Last weekend, we saw the change on the home page of Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook 2, moving from a “Notify me” message to a “Book now” opportunity for consumers. That was an encouraging sign that this fiery red Chromebook was getting close to launch, but today Samsung is totally withdrawing the new Galaxy Chromebook 2 and giving us pre-order details and a release date for Samsung.com and Best Buy.
Pre-orders and availability
Visit Samsung.com or Bestbuy.com and you can spend $ 549 or $ 699 on any of the 4 variations of Samsung’s new Chromebook (gray or red, Core i3 or Celeron models). Pre-orders will take place from February 16th to 28th and pre-order consumers can earn up to $ 50 in store credit on Samsung.com or Best Buy when making a pre-launch purchase.
Samsung is also giving us a firm release date and availability this time around, so there’s no guessing when this Chromebook will hit the shelves. On March 1st, the new Samsung Galaxy Chromebook will be fully available and those who miss the pre-order window will still have the opportunity to earn $ 30 in-store credit when making purchases from March 1st to 14th at Best Buy and Samsung.com. Again, these are store credits that can be applied to future transactions, not this specific purchase.
Order on Samsung.com
Order at Best Buy
This is all a breath of fresh air for those of us used to Chromebook launches with vague release dates, no pre-orders and foggy availability windows. Whether you think the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 will be a hit or not (I’m more inclined to hit it right now), you can’t argue that they are at least getting it right. All of this presupposes that there will be enough stock for everyone and that on March 1st, consumers will be able to enter Best Buy and see this attractive Chromebook on display and on the shelves for purchase. Now we just need more Chromebook manufacturers to do the same.
