The Chrome Cast 267: Thoughts on new Chromebook Plus hardware

This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we dive into our thoughts on the new Chromebook Plus model and Chromebooks that were recently announced at the event in NYC. Following the event, we had a great chat with Stella Shannon, ChromeOS Consumer Hardware Product Lead, and we did a hands-on video but outside of that, we hadn’t shared many thoughts on these devices. So that’s exactly what we did in this show!

We talk through all the releases from each manufacturer and the iterations we’re seeing this go around. We wrap things up with some speculation about how these releases and this event might shape up moving forward, with perhaps a tik-tok of iteration in the spring and then big refreshes in the fall.

We did run a little long talking through the hardware – surprise, surprise – so next weeks episode will be all about the flood of new software features that were announced alongside these new Chromebooks. Make sure to follow The Chrome Cast on whatever podcast platform you use to listen so you don’t miss that episode!

SHOW LINKS

• The latest Chromebook Plus Showcase in NYC was awesome
• Hands-on with the new devices launched at the 2024 NYC Chromebook event
• 2024 Chromebook Showcase: Google announces a flood of awesome new features
• The Chrome Cast 266: Event recap with Stella Shannon from the ChromeOS team
• The new Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE sees its first discount
• The Acer Chromebook 516 GE drops to $449 as new model looms
• Get the brand-new Acer Chromebook Plus 514 for just $249
• The gorgeous ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus is now available
• A new Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 shows up at Best Buy
• HP unveils 4 new Chromebooks with 2 new Plus models included