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You can now get your hands on the new best Chromebooks of 2023

Ara Wagoner — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:01:33 GMT

A week after its announcement, the first six Chromebook Plus laptops are now available to buy, just in time for their predecessors to be discounted for Prime Day Part 2 — well, Best Buy's Early Black Friday event, but same day, different sale. Half are non-touch clamshells, half are touchscreen 2-in-1s, and all of them are guaranteed to meet Google's stringent hardware requirements and boast exclusive new software perks like access to Magic Eraser in Google Photos and a new streamlined control center.

Google's new Chromebook Plus category doubles performance standards

Ara Wagoner — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:31:54 GMT

No matter how far Chromebooks come, they continue to be defined by "cheap," budget-focused laptops that "don't get the job done." I strongly disagree with this sentiment, as I've worked full-time from Chrome OS computers for the last seven years, but there's no denying that when normal folks go hunting for a new laptop, it can get tricky to figure out which ones are the best Chromebooks without having to dig into reviews for each and every model.

Google's getting ready for Chromebooks with UWB

Jack Grauer — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:02:34 GMT

Ultra-wideband (UWB) promises big things in the world of short-range connectivity: Bluetooth-like functionality, but with the bandwidth to stream video; zero lag couch co-op laptop gaming, and classroom computers that can screenshare without Wi-Fi. But for as much potential as UWB offers, though, it has yet to see widespread implementation. Perhaps we'll soon be seeing it come to new devices types, though, as Google Chrome source code shows devs at work preparing Chromebooks to support the protocol.

Chromebook X is Google’s new high-quality laptop initiative

Manuel Vonau — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:44:56 GMT

Google may not sell its own Chromebooks anymore, but the company still seems fully committed to ChromeOS. A lot of new features have rolled out in the past, and a big Material You-based redesign is coming soon. To showcase the best Chromebook hardware to go along with ChromeOS, Google is reportedly working on a new “Chromebook X” program meant to collect the best products under one umbrella.

The pandemic Chromebook bubble has burst into an e-waste nightmare

Louis Pavlakos — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:24:30 GMT

For people who just want to have a laptop to send emails, browse the internet, or write essays, a Chromebook offers the ideal solution. Some of the best Chromebooks available today are renowned for their inexpensiveness, solid battery life, and simple-to-use software, but others quickly became a nightmare. Many Chromebooks purchased as recently as three years ago are already breaking, leading to consumers throwing them out and subsequently creating electronic waste.

CTL's new see-through Chromebook offers a peek at its guts

Chandraveer Mathur — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:29:35 GMT

If you are looking to buy a new Chromebook, there are plenty of options on the market. But even the models in our selection of the best ones don’t evoke a “wow!” from anyone, especially for their appearance. Someone at CTL had the grand idea of making a Chromebook a conversation starter in the easiest way possible — giving it a see-through plastic shell. We are writing this, so clearly, the strategy is working.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is a Chromebook that won't break your back — or your wallet

Will Sattelberg — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 23:33:07 GMT

MWC 2023 is just kicking off, and as always, this year's show isn't limited to smartphones alone. If you're in the market for a new affordable Chromebook, Lenovo's got you covered. While it might not impress you with superpowered specs or flashy RGB lighting, the IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook looks like an excellent entry in the thin-and-light field — and all for well under $400.

Don't count detachable Chromebooks out just yet

Jules Wang — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:19:41 GMT

Google has set up a tall tentpole for ChromeOS and everyone's been invited under the tarp. Much of the attention has been paid to the best of the best Chromebooks meant for professionals and gamers in recent days, but not all new and noteworthy devices require buyers to splash out. We're hearing about some decent possibilities with a new detachable device based off of a new board design.

Acer brings its eco-friendly Vero Chromebook brand to a new market

Chandraveer Mathur — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:23:52 GMT

Acer makes some of the best Chromebooks around and regularly releases new models. We saw the company unveiled the Chromebox CXI5 (yes, that’s box, not book) at CES earlier this year, but that was aimed at the average consumer. Acer has now announced a new lineup of Chromebooks designed specifically for education clients. It includes the company’s first-ever Vero-series Chromebook specifically for education.

Asus joins the fight for cloud gaming dominance with its latest Chromebook

Dallas Thomas — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:44:28 GMT

Asus made some serious waves at CES 2023 with a pair of strong ChromeOS offerings. Alongside a new Qi-enabled Chromebox 5, the Taiwanese company announced a beastly new Chromebook catered to the burgeoning cloud gaming market.

HP's Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is a gaming laptop without the dumb accents

Ara Wagoner — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:00:15 GMT

While the HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook stunned audiences at CES last year — mostly with its wallet-slaying price tag — HP brought another Dragonfly Chromebook to CES 2023. The HP Dragonfly Pro features all the premium features you'd expect in a "professional"-focused laptop — 12th Gen i5 with 16GB of RAM, 8MP webcam for all those video calls, a 14-inch QHD 1,200-nit touchscreen for seamless indoor or outdoor use — and a few more that liven things up from corporate copycat to undercover operator.

Acer debuts new Chromebox and all-in-one that's not actually all in one at CES 2023

Ara Wagoner — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:46:52 GMT

While there aren't many awesome new Chromebooks at CES 2023, we're seeing some Chrome diversity from Acer in what it's calling a "modular" all-in-one, the Acer Add-in-One 24. (No, that's not a typo. Yes, really.) Before we dive into this enigma of a desktop bundle, we first begin with its heart: the Acer Chromebox CXI5. It's been two years since its predecessor, the CXI4, and while the exterior design is quite similar, it's getting the 12th Gen Intel processors it needs to keep up with its enterprise competitors.

Gaming Chromebooks are real and going on sale from Acer, Asus, and Lenovo soon

Jules Wang — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:00:16 GMT

Google may not be in the cloud gaming arena (or, should we say, stadium) anymore, but the ChromeOS department has been preparing to go all out with a campaign for people who'd otherwise be Windows or console buyers to plug their controllers into a Chromebook. We've got three fresh ones to talk about today with all of them providing the best aspects one would expect from a ChromeOS device while also pushing some key gamer-focused tenets.

Leaked pictures of the first-ever gaming Chromebook show just how much RGB there will be

Chethan Rao — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:20:14 GMT

The past couple of days have been dominated by Google's announcement about shutting down Stadia by January 2023. The decision, while sadly expected, also took many by surprise — including game developers who were just days or weeks away from launching their titles. But there may be a sliver of hope for gaming enthusiasts within the Google ecosystem. Lenovo is seemingly preparing the release of a "gaming" oriented Chromebook, aptly named the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook.

The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 just made your stylus obsolete

Ara Wagoner — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:57:04 GMT

Rather than using proprietary styli that vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, Chromebooks use the Universal Stylus Initiative. So, no matter what awesome Chromebook you buy, so long as it supports USI, you could use any USI styli with it, whether the pen was made by HP or Logitech or anyone else.

The Acer Chromebook 714 is here to dethrone its little brother

Ara Wagoner — Wed, 18 May 2022 13:45:14 GMT

Next @ Acer unveiled a whole slew of PCs and desktops, but alongside those announcements came two brand-new Chromebooks — and the Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (3H) that we previewed two weeks ago. The Acer Chromebook Tab 510 is another 10-inch Snapdragon-powered Chrome OS tablet with a mind towards durability. However, with only "Up to 4GB RAM", you'll likely want to skip it in lieu of 8GB models like the HP Chromebook X2 (which is still $300 off right now) or the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5, which are two of the best Chromebooks on the market today.

Samsung's newest Chromebook for school packs a mighty display in a modest body

Jules Wang — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:00:14 GMT

If your school district is making decisions on which laptops it will want to cycle in for the upcoming school year, they'll have to made soon. Complicating and spicing up the process will be Samsung's compact follow-up to last year's Galaxy Chromebook 2: the Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 is now on sale.

Google releases a long-awaited fix for Chrome OS camera issues

Steve Huff — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:28:40 GMT

Updating your device is supposed to make it better — right? It's pretty frustrating when operating system updates introduce new problems rather than fixing the ones that already exist, like we might have just seen when Google Assistant started speaking the wrong language with Android Auto. Now it's time for Chromebook users to share in the misery, as it looks like a Chrome OS update may have rendered some Chromebook cameras useless for the moment.