Last month, Lenovo unveiled its latest Chrome OS devices powered by Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs. While we were surprised by the all-new 14″ Chromebook 5i, we knew that a refreshed version of the popular Chromebook Flex 5 would be in the mix. Just recently, the Pentium version of the new Flex 5i turned […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Devices
One of the primary focuses here at Chrome Unboxed is future hardware. After all, our early days were all about new devices! What is coming feels just as important as what is here now, so we will continue looking for the latest and greatest developments in the Chrome OS ecosystem.
Exclusive: HP set to launch 10th Gen Chromebase with rotating display and B&O audio
In late December of 2020, Robby discovered a new device in the works that could add a new “twist” to the rare all-in-one Chrome OS form-factor. At that time, there were very few details on the new device. While it was being cloned from the ‘Puff” Chromebox baseboard, the addition of a touchscreen and ambient […]
Continue ReadingThe Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go has officially arrived for $299
Last month, Samsung quietly announced the all-new Galaxy Chromebook Go that would presumably be the next device in the company’s budget-friendly line of Chrome OS devices. Powered by the latest small core Jasper Lake CPU from Intel, the Galaxy Chromebook Go appears to be a successor to the Samsung Chromebook 4 and 4+ but the […]
Continue ReadingAn AMD dGPU Chromebook is Coming!
We previously reported on a Chromebook in development, code-named Mushu, with a discrete graphics card unit (dGPU). This is the first and only Chromebook we know of that has a dGPU. Such a Chromebook would blow all other Chromebooks out of the water when it comes to gaming. At the time, it wasn’t clear what […]
Continue ReadingLenovo’s 12th-gen Intel Alder Lake Chromebook begins development in ‘Taeko’
As we roll into the second half of 2021, it’s no secret that tons of Chromebooks are on the way before the year comes to a close. With Snapdragon-powered tablets, crazy fast Intel Tiger Lake Chromebooks, vertically-integrated MediaTek-powered ARM Chromebooks, and a ton of faster, small-core Jasper Lake devices all on the horizon, there’s no […]
Continue ReadingSnapdragon 7c Chromebook tablet ‘Homestar’ is prepping for production
About 2 months after it’s very-similar sibling, ‘Homestar’ is following ‘Coachz’ and is now being prepped for production. Just like we saw with ‘Coachz’ back in May, a commit from the Chromium Repositories spells this out quite clearly for us and there’s no real need for deep-dives or commit-sleuthing here. See for yourself. If we […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Pixel 6 and 6 Pro spec leak promises 5 years of update support
I was just having a discussion with a co-worker this afternoon about what he should do regarding his aging Pixel 3 XL as we head into the dog days of summer. In the tech world, a few months can sometimes feel like ages, and it only gets worse when your phone is on its death […]
Continue ReadingDell is at work on two next-gen Intel Alder Lake Chromebooks
While we are just at the beginning of an unprecedented flood of Chromebooks coming to market in the next 6 months, it doesn’t mean development of new devices isn’t still ongoing. In general, around this point in the year we begin seeing the next wave of large-core Intel devices begin showing up. It began back […]
Continue ReadingTested: Intel’s Jasper Lake delivers big performance gains for affordable Chromebooks
It hit me just yesterday that we’ve been previously unable to share performance numbers on the one Jasper Lake Chromebook we have in the office right now. The Acer Chromebook 317 is a monster device in numerous ways, but hiding inside that massive 17-inch chassis is the first Japser Lake Intel chip that we’ve been […]
Continue ReadingLenovo’s Tiger Lake Flex 5 Chromebook arrives at Best Buy
Last month, Lenovo unveiled its latest flagship Chromebooks in the form of a 13.3″ 2-in-1 and a 14″ clamshell. Both devices come rocking Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs and a variety of configurations to fit just about any need or use case. As we already knew, the convertible Chromebook is little more than a […]
Continue ReadingAnother Snapdragon 7c Chromebook tablet is in the works
At this point in 2021, it feels like we could wake any given day to news that either ‘Coachz’ or ‘Homestar’ are officially hitting the market. After all, the development cycle for the Snapdragon 7c on Chromebooks has been a long, drawn-out affair, reaching all the way back to December of 2017. We reported back […]
Continue ReadingWhy I’ve lost hope for a new Pixelbook arriving anytime soon
It pains me to have to write this. It really does. However, I feel the need to share the very unfortunate evidence that leads me to the conclusion that Google may not be working on a new Pixelbook after all. With a few hopeful candidates in the queue, an almost-certain blockbuster Google hardware event coming […]
Continue ReadingHere are a bunch of new Chromebooks beginning development
I remember the early days of Chromebook development. I remember getting so excited about finding just one new board in development and seeing the promise of a new hardware feature or two show up that we’d not had prior. It was a simpler time that I knew would fade and in 2021, we’re watching the […]
Continue ReadingSay hello to the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook… Go?
It has been about three months since Robby made the case that Samsung was likely on the cusp of launching the next iteration of the company’s budget Chromebook lineup. The Jasper Lake-powered Sasuke had all the signs of being a Samsung device. Given the fact that Samsung appears to have abandoned the Chromebook Plus line, […]
Continue ReadingSeriously, affordable Chromebooks are getting really good [VIDEO]
Once upon a time, there was a relativley large divide between large and small-core Intel-based Chromebooks. Up to just a couple years ago, small-core Intel devices with Braswell or Apollo Lake chips were really hard to recommend to just about anyone. With cheap build quality, cheap components, and painfully slow performance, I even disliked the […]
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