Reddit mentions of Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Chromebook - Celeron 3855U, 4GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, Chrome

The Litebook might interest you, it's a Chromebook-like laptop that comes with Linux pre-installed, and has the ability to use regular hard drives (unlike most chromebooks). Here's a postive video review of it., as well as a negative review.

Alternatively, there are Lenovo Thinkpad Chromebooks, but I am unsure how easy/hard it is to install Linux on them.

Sorry for the late reply. Here are some good sub-$200 Chromebooks:

• Asus C201 - $179
  
  
• Samsung chromebook 3 - $189
  
  
• Acer Chromebook 11 - $199
  
  
• Lenovo Thinkpad 13 Chromebook - Currently on sale for $203

This is a good tool that tracks Amazon prices over time
(link: https://camelcamelcamel.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-Chromebook-Celeron/product/B01HBJ60ME?context=search).

Problem with this: This only tracks Amazon prices and you might not get the price of a model with the specs that you're looking for.

Also give this a read: https://lifehacker.com/the-best-times-to-buy-a-laptop-in-two-charts-1767247363

A Lenovo Thinkpad 13 would fit those requirements pretty well, I know the Celeron version goes for very cheap all over the place, but you might be able to score the i3 version for around $300 if you look hard enough.
This is my personal device, and it runs crouton very well, though I've never tried chrx...

Here's an awesome site I found for keeping track of Chromebook deals --> http://chromebookbuyer.com/

A Celeron Thinkpad on Amazon for $189
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HBJ60ME/?tag=ai0da5-20

And an i3 Thinkpad here straight from Lenovo for $344 http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/itemdetails/20GLCTO1WW-LR06ZU6L/445

This one?

And to clarify, it's the Thinkpad 13.

lenovo chromebook 13 is 180 on amazon as well. I think the few extra dollars is worth paying.

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-Chromebook-Celeron/dp/B01HBJ60ME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ascsubtag=20b030befb7511e69c62c6cc1faa8ca60INT&ie=UTF8&qid=1485093521&sr=8-3&keywords=Lenovo+ThinkPad+13+Chromebook&linkCode=ll1&tag=slickdeals&linkId=9c3061465cb22e2cd3d20d67891dae60

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-Chromebook-Celeron/dp/B01HBJ60ME/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1488037654&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+thinkpad+13
amazon has its weight at 4.9 lbs but most reviews I've seen shows 3.2lbs. Any idea why that is so?

Hmmm I see it for 196 on amazon now... tempting


https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-Chromebook-Celeron/dp/B01HBJ60ME


TBH I hadn't even thought of the idea of being able to put a larger SSD in a chromebook... I figured they would all be soldered to keep the price down!


Have you heard anything about the updated Dell Chromebook 13?

They're even on sale from amazon right now. Just got mine and freaking love it.
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-Chromebook-Celeron/dp/B01HBJ60ME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495694139&sr=8-1&keywords=thinkpad+chromebook+13

I got this a month ago and couldn't be happier for the price. It has a higher benchmark score than most other chromebooks in the market. It's zippy, lasts about 8-10 hours and charges through USB-C. Build quality is good (lenovo thinkbook) and the keyboard is one of the better one's I've tried.

The screen and speakers aren't the greatest, but they're plenty good for under $200. It also doesn't have an HDMI slot.

How about this?