Lenovo and ASUS are reportedly planning to launch dirt-cheap Chromebooks priced as low as $149, which would make them the cheapest Chromebooks to date.

Google's Chrome OS platform aims to allow for affordable laptops, and so far things seem to be going in the right direction. Chromebooks may not have reached the wide adoption the company may have hoped for, but they are nonetheless popular in several regions and increasingly attractive options are apparently en route.

Heavyweight companies such as Lenovo and ASUS are reportedly gearing up to launch dirt-cheap Chrome OS laptops, known as Chromebooks, at a very attractive price point of roughly $149, according to a new report.

The news comes from Digitimes, which claims that Lenovo and ASUS plan to unleash fully-fledged Chromebooks with 11.6-inch displays soon. The notebooks will reportedly pack Rockchip processors under the hood, which are popular choices among manufacturers of budget tablets in China.

These chipsets play an essential role in helping the companies keep the costs of the devices as low as $149. Digitimes further notes that Lenovo's upcoming Chromebook could hit the market anytime between end-2014 and the first half of 2015, while ASUS will introduce its device in 2015.

If this report turns out to be accurate and $149 is indeed the price point of the upcoming Chromebooks from Lenovo and ASUS, the devices will be the most affordable Chromebooks ever. So far, Acer's C7 has been the cheapest Chromebook, selling for $199. Acer is currently the largest Chromebook maker, but Lenovo and ASUS will likely give it some serious competition with their purported $149 Chrome OS devices.

As a reminder, Chromebooks run Google's Chrome OS instead of a more traditional operating system such as Windows. Chrome OS is primarily designed to allow for Internet browsing.

Chromebooks typically come with little internal storage capacity, but sport plenty of Google Drive space to make up for it. On the other hand, Internet connection is essential for Chromebooks, as otherwise users can't do much.

Keep in mind, however, that this is just a rumor at this point and Digitimes doesn't have the best track record when it comes to the accuracy of its leaks. We'll keep you up to date as soon as we learn more about these purported Chromebooks from Lenovo and ASUS, but take this news with a grain of salt until official confirmation.