Announced at CES 2020, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook pairs high-end hardware with the speed, security and simplicity of Chrome OS. This sleek 2-in-1 has a fingerprint sensor, stylus and 10th-gen Intel inside.
Author: Kevin Tofel
Kevin Tofel
After spending 15 years in IT at Fortune 100 companies, Kevin turned a hobby into a career and began covering mobile technology in 2003. He writes daily on the industry and has co-hosted the weekly MobileTechRoundup podcast since 2006. His writing has appeared in print (The New York Times, PC Magazine and PC World) and he has been featured on NBC News in Philadelphia.
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