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Google Intros Chromebook Plus Devices With More Power, Apps and AI for $399 (www.cnet.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You aren't understanding.

That's support for one specific software release.

It'd be like saying Apple supports iPhones for 1 year not 5+ years, because they're only on iOS version X for one year.

Linux devices get updates literally forever.