If you’re not interested in the upcoming Note 9 and instead want to purchase either the Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus, you’ll get $200 in savings on a new Chromebook if you buy from the company directly.
Samsung is offering a discounted Chromebook with unlocked Galaxy S9
Your big purchase can net you a cheap laptop
Your big purchase can net you a cheap laptop
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Paying full price for either unlocked phone will knock a nice chunk of change off of any Chromebook. (That makes its Chromebook 3 essentially free.) If you’d rather have something that’s a little more feature-packed and powerful, like the Chromebook Plus or Chromebook Pro, this sizable discount brings them down to budget Chromebook pricing.
Amazon also offers a similar offer. It bundles the S9 or S9+ and Chromebook 3 together with $200 worth of savings. Unlike Samsung’s website, Amazon doesn’t give you the chance to use the savings on a different Samsung Chromebook.
Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9+
Purchasing the phone knocks $200 off any Chromebook
Updated 3:17PM ET, August 6th: Updated to reflect that you can find a similar deal on Amazon, but it restricts the savings to the Chromebook 3.
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