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New and Upcoming Devices!

Hello All,

Let's talk about some new and upcoming Chrome OS devices! The future is bright for Chrome OS hardware.

Asus Chromebook Flip C436: This is the new flagship 2-in-1 Chromebook Model from Asus. Starting at $799, this Chromebook offers all the necessities and then some for a Real Estate Professional (or well anyone for that matter). It has a 10th Gen Core i3 processor, 8 GB of RAM, and 128 GB hard drive to start (more expensive price points have different specs, this is the $799 model). It has USB ports, a Micro SD card reader (which is huge for those of us who do BPOs and other photo related activities), and a 14" Full HD display, which is more than enough to get work done. Price point might be a little high for many real estate professionals and the tech specs are definitely overkill for the vast majority of real estate professionals in terms of Chrome OS (these would be mandatory on certain operating systems), but on paper this delivers all the goods.

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook: This thousand dollar beast is complete overkill. $999 gets you a Chromebook with an AMOLED screen, a 10th Gen Core i5 processor, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB hard drive, a built-in stylus pen, and all of the mandatory slots you need including a combo SD/UFS card reader. I mean this is a beast on paper, but no real estate professional, or average human being for that matter, needs this computer. This is probably the best Chromebook ever made, but it's geared towards tech enthusiasts, not the average professional who just needs to get work done, check emails, and promote themselves on social media... or binge watch everything with since we're all in quarantine. On the quarantine note, stay healthy and well everybody!

Lenovo Chromebook Duet: This detachable is due out in a month or two starting out at a very favorable $279 price point. While it lacks the appropriate slots (there is no SD card reader in any form here), the sheer portability of this device is appealing especially since it is compatible with the full Microsoft Office Suite. Specs for this bad boy are 10.1" Screen, 4 GB or RAM, 64 GB or 128 GB hard drive depending on the model, and the keyboard is INCLUDED (unlike the Pixel Slate when it launched). For real estate professionals looking to be productive on the go and can manage to forego the SD Card reader, this could be a really intriguing device. Like I said before, we have a little bit before this one comes out (month or two), but at this price point, this could be a big winner.

Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5: This is a 2-in-1 from Lenovo due out in the next month or two as well. Starts at $359 according to what I've read (not sure about the exact configurations of that model). What I do know is that the top model will have a 10th Gen Core i5, 8 GB of RAM, and a 128 GB hard drive. This device comes with a 13.3" Full HD screen and also comes with all the required slots including an SD card reader (just do not know if it's a full SD card reader or a micro SD card reader). This may be the big seller for real estate professionals of the ones I have mentioned here because of the extremely favorable price point, having all the necessary ports/slots, and for those who are into specs the higher end models deliver on that front.

Acer Chromebook 712: While this one may have been designed more for the education crowd, this one can deliver greatly for Real Estate Professionals. 12 inch HD screen, 10th Gen Intel Core i3 processor, and all the necessary slots including an SD Card Reader. It's also made of military grade materials that are meant to protect it in the case of drops and spills. I'm wondering about basic consumer availability on this one, but if/when that does happen, this device should hopefully have a favorable price point and those of us real estate professionals with young children can rest easy knowing that this device is harder to break than most. There was supposed to be a release date last month for this device, but I don't know if that actually happened or if it's not just not available on the consumer market yet.

There are more devices coming. As soon as I get more concrete information on new and upcoming Chrome OS devices, I will be happy to share that information with you.

Thanks for reading! Stay safe and healthy out there... and more importantly, stay home if you can!

-Dave


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