Lenovo IdeaPad 3i Chromebook 11 Inch HD Laptop (Intel Celeron, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Intel UHD Graphics 600, Chrome OS) – Onyx Black

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I did encounter a significant slowdown when I was transferring a multi-gigabyte file from an external drive, but the system never froze up completely. The chassis is extremely rigid and the 360-degree hinge that allows this machine to transform into a tablet feels robust. This compact Chromebook is the first in a new generation, the first to break a decade of tradition and escape the shackles of the 11. The arrow keys are in an inverted-T arrangement, which makes them easier to use by feel than the more cramped layout of the Pixelbook Go, whose left- and right-arrow keys are larger than the up- and down-arrow keys. The thick bezel I mentioned above is old fashioned and something of an eyesore, but is very useful when handling the Chromebook in tablet mode as it gives you an easy way to hold the device.

Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3i review: A likeable but flawed Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3i review: A likeable but flawed

The available ports here are the same as on several previous Flex 3i generations and the C330 before them: you only get one USB-C port, two USB-A ports, HDMI output, an audio combo jack, and a microSD card slot. We rarely recommend laptops with screens below full HD resolution, but there are two ways to justify the IdeaPad 3’s rather lackluster screen quality. Lenovo has also placed a conventional USB-A port on both sides of the chassis, while a microSD card reader and volume rockers also make an appearance. Under the skin, Lenovo has given the Chromebook Flex 3i modest hardware specification: it’s based around a dual-core, non-Hyper-threaded Intel Celeron N4020 processor, backed up by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of local storage. All of which means that the subjective experience is much better than you’d get in the Windows environment with the same hardware.What’s more, it has awful vertical and horizontal viewing angles, meaning you have to sit directly in front with the screen tilted just so if you want to see what’s going on. Ara Wagoner is Commerce Editor for Android Police and a lover of all things cases, Chromebooks, accessories, and Disney. If there’s one good reason to get excited about the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Chromebook, it’s that it’s astonishingly cheap.

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Many bargain-basement Chromebooks still use proprietary barrel-style charging cables, which can be difficult and expensive to replace if your child loses them. This is an Arm-based chip like the ones used in phones and tablets, but designed for PCs, which means you get superior battery life (Acer claims you’ll get 14 hours of use from a single charge) but still decent performance from its eight processor cores.There’s a bit of flex in the base and display lid of the IdeaPad 3 when you apply pressure with your hands, but it doesn’t feel flimsy.