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Similar to our reviews section, unboxing Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices are central to our DNA. It's where our name came from, after all. In this section, you'll find our initial reactions to devices as we pull them out of the box. Sometimes, that's the most telling part of a device review. Be sure to check out the reviews that go with each unboxing.
If you aren’t aware, YouTube does a very cool thing for content creators when they hit certain milestones. At 100,000 subscribers, creators get a special plaque that commemorates the acheivement and they do the same for 1,000,000 subs and 10,000,000 as well. The plaques are silver followed by gold and then by platinum for the […]
It’s been a full 5 months since I had any time to spend with the Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook in Las Vegas at CES 2020, and in that time, I’d honestly almost completely forgotten what this Chromebook felt like in the flesh. I wrote a piece last week about my realization that I under-valued the […]
![Unboxing the Lenovo Chromebook Duet [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSC09032.jpg)
The day is finally here! Nearly 5 months to the day since we first laid eyes on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, the company has delivered one to our office and we’re taking off the wraps to reacquaint ourselves with the 10-inch Chrome OS tablet. It’s no secret we and countless others have been looking forward […]
Yesterday was finally the day! We’ve been waiting since October of 2019 to get our hands on Google’s latest take on the truly wireless earbuds and after over 6 months of anticipation, they are finally here and ready to get the unboxing treatment. The Pixel Buds bring a lot to the table in terms of […]
Today is kinda the day, folks: a device that is very, very similar to the Lenovo Chromebook Duet is in the house and we’re doing an old-fashioned unboxing for you to see. The Lenovo Chromebook 10e is in many ways a re-skinned version of the Chromebook Duet with an education focus in its approach to […]
![Samsung Galaxy Chromebook unboxing and hands-on [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SamsungGalaxyChromebookUnboxing.jpg)
Today, after a few months of waiting, we are finally welcoming the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook into the office. Unlike many devices we review, this isn’t a review unit we’ll eventually send back to Samsung. Instead, this is my own personal purchase that I plan on keeping around for a long time. Sure, there are countless […]
![ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 Unboxing [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSC08980.jpg)
It’s an exciting day here in the Chrome Unboxed office as our review unit of the ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 has been delivered and we’re hopping in the box to see what all we remember about the device from our time with it at CES 2020 back in January. While we’re not really allowed to […]
![HP Chromebook x360 12b unboxing and initial hands-on [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HPchromebookX36012bUnboxingHandsOn-2000x1125.jpg)
Back in the fall of 2019, HP unveiled a few new Chromebooks in the x360 line and, if I’m honest, the ones that quickly became available were a bit of a bore. They took design queues directly from the existing (and fantastic) x360 14, but put in worse screens, worse build quality, and worse internals. […]
![Hands-on first impressions with the incredibly durable Acer Chromebook 712 [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AcerChromebook712durableThumb.jpg)
Acer just announced the Chromebook 712 and in many ways, this device is unique in not only the specs it brings to the table, but in the outer, ruggedized features as well. Education-focused Chromebooks tend to be thought of as corner-cutting, uninspired tanks; they get the job done for as little overhead as possible and […]
![Exclusive: ASUS Chromebook Flip C433 unboxing & hands-on [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ASUSchromebookFlipC433unboxing-2000x1125.jpg)
We shared recently about the hidden availability of the ASUS Chromebook Flip C433 at local Best Buy stores nation-wide in the US, and now we’re taking a few moments to actually unbox and react to this device in the flesh. The Flip C433 has been a bit of a question mark since it was first […]
Google’s event this week has basically taken over our YouTube Channel and website with all the fun, new hardware on offer. As great as those shows and hands-on events are, there are things we simply cannot properly observe in the loud, strangely-lit environments. There’s also a bit of anxious energy that exists in those settings […]
![Google’s new truly wireless Pixel Buds look amazing while they break my heart [VIDEO]](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PixelBudsHandsOn.jpg){kind=tracking}
Of all the things announced at Google’s hardware event today, the revamped Pixel Buds were my favorite. That’s not just based on the fact that I’m very impressed by them; it is also because they were the only thing that didn’t fully leak out ahead of time. Knowing they were coming was enough to whet […]
