Is chromebox profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $469K/yr across 20 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).

How competitive is the chromebox niche?

6 brands and 74 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in chromebox?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Socket/Port/Plug. The return rate is 3.6%.

When does demand for chromebox peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the chromebox niche?

Listings span $136.10–$935.61; the average listing price is $308.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 170 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

chromebox

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($136.10–$935.61) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Great169.7

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Good$469K

$469K/yr · 116K searches

Returns

Okay3.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Okay61%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Okay$308.21

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-18.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad1.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad$136.10–$935.61

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, chromebox is a $469K/yr Amazon United States market (116K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

chromebox market data

Units sold / yr: 2K–3K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: $616K–$771K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.3%
Avg BSR: #1,609
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 30%
Sponsored: 25%
Out of stock: 14.6%
Avg brand age: 34 months
Avg seller age: 182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

ASUS57%
ME2 MichaelElectronics218%
Acer9%
HP8%
Lenovo7%
KAMRUI2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top chromebox search terms

chromebox76K/yr -18.6%1.1% conv.
chrome box11K/yr -4.4%1.1% conv.
asus chromebox6K/yr -14.1%1.9% conv.
chromebook desktop4K/yr -14.3%0.4% conv.
chrome desktop computer4K/yr -16.2%0.1% conv.
chromebox mini pc5K/yr -42.2%0.6% conv.
asus chromebox 52K/yr -3.3%1.3% conv.
asus chromebox 5a3K/yr +1.1%6.2% conv.
chromebox desktop computer3K/yr -43.2%1.1% conv.
chrome desktop3K/yr -20.8%0.9% conv.

All search terms

Top chromebox products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

ASUS Chromebox 5a with Intel Celeron 7305 Processor 8GB DDR4 RAM 128GB M.2 PCIe G4x4 NVMe SSD Quad-Display Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth Gb LAN USB-C Chrome OS VESA Mount

ASUS$358.044.2★19 rev

ASUS Chromebox 5a with Intel Celeron 7305 Processor 4GB DDR4 RAM 128GB M.2 PCIe G4x4 NVMe SSD Quad-Display Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth Gb LAN USB-C Chrome OS VESA Mount

ASUS$329.234.4★34 rev

HP Chromebox G4 Mini Desktop PC Intel Celeron 7305

ME2 MichaelElectronics2$303.995.0★2 rev

ASUS Chromebox 5a with Intel Core i3-1315U Processor 8GB DDR5 RAM 128GB M.2 PCIe G4x4 NVMe SSD Quad-Display Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth Gb LAN USB-C Chrome OS VESA Mount

ASUS$535.854.8★8 rev

acer Chromebox Intel Celeron 3867U Processor 4GB DDR4 32GB SSD Chrome CXI3-4GNKM4

Acer$158.624.6★70 rev

Newest

by launch date

ASUS Chromebox 5a with Intel Celeron 7305 Processor 4GB DDR4 RAM 128GB M.2 PCIe G4x4 NVMe SSD Quad-Display Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth Gb LAN USB-C Chrome OS VESA Mount (Renewed)

ASUS$298.840 rev

1mo ago

ASUS Fanless Chromebox CF40 with Intel Celeron N4500 Processor 8GB DDR4 RAM 128GB eMMC SSD Aluminum Chassis USB-C HDMI WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.2 Chrome OS VESA Mount Included (CF40-BC0161UN-O)

ASUS$298.500 rev

2mo ago

HP Chromebox G4 Mini Desktop PC Intel Celeron 7305

ME2 MichaelElectronics2$303.992 rev

5mo ago

HP Chromebox G4 Mini Desktop PC Intel Celeron 7305

ME2 MichaelElectronics2$358.502 rev

5mo ago

HP Chromebox G4 Mini Desktop PC Intel Celeron 7305

ME2 MichaelElectronics2$314.072 rev

5mo ago

What buyers say about chromebox

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation13%

“Set up was straight forward”

Value For Money12%

“Great value for the money”

Software/Application8%

“Works well and it is fast enough for email and simply surfing the web”

Storage Capacity7%

“Plenty of storage for my needs”

Strength7%

“It's powerful for It's size”

Size-Overall6%

“The size is the feature I was excited about”

Computation Performance6%

“everything boots up very fast”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Did the job”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to learn”

Data Transfer Speed5%

“I'm very happy with this Chromebook it's fast”

What buyers complain about

Durability15%

“Only thing consistent, CRASHES”

Quality-Overall11%

“Garbage”

Socket/Port/Plug9%

“Front USB ports did not have power”

Software/Application8%

“Note - under operating system it does not say Windows11”

Value For Money7%

“No idea why this was MUCH more expensive than a similar specked Windows or Linux Machine”

Functionality-Overall7%

“doesnt work”

Noise Level4%

“FANSLESS MAKING NOISE AND PROBLEMS PRINTING AND FREEZING ON MOVIES”

Data Transfer Speed4%

“All data lost”

Microphone4%

“the mics didn't work on that one either”

Computation Performance4%

“the specs still didnt meet criteria apparently not enough memory or speed”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall22%

Compatibility-Overall17%

Computation Performance12%

Constant Reboot Or Restart7%

Connectivity-Overall6%

Software/Application6%

Value For Money5%

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Defective Material/Parts3%

Size-Overall3%

Common questions

Is chromebox profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $469K/yr across 20 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the chromebox niche?: 6 brands and 74 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in chromebox?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Socket/Port/Plug. The return rate is 3.6%.
When does demand for chromebox peak?: Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the chromebox niche?: Listings span $136.10–$935.61; the average listing price is $308.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 170 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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