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Today Lenovo announced that they will be selling an alternative version of their ThinkPad X131e laptop with ChromeOS. The minor caveat here is that the X131e will be an education-only laptop. No word has been given yet on price, but the current Windows version is selling for a little over $500. Given previous Chromebook pricing it's likely the final price will be between $250 and $350, which is actually really affordable for schools.
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Every use I can think of for this (Secondary PC, Grandma's PC, quickboot web browser) can be filled just as easily by a Chromebook or tablet. I'm having trouble finding why this is necessary.