© 2014 Bloomberg Finance LPChromebooks, the lightweight PCs powered by Google’s Chrome operating system, have earned a name for low prices since they started selling in 2011. Prices per PC around $200 are normal, and one model is now selling for $180 in U.S. stores, according to this tech media report. Acer describes as “premium” a pair of Chromebooks, the 714 and 715, that Acer showed in April at an event in New York. Acer as a trendsetterAcer is not the only company expecting a hike in Chromebook prices, analysts believe. Google’s improvements to ChromeOS to catch non-school users will further raise Chromebook prices, Dutt says.

Source: Forbes May 19, 2019 11:15 UTC