Recent Geekbench listings suggest the next Pixelbook, likely Atlas, will use the same chipsets as the Pixel Slate. That doesn’t make sense for a few reasons.
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If you’re going to spend $300 or so on a low-end Chromebook, consider stretching your budget this week: With a free my BestBuy account, the HP Chromebook X360 14 with Core i3 and 8GB of memory can be had for $399.
The Core i5 Acer Chromebook Spin 13 beats out the Pixelbook in terms of performance and still has a fantastic high-resolution screen. You can snag one for $300 off today only thanks to Amazon Prime Day.
Holding out for a 4K Chromebook? Lenovo has a coupon code for its Yoga Chromebook C630 with 4K display that brings the price down to just $25 more than the 1080p model.
With Google not considering Intel’s newest processors for Chromebooks yet, the next Pixelbook, aka: Atlas, won’t likely offer more, if any, performance than from currently available high-end devices. So why wait?
Now $150 off, the Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14 brings above mid-range performance for a less than mid-range price of $399. A 1080p display with pen support and 8th-gen Core i3 processor round out the key features of this 2-in-1.
In a move that probably should have happened before the product launch, Google has removed the Celeron-powered Pixel Slate from its store. A $200 discount on the higher-end models combined with Chrome OS updates make the remaining options more attractive.
Well this is rare: The very similar 14-inch Chromebooks from Dell and HP are the same $449 price due to an all-week sale. Which is better for you? Check this comparison.
Recent benchmarks have appeared showing a Pixelbook with Android 9 running on 8-gen Intel processors that support Android Studio. Could the Pixelbook 2 simply be an internal refresh with little change on the outside?
If you passed on the base model of the Asus Chromebook Flip C434 due to the 4 GB of memory, Amazon is now showing the 8 GB configuration for $599. The extra RAM is well worth the investment if you keep many tabs open in Chrome OS.
If you won’t miss a backlit keyboard, you can grab the Best Buy edition of Lenovo’s Yoga Chromebook C630 for $549 this week. Or if you need to see your keys in the dark and don’t mind a Core i3 and 64 GB of storage, you can have one for $470.