Google and its partners at Acer, HP, Lenovo, and Asus are announcing a new category of Chromebook devices. Called Chromebook Plus, you'll see an initial eight of these devices on store shelves starting October 8 for prices beginning at $399. These new Chromebook Plus devices are different from standard Chromebooks, featuring guaranteed specifications from standards set by Google itself. Chromebooks Plus devices are also double faster than many regular budget Chromebooks, have better webcams backed by AI features, better displays, and double the storage and RAM, just to name a few things.