Could someone suggest a good Chromebook at Best Buy for a 16 year old girl?

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I have a hard time keeping track of which Chromebooks are good. If were going to buy one at Best Buy for a teenager, whose determined to get it today, which one would you recommend? It would just be used for homework mostly -- google docs and such. Thanks.
 

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I guess she is going to make up her own mind and decided it doesn't have to be today after all. I suggested the following.

Toshiba 13.3 Chromebook 2
Acer 13.3 Tegra K1
Samsung 11.6 Chromebook 2
Lenovo 2 in 1 11.6 Touch-screen

If any of those are misses kindly let me know.
 

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I have the Acer c720. I like it a lot.

From an AOSP M8

Thanks @Golf. Actually that was the first one I recommended but the c720 is not at Best Buy. For some reason she's determined to get it at a Chromebook at Best Buy. I think her friend got one there or something like that.
 

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The Toshiba Chromebook 2 is widely regarded as one of the best--it's one of the faster ones, and has one of the best screens. I would also recommend the HP 14--I have the previous version with the Haswell processor, and it's excellent.

If she wants a smaller (and cheaper) one, go for the Acer CB3. It's the successor to the C720, and from what I could tell when checking it out in Best Buy, they improved the screen, the keyboard, and the speakers. Processor should be the same, if not better, in performance. It's a great deal at $199, sometimes even less when on sale.
 

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The Toshiba Chromebook 2 is widely regarded as one of the best--it's one of the faster ones, and has one of the best screens. I would also recommend the HP 14--I have the previous version with the Haswell processor, and it's excellent.

If she wants a smaller (and cheaper) one, go for the Acer CB3. It's the successor to the C720, and from what I could tell when checking it out in Best Buy, they improved the screen, the keyboard, and the speakers. Processor should be the same, if not better, in performance. It's a great deal at $199, sometimes even less when on sale.

Is the Acer CB3 at Best Buy? I can't really tell which model that is.
 

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In all seriousness, any chromebook will work for a 16 year old girl. I would assume cost is a big factor, and if that is the case the 11.6" Acer models mentioned above would work well.
 

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She went with the Acer. Thanks for the help. It's very nice to be a part of this community and reach out and get input like this.
 

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