I beg to differ on "damn good chromebooks for the $200-$300 territory."

I had a phase 2 years ago where I tried many cheap Chromebooks. I initially liked the stripped down experience and "value for dollar" hardware.

But ChromeOS UX gaps, bad keyboards, and a litany of other issues wore me down and I gave up on the "second computer" quest.

I look back now and see many of those Chromebooks don't even exist anymore.