

(See our article comparing Chromebooks vs. With an “expired Windows 7 laptop,” for example, you can simply buy Windows 10 and keep using the laptop rather than buying a new one. With a Chromebook there is no option to buy an updated version of ChromeOS-the only answer to continue getting updates from Google is to buy a new one.
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What’s a bit different with Chromebooks is that the hardware itself expires. Since Chromebooks are essentially low-cost hardware running a very lightweight Linux operating system as a vessel for the Chrome browser, few expected them to expire. The concept of an expired computer itself isn’t new, but Chrome OS has taken heat for years over it. 2020, here’s how many ChromeOS devices are about to expire and when.
