The best Prime Day Chromebook deals are on now

Amazon Prime Day Chromebook deals are finally here! Prime Day runs July 11 and 12, and we’ve found the best Prime Day bargains on Chromebooks for you to grab. We also explain why you should buy our recommendations.

Virtually all of Amazon’s top deals are exclusive to Amazon Prime members. You’ll want to sign up for Amazon Prime (for free) to take advantage of all of Amazon’s Prime Day Chromebook deals. However, we’ve also curated deals from other top retailers, including Best Buy, Newegg, and Target, to find the best Chromebook deals from other retailers.

Best Prime Day Chromebook deals

• Acer Chromebook 315, Intel Pentium Silver N6000/8GB RAM/64GB SSD, 15.6-inch 1080p display, $299.99 (32% off at Amazon)
• Asus Chromebook C423, Celeron N3350/4GB RAM/64GB SSD, 14-inch 1080p display, $179.99 (23% off at Amazon)
• Asus Chromebook CX1, Celeron N3350/8GB RAM/64GB SSD, 15.6-inch 1080p display, $209.99 (16% off at Amazon)
• Asus Chromebook Vibe C55 Flip, Core i5-1135G7/16GB RAM/512GB SSD, 15.6-inch 1080p144 display, $589.99 (16% off at Amazon)
• Samsung Chromebook 4+, Celeron N4000/4GB RAM/64GB SSD, 15.6-inch 1080p display, $219.00 (32% off at Amazon)
• Acer Chromebook 516 GE Cloud Gaming Chromebook, Core i5 1240P/8GB RAM/256GB SSD, 16-inch 2560×1600 120Hz display, $499.00 (23% off at Best Buy)
• Lenovo Slim 3 Chromebook, MediaTek Kompanio 500/4GB RAM/64GB SSD, 14-inch 1080p, $169.00 (47% off at Best Buy)

We generally expect Chromebook deals to be priced between $170 and $250 or so, depending on the configuration. Keep in mind that retailers will dump older Chromebooks for less than $100 — we take a close look at these to determine whether they’re trash or treasure. We’ve factored the Chromebook support window into our recommendations, which tends to extend between two and five years on discounted Chromebooks. We prioritize modern, more powerful Chromebook processors, too.

The Acer Chromebook 315 sale is our recommendation, with solid all-around hardware and a price that’s at its lowest point for the year. The Asus Chromebook C423 is also at a yearly low, with just a small flaw: 4GB of RAM.

The Vibe Flip is also near a yearly low, with powerful hardware that will work well for productivity or gaming. Acer’s Chromebook 516 GE is one of the few times we’ve seen a gaming Chromebook go on sale, especially one with such a nice display. That might be worth a purchase all its own.

The Lenovo Slim 3’s memory is a little skimpy, but we like Lenovo’s Chromebooks and the price seems like a good one for the other specs. Caution! You may see this HP Chromebook at Best Buy for almost half off, but we’re steering clear: It just feels like a 15.6-inch screen with 768p resolution is going to unnecessarily fatigue your eyes.

What to think about when buying a Chromebook

Generally, Chromebooks tend to fall into three categories: ultracheap models at about $100, which can offer solid discounts but can hide gotchas like a subpar screen; midrange $200 to $350 Chromebooks, the typical price point; and premium Chromebooks at $500 and above. The latter are essentially PC laptops with Google’s Chrome OS on top, and might be too expensive for your tastes. Our story recommending Chromebooks over laptops may help you decide, as might our recommendations for the best Chromebooks. We have a more detailed comparison of laptops versus Chromebooks, too.

Discounted Chromebooks used to cut corners, like using 768p screens. We try to highlight more eye-pleasing 1080p screens, but smaller Chromebooks may look just fine with an older screen instead. Unlike a laptop, you should worry less about the processor: An Intel Core chip guarantees solid performance, but Celerons are much more common. Don’t snub either a Qualcomm Snapdragon or Mediatek Arm chip, either. Instead, Chromebooks with more memory generally perform a bit better. Consider a USB-C dongle to connect to an external display, if it doesn’t already come with an HDMI port.

Updated on July 11, 2023 to reflect Amazon Prime Day 2023 sales.