Last month, the Galaxy Chromebook Go appeared on Samsung’s website as a new affordable Chromebook from the manufacturer. However, save for a few specs and images, there were still a lot of unknown details about the 14-inch device. Now, the notebook is official and available for purchase.
The Galaxy Chromebook Go has a 14” LED screen with a 1366 x 768 resolution. The display brightness is on the low side at 220 nits and it doesn’t have a touchscreen, so don’t expect to use a USI stylus on this. However, it does have a 180° hinge allowing you to lay it flat.
Powering the Chromebook is an Intel Celeron N4500 and it is paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of eMMC storage. While 32GB is really small, there is a MicroSD card slot for additional storage.
For ports, the Galaxy Chromebook Go has two USB Type-C ports, a USB 3.0 port, and a headphone-out/microphone-in combo port. Samsung says the Chromebook has a military-grade design while being its lightest Chromebook yet at 3.2lbs (1.45kg). It can survive the occasional drops and the island-type keyboard is spillproof. There are two 1.5W speakers and you also get the much faster Wi-Fi 6.
While not as long as the 18 hours of battery life the Galaxy Book Go boasts, the Galaxy Chromebook Go still offers an impressive 12 hours of battery life on a single charge. It also charges faster at 45W and you get a charger in the box.
The Galaxy Chromebook Go is priced at $299 and is already available for purchase on Samsung’s website. If you have a device that can be traded in, you can pick it up for as low as $129.99. Samsung has revealed that an LTE version will be available soon.
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