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Calling all students, teachers and people weary of Windows hassles: Is it time to consider a Chromebook? Let’s see if this deal can convince you: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the second-gen Lenovo 100E 11.6-inch Chromebook for $99 — a price that includes three free months of Disney Plus. It normally runs $159, and it was $20 higher just last week. That’s one of the cheapest options I’ve seen for a modern, nonrefurbished Chromebook.

The 100E offers a little more horsepower than you’d expect from a $99 laptop. Yes, the screen is on the smaller side, though its 1,366×768-pixel resolution is fine for that size — and it has an antiglare coating,…