

The Lenovo Duet 3, for example, is $379, and it can stream videos, run almost any Android app and be used for cloud gaming via Nvidia GeForce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming. "Finding a good $200 Chromebook, on the other hand, is pretty easy to do… Premium Chromebooks typically start between $400 and $500, but can easily run more than $1,000 depending on your needs." "New Windows laptops for $200 are few and far between and, frankly, are rarely worth buying," CNET's Joshua Goldman writes. Despite the low hardware requirements, Chromebooks can perform as well as - and in some cases better than - similarly priced Windows laptops.

This means Chromebooks can provide basic functionality for less money. ChromeOS, the Chromebook operating system, still has low hardware requirements, though.
