Most Chromebooks on the marketplace today were promised five or six years of updates, which definitely wasnt acceptable. Google added an additional year of assistance to nearly 150 models at the end of 2019, and a few months later, the company stated select brand-new designs (like the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook and Asus Flip C436) would be guaranteed 8 years of Chrome OS updates.
Google simply updated its assistance page for Chrome OS updates to list 2 brand-new designs, the HP Pro c645 Chromebook Enterprise and the Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook Enterprise. Both laptops are set up to receive Chrome OS updates up until June 2029, just under 9 years from now. That makes them the first Chromebooks to get almost a years of software application assistance.
Chromebooks differ from routine PCs in many methods, but possibly the most essential distinction is that they have actually repaired life times. Unlike traditional PCs, where you can keep updating the os till the hardware stops working or ends up being too ancient, Chromebooks utilize Google-made hardware platforms that are just ensured updates for a handful of years. Google has been slowly extending the assistance life for brand-new Chromebooks, and now were seeing the very first designs with 9 years of guaranteed OS assistance.
While its still absurd that Chromebooks have fixed life times, 9 years is approaching the point where most individuals would upgrade before they see a cautioning about their Chromebooks end-of-life. Googles efforts on Lacros could likewise lead to unsupported Chromebooks still receiving new internet browser updates, a minimum of for a little while longer.
