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Earlier this week, I received a Facebook message from a reader in the UK who was looking for the best deal on a Chromebook in the €500 – €600 range. I nearly had to admit defeat as most of the premium Chromebooks in the United Kingdom are priced so high that they simply aren’t worth […]
Yesterday, ASUS dropped a bombshell with the announcement of not one but two 11th Gen Intel Chromebooks featuring Tiger Lake CPUs and Intel’s Xe graphics. With them, the company also debuted its first AMD Ryzen Chromebook with a unique look that sets it apart from any Chromebook we’ve ever seen. Exciting stuff but that’s not […]
Day 3 of CES 2021 and we have a little surprise for you thanks to a little package that Acer sent our way. Alongside the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2, the Acer Chromebook Spin 514 is the second Chrome OS device to come out of this year’s virtual tech event and we have our hands on a […]
Consumers love options. It’s just a fact and it’s what makes our buying decisions as unique and diverse as we are. For Chromebook users, the Google ecosystem is likely the first stop when it comes to finding and using applications on Chrome OS. That said, a little variety is nice and there are some that […]
CES 2021 is promising an exciting new generation of Chromebooks that will be headed our way later this year but make no mistake, the current Comet Lake devices are a formidable force in the Chrome OS market. The 10th Gen CPUs from Intel offer ample power and performance and the selection of Chromebooks touting the […]
Well, it seems that 2021 is shaping up to be the year of “mass exodus” to and from various tech platforms. I’ll save the politics for other websites but we are here to help users get the most out of Chromebooks and that has spurred this latest how-to. Thanks in part to a simple, two-word […]
Now that Chrome OS is offering an official Windows Desktop via Parallels, Enterprise customers have a fully-supported and very viable way to access legacy applications while still embracing the cloud. That’s all fine and well for companies that have the means to purchase high-end Chromebooks along with licenses for Windows and Parallels but not so […]
We’re hot off of Samsung’s official announcement of the Galaxy Chromebook2 and while many shoppers may have their eyes set on the budget-friendly refresh, the original Galaxy may be worth a second look. On last week’s episode of The Chrome Cast, we talked a bit about why Samsung’s decision to “dumb down” the second iteration […]
Lenovo’s AMD-powered ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook is officially on the market and available in a number of configurations that range from the entry-level Athlon Gold to the beefy Ryzen 7 3700C. Acer just debuted their first Ryzen-powered Chromebook at the virtual 2021 CES event and we know that the starting price is going to be […]
The relationship between Chromebooks and accessories has advanced exponentially over the past couple of years thank, in part, to Google’s “Works with Chromebook” initiative. The relatively new branding is a way for peripheral makers to market products such as portable storage, mice, webcams, and other accessories to Chrome OS users by giving them the peace […]
Round 2 of CES 2021 has arrived and with it, Acer has announced the company’s first-ever AMD Ryzen-powered Chromebook. The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 and Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514 follow in the footsteps of Lenovo’s recently launched ThinkPad C13 Yoga and the upcoming HP Chromebook Pro C645. Acer has opted to target not just enterprise […]
It has been a little over a year since the Google Assistant officially debuted on non-Google branded Chromebooks. Personally, I never use Google’s little helper on my device because I’m always near my phone or another Google Assistant-enabled device like a smart speaker or display. Additionally, it just feels strange talking to my laptop. It […]
