8cx Gen 2 are ~$500 new. That's not exactly a bargain Chromebook but it's also not particularly expensive. Of course, we'll have to see what they do for pricing

8cx Gen 2 are ~$500 new. That's not exactly a bargain Chromebook but it's also not particularly expensive. Of course, we'll have to see what they do for pricing on this upcoming chip. Given the performance levels even just a desktop x86 CPU that competes may sell for that $500, not counting the entire rest of the computer.