Chromebooks

Review: Hate Your Laptop? Consider Samsung's New Chromebook Pro

It's great for basic web surfing, movie watching and document-writing

By Lisa Eadicicco February 10, 2017

Samsung's New Chromebooks Can Almost Transform Into Android Tablets

They're the latest Chromebooks that also run Android apps

By Lisa Eadicicco January 4, 2017

You Asked: What Is a Chromebook?

The inexpensive laptops cost little and do lots

By John Patrick Pullen August 31, 2016

The Best Laptops You Can Buy Right Now For Every Budget

The best picks from Apple, Dell, HP and more

By Lisa Eadicicco August 20, 2016

This Beautiful New Chromebook is Much Cheaper Than Google's

But you're still making tradeoffs here

By Lisa Eadicicco August 1, 2016

HP's New Chromebook is a Gorgeous Laptop That Won't Drain Your Wallet

It has a premium build without a hefty price tag

By Lisa Eadicicco April 28, 2016

Google Is Now Beating Apple In This One Key Sector

Google shipped more Chromebooks to schools than Apple did iPads

By Victor Luckerson December 1, 2014

Google Sweetens the Chromebook Deal Ahead of the Holidays

Free storage promotion runs until the new year

By Victor Luckerson November 21, 2014

Acer Chromebook 13 Impresses with Long Battery, Spacious Screen

Acer's Chromebook 13 is arguably the best Chromebook for the money right now. For $300, you get a 13-inch high-resolution screen -- it's 1080p in a sea of Chromebooks with 720p screens -- and battery...

By Doug Aamoth September 5, 2014

(Not Very) Bold Prediction: $200 Laptops Aplenty for the Holidays

For years -- years! -- we've been waiting for the $200 laptop. Sure, laptops dip down to the $200 during super sales like Black Friday. And snagging a $179 Chromebook -- Chromebooks are laptops too,...

By Doug Aamoth August 19, 2014

Need a Cheap Chromebook? Here's How to Pick One

Let's make sense of all these sub-$300, browser-based laptops.

By Jared Newman August 18, 2014

Acer's New Chromebook Goes Where Windows PCs Won't

The Tegra-powered Chromebook 13 is another stab at the ideal mid-range Chromebook

By Jared Newman August 11, 2014

30-Second Tech Trick: How to Take a Screenshot on a Chromebook

You'll need two to three fingers. Depends how crazy you want to get.

By Doug Aamoth July 16, 2014

Here's What's Next for Google in 2 Minutes

Wherein we smoosh Google's 2014 developer conference keynote from 2.5+ hours down to just under two minutes.

By Doug Aamoth June 25, 2014

Samsung Chromebook 2 Review: Almost Worth the Price

I really thought this would be the one. When Samsung announced the Chromebook 2 a couple months ago, it seemed to be the mid-range device that we'd been missing since Samsung discontinued its Series 5...

By Jared Newman June 20, 2014

Chromebooks: Either a Hit or Irrelevant

The numbers on Google's operating system add up to an utterly confusing picture

By Harry McCracken May 6, 2014

For Better and for Worse, Chromebooks Have Become PCs

Chromebooks are no longer a small, focused selection of purpose-built machines, but a sprawling array of increasingly meaningless choices.

By Jared Newman May 6, 2014

Here Are a Bunch of New Intel-Based Chromebooks for 2014

Intel and Google recently partnered up for an event in San Francisco that could safely be referred to as a Chrome-splosion of sorts. See, Intel understands that Chromebooks – Google's low-cost, browser-based laptops – are...

By Doug Aamoth May 6, 2014

Chromebooks Could Let You Skip the Login Screen When Your Phone's Nearby

A non-working feature in Chrome OS hints at a way to sign in without a password.

By Jared Newman April 18, 2014

Lenovo Yoga 11e: Chromebooks Inch Closer to Tablet Territory

Much like Lenovo's Windows-based Yoga laptops, the Chromebook version has a screen that folds all the way around into tablet mode.

By Jared Newman February 3, 2014

Chromebooks

Review: Google's Gorgeous Pixelbook Laptop is Impressive But Out of Touch

Here's Your First Look at Google's Stunning New Pixelbook Laptop

Stop Calling Google's Chromebooks Toy Computers

Here's Microsoft's Answer to Google's Chromebooks and Apple's MacBooks