Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 went on sale just a month ago. However, Samsung has already discounted the Chromebook on its website and Best Buy.

The Galaxy Chromebook 2 is available at a starting price of $449. This means it gets a $100 discount from the launch price of $549.99. You can look at the discounted prices of both the variants below:

• Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2
  • 4GB + 64GB(Intel Celeron 5205U) – $449
  • 6GB + 128GB(Intel Core i3-10110U) – $599

This price is reflecting both on Samsung’s official website and e-commerce retailer Best Buy. We aren’t sure how long the deal would last so we suggest you grab it quickly. Anyway, it is a really good deal and a bit surprising considering it’s just been a month since its release.

Apart from this flat discount, you also get other offers like Trade-in benefits as well. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 comes in two colors- Fiesta Red and Mercury Gray.

The 2021 edition features a 13.3-inch Full HD QLED touchscreen display. This display has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Under the hood, the Galaxy Chromebook 2 is powered by two versions of CPUs each one for a variant.

The entry-level version is powered by the 10th-Gen Intel Celeron 5205U and the Core i3-10110U chipset is on the higher-priced version as mentioned above.

Other features include 2xUSB Type-C ports, 1×3.5mm audio/mic jack, microSD card reader, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth. Other features include a 45.5WHr battery, Backlit Keyboard, ChromeOS with all the Google Goodies pre-loaded, USI Pen support(Pen sold separately).

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Chromebook2 with a QLED display last month at CES 2021. Now, the company has finally opened the pre-orders for it.

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 Price, Availability, Offers

Samsung provides two colors for the Galaxy Chromebook2– Fiesta Red and Mercury Gray. You can take a look at the pricing below:

• Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2:
  • Intel Celeron 5205U model – $549.99
  • Intel Core i3-10110U model-  $699.99

Users can pre-order the Galaxy Chromebook2 on the Samsung US website and Best Buy. It will be available for purchase from March 1. Early birds will get $50 off on pre-orders while users get an additional $30 off till March 15 for the next purchase.

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 Specifications and Features

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 13.3-inch Full HD QLED touchscreen display. This display has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. While this is a downgrade the last year’s 4K display, the 2-in-1 form factor and the design is somewhat similar to the predecessor.

As mentioned above, the Galaxy Chromebook2 is powered by two versions of CPUs each one for a variant. The entry-level version is powered by the 10th-Gen Intel Celeron 5205U and the Core i3-10110U chipset is on the higher-priced version.

The former features 4GB RAM, 64GB storage while the latter has 8GB RAM and 128GB. Let’s not talk about the predecessor much here as the CPU is also a big downgrade on the new model(Quad-core vs Dual-Core). For GPU, there is Intel UHD integrated graphics onboard.

As for connectivity, you get 2xUSB Type-C ports, 1×3.5mm audio/mic jack, microSD card reader, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth. Other features include a 45.5WHr battery, Backlit Keyboard, ChromeOS with all the Google Goodies pre-loaded, USI Pen support*.

*Note– The USI Pen is sold separately and not included in the price mentioned above.

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Samsung is fast establishing a pattern of making revolutionary releases during CES events in the last couple of years. Last year, the first Chromebook with an AMOLED screen was unveiled, and CES 2021 has seen the tech giant launching the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2, having a QLED display. It is the first laptop to have embraced QLED technology.

The Chromebook 2 has a 13.3″ touchscreen with 1,920×1,080 pixels HDR display. The device supports both finger and pen capability (USI pen). It weighs 1.23kg, marginally heavier than the Chromebook from last year but is still quite portable and is priced from $550, which is about half the cost of its premium predecessor from last year. The base model has an Intel Celeron 5205U, while a 10th gen Intel Core i3 10110U (dual-core CPU with 4 threads and higher clocks) provides a greater speed of operations.

The laptop comes with either 4 or 8 GB of RAM (LPDDR3) and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage, with a microSD slot also available. The 45.5 Wh battery can last about 14 hours of continuous use without charging.

The two 5W speakers in the laptop have the Smart AMP feature, which Samsung claims is 178% louder than an average amplifier. The Chromebook 2 has a 720p webcam suitable for video conferencing on all platforms.

The laptop has Wi-Fi 6 (ax 2×2) and Bluetooth v5.0, while two USB-C ports and a headphone/ microphone jack are also available on the sides of the device.

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 will come in two color variants: Fiesta Red and Mercury Gray. The first units will be on sale in the US market before the end of the first quarter of this year.

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Earlier this year, Samsung launched its Galaxy Chromebook as a premium device in the market and now the company seems to be gearing up to launch its successor, named Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2.

Recently, Evan Blass shared images of the upcoming device and leaked Samsung slides have revealed what to expect from the laptop in terms of specifications. Now, the pricing details have also leaked online.

A Twitter user with the handle @_h0x0d_ has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 could get launched for a price of $699. The pricing suggested is much lower than the $999 price of the Galaxy Chromebook launched earlier this year.

In the upcoming successor, the South Korean giant is reportedly addressing the major concern of the original model — battery life. The leak hints that the company is aiming for 12-hour battery life on the Galaxy Chromebook 2, which is much higher than around four hours of battery life available on the original Galaxy Chromebook model, although the company promised eight hours of battery life.

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One of the changes being done by the company to increase the battery life comes in the choice of display. This time, Samsung has opted for a QLED or Quantum Dot LED screen instead of the 4K AMOLED panel.

To lower the pricing of this device, the company is also downgrading internals. So, instead of the Intel Core i5, the upcoming Chromebook 2 will come packed with 10th generation Intel Core i3, which should easily handle tasks in Chrome OS. However, the choice of a 10th-generation processor is a bit odd as Intel has already launched 11th-gen chipsets.

If this report turns out to be true, then the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 will compete against the likes of Google Pixelbook Go. It could also help the company register more sales with such low pricing.

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