Google Unveils Beefed Up Chromebook Plus Laptops

<p>Chromebook was first introduced over a decade ago and is now a popular platform of low-priced laptops for schools and other users&period; Since Chromebooks run on Google&&num;8217&semi;s own operating system&comma; these laptops are much cheaper than those running on Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s Windows operating system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now Google has teamed with up its partners Acer&comma; Asus&comma; HP and Lenovo to launch a new category of laptops called Chromebook Plus with almost double the performance of Chromebook models released in the last two years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"uni-window uni-window&lowbar;&lowbar;popup uni-window-popover">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"uni-window&lowbar;&lowbar;content uni-window&lowbar;&lowbar;popup&lowbar;&lowbar;content uni-window-popover&lowbar;&lowbar;content">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"rich-text">&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"mykig"><a id&equals;"footnote-source-1" class&equals;"superscript" style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;google&sol;products&sol;chromebooks&sol;chromebook-plus&sol;&num;footnote-1" data-ga4-analytics-superscript-click&equals;"" data-target&equals;"inline text"><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">Chromebook Plus offers built-in Google apps and powerful AI capabilities&period; It also offers Google Photos Magic Eraser and Adobe Photoshop<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;"> on the web to help consumers boost their productivity&comma; inspire their creativity and make everyday tasks intuitive&period; It’s a laptop experience that optimizes hardware performance with software apps and tools&comma; all at a starting price of &dollar;399&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"mykig">At least eight new Chromebook Plus laptops are now available from Acer&comma; Asus&comma; HP and Lenovo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"dx36d">All Chromebook Plus laptops offer faster processors and double the memory and storage&comma; giving you the power to get more done&comma; easily&period; All Chromebook Plus laptops also come with a Full HD IPS display — which means you get a full 1080p HD experience when watching streaming content&comma; and crisp&comma; clear viewing for reading&comma; creating content or editing photos and videos&period; Finally&comma; there’s a 1080p&plus; webcam with temporal noise reduction for smoother&comma; more lifelike video calls&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"23vij">Chromebook Plus laptops come with the the following guaranteed hardware specs&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li data-block-key&equals;"d548p"><b>CPU&colon;<&sol;b> Intel Core i3 12th Gen or above&comma; or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 series or above<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-block-key&equals;"aj20o"><b>RAM&colon;<&sol;b> 8GB&plus;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-block-key&equals;"4c3ni"><b>Storage&colon;<&sol;b> 128GB&plus;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-block-key&equals;"4pl71"><b>Webcamera&colon;<&sol;b> 1080p&plus; with Temporal Noise Reduction<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-block-key&equals;"27a4q"><b>Display&colon;<&sol;b> Full HD IPS or better display<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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