{"id":91590,"date":"2019-04-26T11:42:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T15:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americansforabetteramerica.com\/?p=91590"},"modified":"2019-04-26T11:42:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T15:42:15","slug":"8gb-asus-chromebook-c434-now-available-for-599-chrome-unboxed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americansforabetteramerica.com\/?p=91590","title":{"rendered":"8GB ASUS Chromebook C434 Now Available For $599 – Chrome Unboxed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For a time, 4GB of RAM was the sweet spot for Chrome OS devices but times are changing rapidly thanks to the addition of Android and Linux apps. Combine that with the fact that more and more \u201ctraditional\u201d computing experiences are now being delivered via the browser.<\/p>\n

<\/span>As far as budget Chromebooks are concerned, 4GB is still ample enough memory to handle moderate tasks but flagship devices powered by Intel Core processors not only deserve more, they need it. <\/p>\n

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In my humble opinion, manufacturers shouldn\u2019t release a premium Chromebook without a bare minimum of 8GB of RAM especially when the starting price of most of these models lands somewhere in the $550 range on go up from there and you\u2019re quickly dropping nearly a grand on hardware. <\/p>\n

Lenovo and HP appear to have figured this out <\/strong>as their latest Kaby Lake Chromebooks only come with 8GB. Now, if they will only offer the option to upgrade to 16GB without a major price hike. <\/p>\n

<\/span>ASUS\u2019 latest entry into the premium market is about as highly-anticipated as any device we\u2019ve seen and thus far, it has met the expectations we put on it back at CES in January. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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