I gotta be honest. I was starting the think that, perhaps, Google had abandoned its aspirations to make Chrome OS a viable gaming platform. For months, we have been digging and tinkering with the hopes of getting ‘Borealis‘, a.k.a. Steam for Chrome OS up and running on one of the latest 11th Gen Intel devices […]
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The mid-range MediaTek 828 SoC shows out in new benchmark comparison
Late last year, MediaTek released some early benchmark comparisons of the company’s new Kompanio 820 SoC for mid-range Chromebooks. Those results were based on a variety of benchmark tests where the Arm-based processor went head-to-head with Intel’s latest small-core Jasper Lake N4500 CPU. While the Kompanio put up some impressive numbers and there’s no question […]
Continue Reading$99 gets you a rugged Chromebook tablet that’s perfect for the kiddos
If you’re in the market for a new tablet for the little ones, Lenovo has a deal that’s too good to pass up. The lesser-known sibling of the popular Lenovo Chromebook Duet tablet, the 10e Chromebook, offers up the exact same user experience as its consumer-focused counterpart but adds the rigidity of a rugged outer […]
Continue ReadingThe saucy Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 tablet is $50 off today
CES 2022 is squarely in the rearview mirror and we have some exciting new Chromebooks to look forward to in the coming months. That said, the current class of Chrome OS devices still offers a wide range of features and form factors to fit just about any price range or use case. Among them, Lenovo’s […]
Continue ReadingCES 2022: ASUS stuns with a new 16-inch Chromebook Flip with 12th Gen Intel CPUs
HP was all set to steal the show at CES 2022 with the companies first-ever Dragonfly Chromebook. While we’re equally as excited about Acer’s upcoming MediaTek-powered Chromebook Spin 513 that’s rocking the flagship-caliber Kompanio 1380 SoC, HP’s 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake Dragonfly will undoubtedly be a powerhouse and it has every bell and whistle […]
Continue ReadingIntel Arc Alchemist dGPUs could be headed to Chrome OS
It has been just shy of two years since Andriod Police’s David Ruddock received the juicy news that Google was working with Valve to bring native Steam support to Chrome OS. Since that time, we have been steadily putting together every puzzle piece we could find to get a full picture of the what and […]
Continue ReadingTake $530 off this powerful Ryzen 7 Lenovo C13 Yoga Chromebook
As I sit and write this on Lenovo’s AMD-powered C13 Yoga, I am quickly reminded that there is a lot to love about this very under-hyped Chromebook. While AMD’s “flagship” Chromebook processors haven’t quite lived up to our hopeful expectations, the Ryzen 5 in the model I’m using gets along just fine for moderately heavy […]
Continue ReadingTake $460 off the premium Core i5 Samsung Galaxy Chromebook
Are you still looking for that perfect gift for the tech head in your life? If you missed all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on a new premium Chromebook, today is your lucky day. Samsung’s original Galaxy Chromebook is enjoying a significant discount over at Samsung proper and you can save as much […]
Continue ReadingHow to type symbols with Unicode on your Chromebook
We’ve all done it. Regardless of your respective operating system, we’ve all done the hunt for a symbol on our keyboards just to find ourselves dismayed and attempting to copy and paste it from another website or a document. For me, it has always been the £ symbol. Whenever I share a deal or a […]
Continue ReadingTake $220 off the 128GB HP Chromebook x2 11 detachable
This morning, one of our fine Patrons asked if anyone had seen the 128GB version of HP’s Snapdragon-powered Chromebook x2 11 tablets actually for sale and available. I immediately responded, “I’ve not seen it anywhere” which also prompted me to take a look around and see if, perhaps, it was listed somewhere. Best Buy currently […]
Continue ReadingEarly Black Friday: Save up to $400 on a new Samsung Galaxy Chromebook
Black Friday has arrived! Well, not really but that doesn’t matter. Many big retailers are running deals all month leading up to the massive shopping holiday that is Black Friday. Just this week alone, Best Buy has more than forty Chromebooks on offer, and today, the electronics giant has slashed prices on Samsung’s premium 2-in-1 […]
Continue ReadingMay Chromebook Deals: $150 of the Pixelbook Go and more
New month, new Chromebook deals. This week, we’ve dug up some major savings on some of the most premium Chrome OS devices on the market and some great deals on some budget-friendly devices as well. We’ll run through the devices relatively quickly as not to waste too much of your time but I’ll link the […]
Continue ReadingFirst Look: Tiger Lake Chromebook benchmarks reveal monstrous gains
Well, today is the day. We finally have our hands on the world’s first-ever 11th Gen Tiger Lake Chromebook. We have a lot of questions and will be covering anything and everything that you can think of around this new generation of Chromebooks. Form, features, and aesthetics are all very important but I’m here for […]
Continue ReadingThe 10th Gen Core i3 HP Chromebook x360 14c is back to $449
In the mid-range category, two Chromebooks dominate the space. To clarify, we consider devices between $300 and $649 when we’re talking about “mid-range.” The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is the clear winner in that segment and rightfully so. It offers a 10th gen Core i5 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of NVMe storage. In […]
Continue ReadingAcer’s Ryzen 3 Chromebook Spin 514 pops ups at Best Buy and MEH
The latest Chromebooks powered by AMD’s Ryzen C-series APUs offer up capable alternatives to Intel-powered devices and who doesn’t love options. That said, our initial hands-on with a couple of Ryzen 5 Chromebooks give us the indication that Intel’s Comet Lake CPUs are still the king of the hill when it comes to raw horsepower […]
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