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If you’re in the market for a new Chrome desktop, there’s no better place than CTL to begin your hunt. Based right here in the U.S., CTL offers a wide variety of EDU and enterprise solutions but as of late, they have led the pack when it comes to affordable Chromeboxes. Their entry-level CBx1 is equipped with the refreshed Kaby Lake Celeron 3867U processor and it comes with a standard 128GB of storage which is 4X what you’ll get from the base models from other OEMs. Oh yeah, they also do this at a lower price than the “other guys.”
The $289 CTL Chromebox CBx1 is currently on sale for $249 but for a limited time, you can knock another 10% off when you use the promo code CBx1Q1PROMO at checkout. The deal only applies to the Celeron model but that means you can get a new Chromebox for only $224.10 and it’s better equipped than the competition. As an added bonus, you can customize the CBx1 and still use the discount code. You can upgrade to a whopping 16GB of RAM and be out the door for around $310 and CTL will cover the shipping!
This is hands-down the best deal around on a Celeron Chromebox and like all Kaby Lake boxes, you’ll get guaranteed updates through June of 2025. It is especially well-suited to be a very inexpensive device to rock all of your new Stadia games. That’s a pretty sweet deal. If you’re looking for a little more power, CTL has knocked $90 off of their Core i7, 8GB/32GB box and it too is customizable if you’d like to upgrade the internals without any DIY. Check out the Chromebox CBx1 from CTL along with a lot of other great devices like their rugged EDU Chromebooks built for the classroom.
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If you’re buying the Celeron Chromebox, don’t forget to use the promo code “CBx1Q1PROMO” at checkout.
