<s>
A	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
small	B-Protocol
form-factor	I-Protocol
PC	I-Protocol
running	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromeboxes	B-Protocol
,	O
like	O
other	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
including	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
laptops	O
,	O
primarily	O
support	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
thereby	O
relying	O
heavily	O
on	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
for	O
both	O
software	O
functionality	O
and	O
data	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
connection	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
can	O
be	O
wireless	B-Architecture
or	O
through	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
machines	O
are	O
classed	O
as	O
small	B-Protocol
form-factor	I-Protocol
PCs	I-Protocol
and	O
typically	O
feature	O
a	O
power	O
switch	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
connections	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
monitors	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
drives	I-Device
are	O
used	O
for	O
storage	O
and	O
only	O
wireless	B-Architecture
printers	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
,	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
ran	O
a	O
dual-core	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
Processor	I-Device
867	O
at	O
1.3GHz	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
six	O
USB	O
2.0	O
ports	O
and	O
two	O
DisplayPort++	O
slots	O
compatible	O
with	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
DVI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
bundled	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	I-Device
Chromebox	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
business	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
package	O
,	O
1080p	O
high	O
definition	O
camera	O
module	O
,	O
external	O
microphone/speaker	O
and	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
for	O
Meetings	O
system	O
retailed	O
for	O
$999	O
plus	O
a	O
$250	O
annual	O
management	O
fee	O
,	O
waived	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
—	O
a	O
cost	O
thousands	O
of	O
dollars	O
less	O
than	O
other	O
unified	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
systems	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
Cisco	O
and	O
Polycom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Asus	O
established	O
a	O
new	O
price	O
at	O
the	O
low-end	O
of	O
the	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
market	O
with	O
a	O
compact	O
,	O
1.32	O
pound	O
model	O
that	O
retailed	O
at	O
$179	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
Celeron	B-Device
CPU	O
and	O
four	O
USB	O
3.0	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
columnist	O
David	O
Pogue	O
called	O
the	O
Asus	O
device	O
among	O
the	O
smallest	O
,	O
"	O
least-expensive	O
desktop	O
computers	O
ever	O
sold	O
"	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
Smart	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hewlett-Packard	O
entered	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
June	O
with	O
a	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
powered	O
by	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
processor	I-Device
,	O
optionally	O
bundling	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
Dell	O
entered	O
the	O
market	O
with	O
an	O
entry-level	O
machine	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dell	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
AOpen	O
announced	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
Chromeboxes	B-Protocol
designed	O
principally	O
for	O
driving	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
digital	O
commercial	O
signage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
models	O
were	O
ruggedized	B-Device
for	O
on-site	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capability	O
to	O
run	O
Android	O
apps	O
with	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
introduced	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
and	O
realized	O
by	O
certain	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
,	O
seemed	O
to	O
bypass	O
Chromeboxes	B-Protocol
until	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
new	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
offerings	O
appeared	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
including	O
Acer	O
,	O
Asus	O
,	O
and	O
HP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oregon-based	O
CTL	O
(	O
Compute	O
Teach	O
Learn	O
)	O
,	O
maker	O
of	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
since	O
2014	O
,	O
launched	O
its	O
first	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
four	O
major	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
manufacturers	O
,	O
HP	O
,	O
Acer	O
,	O
Asus	O
,	O
and	O
CTL	O
,	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
new	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
models	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
10th	O
generation	O
Intel	O
Comet	O
Lake	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
Brand	O
Model	O
Processor	O
RAM	O
Storage	O
SizeAuto	O
Update	O
Expiration	O
date	O
2012-05	O
Samsung	B-Application
Series	O
3	O
XE300M22-A01US	O
Celeron	B-Device
B840	O
4	O
GB	O
16	O
GB	O
SSD	B-Device
Mar	O
2018	O
2013-01	O
Series	O
3	O
XE300M22-A02US	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5-2450M	I-Device
2013-03	O
Series	O
3	O
XE300M22-B01US	O
Celeron	B-Device
B840	O
4	O
GB	O
16	O
GB	O
SSD	B-Device
2014-02	O
Google	B-Application
Chromebox	B-Protocol
for	O
Meetings	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i74	O
GB16GB	O
M.2	B-Protocol
SSD	I-Protocol
???	O
</s>
<s>
2014-03	O
Asus	O
Chromebox-M004U	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
2955U	O
2	O
GB	O
16	O
GB	O
M.2	B-Protocol
SSD	I-Protocol
?	O
</s>
<s>
2014-05	O
Chromebox-M075U	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i3-4010U	O
2	O
or	O
4	O
GB	O
2014-06	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
HP	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
CB1	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
2955U	O
2	O
GB	O
/	O
4	O
GB	O
/	O
8	O
GB	O
16	O
GB	O
(	O
128	O
GB	O
Or	O
more	O
max	O
)	O
M.2	B-Protocol
SSD	I-Protocol
?	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
Intel	O
Core	O
i7-4600U	O
4	O
GB	O
/	O
8	O
GB	O
/	O
16	O
GB	O
???	O
</s>
<s>
2014-08	O
Acer	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
CXI	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
2957U	O
2	O
or	O
4	O
GB16	O
GB	O
??	O
</s>
<s>
?	O
2014-09Dell	O
Dell	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
2955U2	O
GB16	O
GBSep	O
2019	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i3-4030U	O
4	O
GB	O
Dell	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
for	O
Meetings	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i7-4600U	O
4	O
GB	O
Aug	O
2019	O
2014-08	O
Asus	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
CN60	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
2955U	O
2	O
GB	O
/	O
4	O
GB	O
/	O
16	O
GB16	O
GB	O
(	O
128	O
GB	O
Or	O
more	O
max	O
)	O
M.2	B-Protocol
SSDSep	O
20192017-07AsusChromebox	O
2	O
CN62Intel	O
Celeron	B-Device
3215U2	O
GB	O
/	O
4	O
GB	O
/	O
16	O
GB16	O
GB	O
(	O
128	O
GB	O
Or	O
more	O
max	O
)	O
M.2	B-Protocol
SSDJun	O
2021	O
2015-03	O
Acer	O
Chromebox	B-Protocol
CXI	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i3-4030U	O
(	O
Haswell	O
)	O
4	O
or	O
8	O
GB16	O
GB	O
??	O
</s>
