Chrome OS has mostly been a no-show so far at Google I/O, however the developer keynote highlighted a special Android Studio build and recommended Chromebooks to code Android apps.
Browsing: Chromebooks
Join me at 1pm ET for a livestream of the Google I/O 2019 keynote along with commentary from the folks at This Week in Google. I don’t expect new Chromebooks but there will plenty of news to discuss.
Hoping to see the Atlas Chromebook appear at Google I/O 2019 as a Pixelbook refresh? That’s not likely going to happen this week: Look for Atlas in October.
If you missed last week’s $399 sale on the HP Chromebook X2 or simply didn’t think it would meet your needs based on the hardware configuration, the HP Chromebook X360 is well worth the look at this price with a better CPU and double the memory and storage in the X2.
As the first detachable Chromebook, I thought the HP Chromebook X2 was a great device at its $599 debut price. Today at $399, it’s a stellar choice for most people at this cost.
You can save $100 all week on the capable Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14 2-in-1 with stylus at Best Buy. This laptop has an overall buyer rating of 4.6 out of 5 at Best Buy, with 73% of buyers giving it a 5 out of 5.
Earlier this month, Acer debuted the first Chromebook with a dedicated numeric keypad and now HP has followed up with its own version for a lower price. The HP Chromebook 15 starts at $449.
The in-progress Sarien Chromebook looks to be a clamshell while the related Arcada device will be a 2-in-1. Yet both will have a remapped hardware keyboard that appears to bring traditional Function keys to Chrome OS and Linux.
Not everyone wants or needs a high-end Chromebook with a high-end price tag. The Acer Chromebook 15 is very basic, but this entry level laptop makes for a good first computer or secondary device.
Don’t be in the dark and eaten by a grue: Here’s a brand new Chromebook reference board named Zork that will use AMD chips rivaling the latest Core i5 and i7 from Intel.
Looking for a strong performing 2-in-1 Chromebook at a mid-range price? Consider the HP Chromebook X360 with 8-th gen CPU and 8 GB of memory, discounted $150 this week.