-C3350) or Asus Chromebook Flip (C100PA-DB02)
Even if you buy into the Chromebook's premise, the execution doesn't really support it -- whether for a casual user or a business seeking to get out of Windows management. Maybe that'll change by 2016, if wireless broadband is truly ubiquitous and affordable, if Chrome OS and Google Docs finally support offline usage, and if somehow Windows 8 and the iPad haven't become the standard computing platforms of the day.
