Our favorite Samsung Chromebook never lost its $250 Black Friday discount at Best Buy

It's officially a new year, meaning a fresh batch of post-holiday laptop deals for many. For example, right now Best Buy is offering the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus for just $600, marking a $150 discount on our favorite Chromebook Plus option on the market.

We like Samsung's Galaxy line Chromebook Plus for multiple reasons, especially including its good-looking 15.6-inch display and its super-lightweight build. It also boasts powerful performance backed by an Intel chip, an impressive number of ports, and a price tag that feels fair, even before the discount.

Perhaps the most significant downside is the device's lack of a fingerprint scanner, and the fact that this is the computer's only available configuration. There are also some laptops around this price point that seem to have a better handle on battery life, though perhaps none that match this computer's level of performance.

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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus: $749.99 $599.99 at Best Buy

Best Buy is starting the year off right with $150 off the price of our favorite Chromebook Plus on the market, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus. The computer boasts a 15.6-inch AMOLED display that we really like, a super-thin, lightweight design, and a wide array of connectivity options for various devices.

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✅Recommended if: you're looking for a powerful and portable Samsung laptop for around $600, and you have other devices within the Samsung Galaxy ecosystem that you also like; you want a relatively large AMOLED screen of around 15.6 inches; you're looking for a laptop that has a lot of connectivity options without sacrificing overall slimness and portability.

❌Skip this deal if: you need a laptop with a different-sized screen, a touchscreen, or a 360-degree rotating hinge; battery life is a major priority for you, even if it means getting something with a little bit slower performance; you're looking for something with a built-in fingerprint scanner.

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is a powerful device, featuring an Intel Core 3 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 15.6-inch AMOLED display that's really pretty and easy on the eyes. For those and other reasons, the laptop has landed the spot for the best Chromebook Plus in our top Chromebooks index, along with its wide range of ports, including an HDMI port, two USB-C ports, a USB-A port, a microSD slot, and a headphone jack. This laptop is also Samsung's lightest and slimmest laptop, making it an ideal pick for anyone who needs something especially portable.

Samsung says this laptop will get up to 13 hours of battery life per charge, and while that's plenty for most casual users, those who want an industry-leading device in this regard may be able to find that elsewhere—even if it means spending a bit extra.

However, for those who don't need the absolute best battery option or an onboard fingerprint scanner, the Galaxy Chromebook Plus is a solid pick, and even more so at just $600.