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With Father’s Day just around the corner, many of us are on the hunt for that perfect gift. If the dad in your life could use a new laptop, you’re in luck. The Chromebook market is packed as always with some fantastic deals right now, and we’ve sorted through them to find three of the absolute best options that would make an amazing gift for nearly any type of dad. Each of these Chromebooks offers something unique, and all represent incredible value.
Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus
If you’re looking for the perfect do-it-all Chromebook that nails the balance between price, performance, and features, look no further. The Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus is, in my opinion, one of the best devices to come out of the Chromebook Plus initiative. It may not have a single, mind-blowing feature that outshines everything else, but it gets all the key ingredients for a fantastic overall experience just right.
You get a great backlit keyboard, a solid trackpad, nice speakers, a pleasing 300-nit 16:10 screen, and fast internals that handle daily tasks with ease. As a convertible, it’s just as adept on the couch in tablet mode as it is on a desk for work. It simply gets the Chromebook Plus formula right, and at its current deal price of just $349 ($150 off), it’s arguably one of the best overall values in the Chromebook world.
ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus
For the dad who needs top-tier performance and a no-compromise experience, the ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus is easily one of the best-equipped devices you can buy. This thing is an absolute beast, packed with just about everything you could ask for in a high-end Chromebook.
It features a stunning 14-inch 120Hz QHD touchscreen that hits 500 nits of brightness, a fantastic backlit keyboard, tons of ports, a premium all-metal build, and a fingerprint scanner. Under the hood, the Core Ultra 5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of fast NVMe storage mean he’ll have all the hardware overhead needed for any task for years to come. While it’s a premium device, we’re seeing some great deals on it right now that make it an even more compelling purchase. Also, the non-touch 8GB/128GB version is on sale right now, too!
Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5
Finally, we have the device that made me truly believe in what a Chromebook tablet could be. Even as it ages a bit, the Duet 5 remains a standout thanks to its killer feature: the gorgeous 13.3-inch OLED screen. For the dad who loves watching movies, binging shows, or needs a super-light travel companion, the Duet 5 is a dream.
That OLED display makes any video content pop with perfect colors and deep blacks, and the battery life is simply epic, easily lasting all day and then some. It provides a surprisingly good laptop-like experience with the included keyboard and kickstand, but truly shines as a media consumption tablet. At its new, frequent sale price of just $299 ($200 off), getting a screen this good on a device this versatile is a deal that’s almost too good to pass up.
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