The Inspiron Chromebook 14 that Dell announced in August for $599 will be available a little early at Best Buy. You can even pre-order now and pick up the 2-in-1 Chromebook with 8th-gen Intel Core i3 and 128GB of storage on October 21.
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Internally, the $499 Samsung Chromebook Plus v2 and base Google Pixel Slate at $599 are generally the same so performance should be comparable. You’ll have to decide if you want to pay a premium for a true tablet.
The competent Acer Chromebook Spin 13 looks like a nice option when compared to the Pixelbook and with lower prices for similar configurations up to 16GB of memory.
For the same price as the HP Chromebook X2, you can now order the new HP Chromebook x360 with a newer Intel processor and twice as much memory and storage.
Here I thought only the Pixel Slate had a 293 PPI display on a Chrome tablet. HP has one too with a Chromebook X2 variant although it’s unclear if and where the device is currently available.
Tired of tethering your phone or searching for Wi-Fi? Samsung has an answer for you: It added a Cat. 9 LTE radio for Verizon’s network to the Samsung Chromebook Plus v2, adding a $100 premium over the Wi-Fi only model.
Acer introduced a low-cost 14-inch Chromebook back in August but the device was recently certified by the FCC, suggesting U.S. sales should soon start. With these specs, consider this a competent, entry-level Chromebook.
Since the #MadeByGoogle event is on Tuesday, there’s still time for one last Monday night leak. This one comes from the always dependable Evan Blass, showing the Pixel Slate attached to its thin keyboard.
Here’s a first look at Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in the Google Pixelbook browser. Overall it looks excellent but Google might have some work to do in reducing input lag. Still, this is promising!
The 14-inch HP Chromebook X360 debuted on Monday with a starting price of $599 for an Intel Core i3 processor. You can configure the device with an i5 and up to 8 GB of memory and 64 GB of local storage.
Need a hands free way to wake up the Pixel Slate? It’s likely you’ll have one since Google recently added a Wake on Voice function to its first Chrome OS tablet, expected to launch on October 9.