If you can’t find a new Chromebook anywhere, consider a used Chromebook-but double-check the official end-of-support date before you buy. If none of our picks are available, we recommend setting up stock alerts through or browser extensions like Keepa.

It can be difficult to find a decent Chromebook in stock during the back-to-school shopping season. If the C536 is unavailable, the virtually identical Asus Chromebook Flip CM5 (CM5500FDA-DN344T) is another great option. We don’t recommend this 4.3-pound laptop if you need to take yours to work, class, or even a coffee shop-it’s best used around the house. Its 15.6-inch touchscreen provides more room to do work or enjoy media, but it also makes the laptop bulkier. Zoom for Government has received Provisional Authorization (PA) from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for the Department of Defense (DoD) at Impact Level 4 (IL4) and an Authorization to Operate with Conditions (ATO-C) for DoD IL4 for Zoom Meetings with the Department of the Air Force.If you need a bigger screen and a number pad, the Asus Chromebook Flip C536 (C536EA-BI3T3) is the best option. Zoom for Government and commercial Zoom use the same codebase, but Zoom for Government updates are generally released on a separate schedule, which can be up to several weeks after the changes are made on the commercial Zoom platform.

Zoom for Government is subject to FedRAMP Moderate baseline controls and continuous compliance monitoring in accordance with the FedRAMP program guidelines.

Zoom persistent chat also offers advanced chat encryption. This includes user ID watermarking to help address leaks and unauthorized disclosures.Ģ56-bit AES-GCM encryption is our standard for real-time content and media, which applies to data in transit across Zoom Meetings, Zoom Webinars, meetings occurring via Zoom Rooms, and Zoom Phone. In-meeting security controls help you manage who can join meetings and how information is shared.

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