The best Chromebook deals in December 2024
Get a small yet mighty machine from as little as $100 / £150
Chromebooks are more affordable alternatives to Windows laptops and can be a smarter buy if you just need a basic device for light everyday use or are a student in need of a flexible and capable machine for school work. If either of those sounds like you then we've gathered up all the best Chromebook deals available right here.
We've searched through all the major retailers and brought together all the top offers right now, including the biggest discounts on some of the best Chromebooks we've tested here at TechRadar. The ones we've chosen offer solid performance, portability and all-day battery life, while usually costing around $300 / £300 or less.
These hand-picked Chromebook deals will be able to handle basic tasks, school work, and everyday browsing or double as a tablet for media streaming. You'll find small and lightweight options, more high-performance laptops, flexible 2-in-1 devices, and everything in between. Just know that with this year's Black Friday deals season almost upon us there will likely be even better offers from next month.
Today's best Chromebook deal in the US
Acer Chromebook Plus 515: was $399 now $279 at Best Buy
Display - 15.6 inches
Processor - Intel i3
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 128GB
OS - ChromeOS
💰 Low price for a reasonably powerful laptop
✅ Good processor and RAM for light use
❌ ChromeOS has some limits
This Acer Chromebook Plus is great value for money if you need a basic everyday device but don't want to compromise too heavily on performance like you would with a sub-$200 laptop. An Intel i3 processor and 8GB of RAM is a decent pairing with the lightweight ChromeOS, so it's capable of general tasks and light use, such as web browsing, sending emails, word processing and watching videos. Just be aware it's missing some advanced features of a Windows machine and has limited storage, but benefits include better performance with cheaper components and excellent battery life.
More Chromebook deals in the US
- Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook: was
$319now $169 at Best Buy - Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3: was
$379now $219 at Best Buy
Today's best Chromebook deal in the UK
Asus Chromebook Plus: was £399.99 now £259.99 at Amazon
Display - 14 inches
Processor - Intel i3
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 128GB
OS - ChromeOS
💰 The best value laptop deal right now
✅ Great performance for the price
❌ Has been £20 cheaper before
This Asus Chromebook Plus offers an impressive amount of power for the price. It includes 8GB of RAM and an Intel i3 processor, dramatically boosting performance, boot times and load times. There's also a decent 128GB of storage and battery life is excellent at 10 hours on a single charge. That's more than enough to last a full working day. At around £250, it's a bargain for school or college, or just as a home laptop that you use for light use and everyday tasks.
More Chromebook deals in the UK
- Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook: was
£429.99now £329.99 at Amazon - Acer Spin 513: was
£499now £399 at Currys
Chromebook deals: FAQs
How much should I pay for a Chromebook?
On average, you only need to pay somewhere around $200 / £200 to get a decent Chromebook. Of course, there are options to spend slightly less (and a whole lot more, too) but that is the ballpark figure to keep in mind. Anything lower and the machines are very basic. This can be fine, though, if you're aware of those limitations and are willing to accept the dramatic dip in performance.
If you pay much more a Chromebook can lose its edge in terms of value for money. We would say that once you get closer to $500 / £500 you're better off taking a look at some of the more general laptop deals available right now as you get more for your money. And if you want really high performance you'll want today's cheap gaming laptop deals or MacBook deals for that.
What to look for in Chromebook deals
The cheapest Chromebook deals are already pretty good for the price, and tend to be aimed at those who don't want to blow all their cash on a single gadget purchase. You're not picking up bags of storage at the lowest end of the price spectrum, but with Chrome OS removing the need for updates (these laptops don't run on Windows), you won't need as much space as you would on a conventional laptop. Plus, everything will run through your web browser on a Chromebook, which means you need even less storage.
The models above all carry decent processors for the cash, so you'll be sorted for an acceptable speed considering how little you're spending on your laptop here. However, it's worth checking out display quality and keyboard textures, as this is where manufacturers tend to cut corners in order to squeeze into these cheap Chromebook prices.
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James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.