The best Chromebook deals available on October Prime Day

UPDATE: Oct. 9, 2024, 7:55 a.m. EDT This story has been overhauled with new info about Amazon’s Chromebook deals during Prime Big Deal Days, including a new top pick.

Amazon’s everyday selection of Chromebook doorbusters leaves much to be desired, but it’s spiffed things up a bit for Prime Big Deal Days.

Live through the end of the day Wednesday (Oct. 9), this “October Prime Day” sale features discounts of up to $150 off several Chromebooks from brands like Acer, Asus, and Lenovo. Granted, most of them are low-end models with dinky specs; we only spotted one newer Chromebook Plus on sale, and it was a renewed machine being sold by an unfamiliar third-party merchant (i.e., skip it). But ultra-casual users with basic spec needs may be inclined to add one of these to their carts. It helps that all of them were sitting at record-low prices when we last checked.

For more and better Chromebook Plus deals, head to Best Buy: Amazon’s competitor is on the second hand of its 48-Hour Flash Sale. Otherwise, read on for our running list of the best Chromebook deals for Prime members.

Note: All deals marked with a 🔥 have dropped to an all-time low price.

Our pick

Why we like it

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The 16-inch Chromebook 516 GE (short for “gaming edition”) is one of Google’s original cloud gaming laptops — though it also makes a solid daily driver, as our reviewer noted. It’s equipped with a vivid 120Hz display, a cool RGB keyboard, a 12th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, and 256GB of storage, and this particular configuration has its memory bumped up to a healthy 16GB. It also comes with a free Acer controller.

It used to retail for $779.99 before it was replaced by the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE earlier this year, and nowadays, Amazon typically sells it for $599.99. Buy it during Prime Big Deal Days, though, and you’ll pay just $509.99. That’s its lowest price to date.

For comparison’s sake, the Plus model with a newer processor is currently on sale for $549 at Best Buy, but it comes with half the RAM.

More Chromebook deals

• Asus Chromebook CX1 (Intel Celeron N4500, 8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $189.99 $249.99 (save $60) 🔥

• Lenovo IdeaPad 3i Chromebook (Intel Celeron N4500, 8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $199.99 $289.99 (save $90) 🔥

• Acer Chromebook 314 (Intel Processor N100, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $199.99 $299.99 (save $100) 🔥

• Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (AMD Ryzen 5 5625C, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $549.99 $699.99 (save $150) 🔥