Turn Old PCs into Chromebooks for Just $3 with the Google ChromeOS Flex USB Kit

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Google has announced a partnership with Back Market and released the “ChromeOS Flex USB Kit” on the official US Back Market website, allowing users to turn old Windows PCs and Macs into “ChromeOS (ChromeOS Flex)” PCs just by plugging it in.
• The “ChromeOS Flex USB Kit” is a tool that breathes new life into PCs that would otherwise be discarded due to the end of support for Windows or macOS.
• The price is only $3.

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, Google announced a partnership with Back Market, an online marketplace specializing in refurbished products based in France. Alongside this, they launched the “ChromeOS Flex USB Kit” on the official US Back Market website, which allows users to transform old Windows PCs and Macs into “ChromeOS (ChromeOS Flex)” PCs simply by plugging it in.

The “ChromeOS Flex USB Kit” is a tool that allows you to revive PCs that would otherwise have to be thrown away because they are no longer supported by Windows or macOS, by turning them into “ChromeOS (ChromeOS Flex)” machines. Best of all, it costs just $3.

Back Market has set a purchase limit of three kits per person. Even so, buying three would only cost $9.

Additionally, Google has published a “Certified Model List” for users to check compatibility when using the “ChromeOS Flex USB Kit.”

Source: Google