A bunch of budget Chromebooks will receive updates for at least 12 years (through 2035)

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One of the selling points for Chromebooks is that they receive automatic software updates delivered by Google on a regular basis, adding new features and performance enhancements over time. At least, until Google stops delivering updates.

And that was a big problem for a while, because originally Google only promised to deliver updates for 5 years. Extending it to 8 years felt like a step in the right direction. And last year Google announced that it would deliver automatic software updates for at least 10 years from the time a model was launched. Now it looks like Google's not done extending its update policy though: a bunch of recently released Chromebooks are now showing that they'll be supported for at least 12 years.

The Lenovo Flex 3i 12.2″ convertible Chromebook w/Intel N100 often sells for under $300 and will now receive updates through June, 2035.

In a nutshell, more than two dozen Chromebooks featuring "nissa" baseboards are now expected to receive software updates at least until June, 2035.

All of the affected models are powered by Intel Alder Lake-N processors, including some budget models with an Intel N100 quad-core processor and some higher-priced Chromebook Plus models with up to an Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core processors.

Here's a partial list of Chromebooks that are now showing support for updates through June, 2035:

Acer Chromebook Spin 512 (R856T)

Acer Chromebook 11

Acer Chromebook Spin 511 (R756T)

Acer Chromebook 315 (CB315-H/HT)

Acer Chromebook 511 (C736/T/L/LT)

Acer Chromebook 314 (C936/T)

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-4H/HT)

Acer Chromebook 314 (CB314-4H/HT)

Acer Chromebook Spin 314 (CP314-2H/HN)

Asus Chromebook CR1204C / CR1104C

Asus Chromebook CR12 Flip CR1204F / CR11 Flip CR1104F

CTL Chromebook NL73

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141GX/XT

Dell Chromebook 3120

Dell Chromebook 3120 2-in-1

HP Chromebook 14a-nf0xxx

HP Chromebook Plus 14a-nf0xxx

HP Chromebook x360 (14b-cc0)

HP Chromebook Plus x360 (14b-cc0)

HP Chromebook Plus 15

HP Fortis 14 inch G11

HP Fortis 11 G10

HP Fortis x360 11 inch G5

Lenovo 500e Yoga Chromebook Gen 4

Lenovo Flex 3i Chromebook 12″

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook 12″ (gen 8)

Lenovo 100e Chromebook Gen 4 (ADL-N)

Lenovo 14e Chromebook Gen 3

Lenovo Slim 3i Chromebook 14″

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Chromebook Plus (14″, Intel)

One thing to keep in mind is that the clock starts ticking when a Chromebook baseboard is released, not the day that you buy a Chromebook. That's why we're saying that a bunch of models released in 2023 that will be supported through 2035 are getting 12 years of updates, even though we're already a year into that cycle… which means there are 11 years left.

via Chrome Unboxed

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