Acer’s Steam-ready Chromebook Plus 516 GE gaming laptop hits one of its lowest prices at $400

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As part of its ongoing Labor Day sale, Best Buy is offering Acer’s Chromebook Plus 516 GE gaming notebook for $399.99 shipped. This particular notebook debuted last year with a $649 price tag and has mostly maintained that price, except for a few occasional drops to the $400 to $450 mark. It briefly hit $350 last month as part of the retailer’s Black Friday in July sale, and it’s now within $50 of that all-time low. This is one of the lowest prices we have tracked for this Chromebook since its debut, and you can learn more about it in detail below.

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The Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE stands out as a solid choice if you want a lightweight laptop that balances everyday productivity with a bit of casual gaming. This is a 2024 model that continues to deliver great value with an Intel Core i5-1240U processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. It features a 16-inch display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate – better than what you’ll find on most Chromebooks in this range. What’s also good about this Chromebook is that you can run Steam on it, allowing you to access a wider library of games without any issues. Other highlights of this 516 GE model include a battery that’s rated for up to 10 hours of usage, an RGB keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E, and a 2.5G Gigabit Ethernet port for more reliable cloud gaming.

If you don’t mind spending more to pick up a Windows gaming laptop, Alienware’s latest Aurora 16 with an RTX 5060 GPU is down to $1,190. It sports a 16-inch panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, and is down from its usual price of $1,400.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE features:

Google AI on Chromebook Plus will help users connect with AI-powered audio and video enhancements, create whatever you can imagine, with the power of generative AI and collaborate with AI to stay organized and be more productive than ever. Brace yourself for a whole new way to game with the Chromebook Plus 516 GE on a 16-inch 2.5K display in 120Hz. Designed specifically for work and play on Chromebook, explore cloud gaming seamlessly and indulge in high-FPS gameplay with NVIDIA GeForce NOW on a Chromebook powered by the Intel® Core 5 processor.