This is the best summary I could come up with:

“Plus,” this time, does not seek to redefine the Chromebook so much as it does to direct the public’s attention to a specific category of models amid a crowded and diverse field.

It’s great, and it’s a good representation of the sort of device Google is trying to promote with this program — not the fanciest or most groundbreaking product (as the 2017 Plus was positioned) but rather the affordable option that offers excellent value.

Excellent $400 Chromebooks are nothing new — the Lenovo Duet has been available for years, after all — but it’s exciting to see Google itself looking straight at customers and saying, “These are the ones to buy.” Whether this Plus initiative will convert any buyers from Windows to ChromeOS, I truly don’t know.

Bouncing around between 12 to 15 apps, even with downloads or updates running in the background, was no problem; I felt no heat, and the only time I heard the fans come on was when I was calling in Google Meet or using Magic Eraser (which I’ll explain further down).

I averaged just over seven hours of continuous use to a charge (a mix of 12–15 Chrome tabs, Android apps, and PWAs for office productivity use with the screen at half brightness).

I do think it would make sense for the Plus certification to have a battery life requirement (Intel has one for its similar Evo program for Windows laptops), but perhaps that would exclude more Chromebooks than Google would like.

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