Buyer's Guide

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Buyer's Guide

The ideal Chromebook model will vary from person to person. Here are a few of our favorites, along with the specs that make them interesting.

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Many manufacturers also sell refurbished models at significant discounts from MSRP. These should be as good as new, but generally have a much shorter 30-day warranty (typical retail warranty is 1-year).

Chromebooks

Model Hardware ID Processor Display Memory Disk Configurations Comments
Acer CB5-571 / C910 YUNA Broadwell 15" 1920xXXXX soldered SSD, upgradable Celeron
Core i3
4GB/32GB
2GB/16GB
• great performance
• excellent display
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB35 GANDOF Broadwell 13" 1920xXXXX soldered SSD, upgradable Celeron
Core i3
4GB/32GB
2GB/16GB

SSD Upgrades

Many (not all) models have removable, upgradable SSDs.

Miscellaneous

Other items of interest. Low-profile USB drives, ...