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Google Intros Chromebook Plus Devices With More Power, Apps and AI for $399 (www.cnet.com)
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The new Plus category of Chromebooks is an assurance that you'll get a higher level of performance and features but still at a reasonable starting price.

With Chromebook Plus, you're guaranteed to get at least the following specs, with a starting price of $399:

  • 12th-gen Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 processor or better
  • 8GB or more of memory
  • 128GB or more of storage
  • 1080p-resolution IPS LCD or better
  • 1080p webcam with temporal noise reduction
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[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can upgrade the RAM and storage on some of them. Installing either Linux or windows is also possible.

[–] whileloop@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Possible != easy. Putting Linux on any old Windows PC is dead easy, takes not even half an hour. Linux on a Chromebook? Easily hour+ long headache on your first time.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

What makes it so difficult, even though they use similar hardware?

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

ChromeOS is Linux.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 8 points 2 years ago

Well yes but actually no

[–] JaymesRS@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I read this in Maurice Moss’ voice

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