We're keeping a running list of the best Black Friday Chromebook deals at Best Buy as the retailer continues its holiday sale.
When it comes to deals on Chromebooks — and most kinds of laptops, really — Best Buy pulls ahead of the pack during holiday shopping events like Black Friday. Yes, other retailers like Amazon and Walmart will occasionally price-match its deals, and brands' direct websites sometimes have juicy one-off doorbusters that hang around for a few days. But for the most part, everyone else is simply trying to keep up with the tech retailer's discounts.
Case in point: In the lead-up to Black Friday 2023 on Nov. 24, 16 of the 21 great Chromebook deals we've found around the web are exclusively available at Best Buy. (Its sale began a week early on Friday, Nov. 17.) Keep scrolling to peruse a running list of them, and check back often: We'll continue to update this list as the actual holiday approaches.
Announced in October, Google's new Chromebooks Plus are upgraded Chromebooks with built-in Google apps, Full HD IPS displays, and AI-powered 1080p+ cameras. Best Buy wasted no time in putting some on sale as part of its Black Friday programming, and this Acer model with a 12th-generation Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of memory, and 128GB of storage is the only one that comes in under $300. (Those are some pretty decent specs for that price point.)
Acer Chromebook 315 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $139 $219.99 (save $80.99)
HP Chromebook 14a-ne0013dx (Intel Celeron N4120, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $149 $299 (save $150)
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook (MediaTek Kompanio 520, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $149 $319 (save $170)
HP Chromebook 15a-nb0013dx (Intel Processor N200, 8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $199 $399 (save $200)
HP Chromebook Plus 15a-nb0033dx (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 128GB UFS) — $349 $499 (save $150)
It runs on an old MediaTek CPU with only 4GB of RAM, only has 64GB of slow eMMC storage, and it's kind of a clunker. But convertible Chromebooks don't get any cheaper than this Acer Chromebook Spin 311, which Best Buy is selling for only $129 (or 24% off — Acer's website lists it for $169.99); it's actually the cheapest laptop deal of Black Friday 2023 thus far, aside from a $79 in-store doorbuster at Target that's sold out. Bargain hunters who just need a basic laptop for everyday browsing, email-sending, or occasional YouTube-watching need not look any further.
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook (Intel Processor N100, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $179 $349 (save $170)
HP Chromebook x360 14b-cb0033dx (Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $249 $419 (save $170)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook (Intel Pentium Silver N6000, 8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $249 $479 (save $230)
Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2, 4GB RAM, 128G eMMC) — $269 $379 (save $110)
ASUS Chromebook Plus (AMD Ryzen 3 7320C, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $299 $499 (save $200)
Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $329 $499 (save $170)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook Plus (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $379 $499 (save $120)
HP Chromebook x360 14c-cd0053dx (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $379 $699 (save $320)
Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $469.99 $699.99 (save $230)
Featuring a 120Hz display, an RGB backlit keyboard, and more power than you'd usually expect from a Chromebook, last year's Acer Chromebook 516 GE is "uniquely suited to let you get into high-end PC gaming with a fraction of the hardware usually required," said the experts at our sister site, PCMag. (They gave it a 4/5 "Excellent" rating and an Editor's Choice Award). The model with a 12th-gen Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage is on sale at Best Buy for $449, or 31% off.
ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 (Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $499 $699 (save $200)
