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
    • @SalamendaciousOP
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      49 months ago

      Are Chromebooks more susceptible to that than a Windows machine?

      • @[email protected]
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        49 months ago

        Far less, since they’re quite locked down (hence their popularity in education).

        I suspect it was just a reference to google spying on people.

        • @SalamendaciousOP
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          29 months ago

          Okay that was my thought. I didn’t know if something became public in the chromeOS security world that I missed

          • mishimaenjoyer
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            19 months ago

            i was talking about the botnet that is google itself, with chromebooks being a literal physical part of it.

            • @SalamendaciousOP
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              19 months ago

              Are you referring to privacy concerns or something else. Because when I think of the word botnet I think of DDoS attacks. Do you think Google’s doing something like that?

              • mishimaenjoyer
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                19 months ago

                google is a machine learning, data harvesting botnet most ppl opt in consensual.

                • @SalamendaciousOP
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                  19 months ago

                  I mean that’s what we want right? To be able to opt in consensually. What do you think pays for Gmail, Google maps, YouTube, etc all the “free” services that most of us use every day?

                  • mishimaenjoyer
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                    29 months ago

                    if you love being the product, go ahead. i haven’t used any gapp in years and don’t feel like i’m missing something.