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Here we are again. It seems like only yesterday that Robby took to his keyboard to clear up some relatively common misconceptions about how Chromebook motherboards are developed and more importantly how they are named. It all started when rumors started making their way around the web about a certain Chromebook in development code-named ‘Zork’. […]
When Best Buy recently dropped the price of Samsung’s ultra-premium Galaxy Chromebook to $799, I was confident that it was just a matter of time before Samsung rolled out a deal of its own. I’m happy to say that my gut feeling was spot on. It only took a couple of days for Samsung to […]
We just wrapped up our annual “Best of” video highlighting our top picks for the Chromebook segments ranging from budget to ultra-premium. Despite 2020 be the most bizarre year in recent history, the options for getting a great Chromebook in any price range are better than ever before and we still have two months to […]
Acer’s premium Chromebook Spin 713 just fell to $549 over at Best Buy and that is, in our opinion, the best Chromebook you can buy for the money. That said, many shoppers are looking for something under $400 that still offers a lot of the great features found in a 10th Gen Comet Lake flagship […]
New day, new deals. We’re busy rounding up some great deals on Chromebooks and smart home devices but I wanted to get this out there so you can take advantage of this promotion before it’s gone. Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet may not be the “best” Chromebook of 2020 but it is most certainly one of the […]
It was just September when Robby stumbled upon a new feature that would bring native screen recording and an entirely revamped capture tool to Chrome OS. In recent weeks, the screen capture tool landed in the Canary channel and the screenshot tool has actually worked for quite some time. With it, you take fullscreen or […]
It has been a little less than three months since we discovered a new feature being developed for Chrome OS that will give users device-specific statistics, real-time resource usage, and diagnostic tools in one native system web app. To avoid any confusion, this is not the “connectivity diagnostics” app that we recently reported. This feature […]
We knew that Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Chromebook was going to see a steep discount for Black Friday but I did not expect this deal to pop up this early. However, thanks to Best Buy’s “early access” deals, you can pick up the sleek, Project Athena Chromebook and save $200. There is one catch but don’t […]
As we round out 2020 and begin looking to 2021, we’re in a very interesting time in the Chromebook story. Coming up on 10 years of existence, Chromebooks have hit a stride that I only dreamed of a few years ago. Back then, getting one ‘nice’ Chromebook in any 6 month period was cause for […]
This month-long version of Black Friday means deals are coming and going fast enough to make your head spin. While I’m sure that we’re in store for more significant Chromebook deals as the actual Black Friday draws near, one particular device has gone on sale today that you may want to consider. This may not […]
Since the pandemic began and because of it, it’s been tricky to find many Chromebooks in stores for quite some time now. According to a report by Canalys analyzing the total PC market growth (including tablets) for this year, Chromebook shipments have grown by 122% at a total of 9.4 million units in Q3 of […]
2020 is swiftly coming to an end and that means we’ll soon be doing our “Best Of” wrap up before you know it. Barring any last-minute surprises, I think that we’re all in agreement that the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 should take the crown as the overall best device of the year. That’s not to […]
