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Two very similar Core i3-powered Chromebooks are on sale at Best Buy: The HP Chromebook X340 14 and Dell’s Inspiron Chromebook 14. Here are the key differences in these discounted $350 to $399 2-in-1 Chromebooks.
A reader looking for a budget Chromebook with $250 to $400 to spend asked what I’d recommend. There are a ton of entry-level devices, but I didn’t suggest any of them. Here’s what I recommended and why.
Acer kicked off the annual BETT education show in London by announcing the Acer Chromebook 712 on Monday. It’s ruggedized, has a 3:2 display and can be had with up a 10th-gen Intel Core i3 and 8 GB of memory.
Pre-orders for the base model Asus Chromebook Flip C436 are up on Amazon, with a February 24 release date. You can also drop $999 for a configuration that is closer to the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, due by March.
Got a $450 budget for your next Chromebook purchase? If I did, I’d pull the trigger on the HP Chromebook X360 14, currently on sale at Best Buy for $449; a great price for a 1080p device with Intel’s Core i3 U-series chip.
Did you miss getting a Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14 for $150 off two weeks ago? No problem, because the deal is back again. You can snag this Core i3-powered 2-in-1 for just $399 at Best Buy.
Now $150 off, the Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14 brings above mid-range performance for a less than mid-range price of $399. A 1080p touch display with pen support and 8th-gen Core i3 processor round out the key features of this 2-in-1.
Got a $400 budget for your next Chromebook purchase? If I did, I’d pull the trigger on the HP Chromebook X360 14, currently on sale at Best Buy for $399; a great price for an 1080p device with Intel’s Core i3 U-series chip.
Lenovo took the wraps off a trio of new Chromebooks today: An 11- and 15-inch Lenovo Chromebook C340 2-in-1, as well as a 14-inch clamshell Chromebook S340. Prices begin at $250 with availability starting next month, depending on the model.
Dell is now showing the price and configurations for its 5300 and 5400 Latitude Chromebook enterprise devices with a wide range of options. Luckily, IT budgets are bigger than those of consumers.
Right on time to coincide with the Intel Comet Lake launch, the Drallion baseboard for future Chromebooks now references Intel’s new processors.
