Ports: 2x USB-C with charging, 2x USB-A 3.1 Gen1, microSDĬonnectivity: 802.11AC (2 x 2) WiFi, Bluetooth® 4.2 Screen: 11-inch IPS touchscreen, 1,366 x 768 pixels Here is the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook configuration sent to TechRadar for review:ĬPU: 1.1GHz Intel Celeron N4020 (dual-core, 4MB cache, up to 2.8GHz Burst) But when you factor in price, the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook is both surprisingly effective and appealing, and one of the best Chromebooks right now. Ultimately, it all comes back to that context. In tablet mode, the touchscreen functionality is fairly slick, with only occasional stuttering from the interface when swiping or scrolling.Īs for battery life, this is one seriously long lasting machine, notching up over 16 hours of video playback. The Lenovo Flex 3 feels pretty responsive, whether it’s streaming video or working in Google Docs. So, outright performance and local storage are not as critical.Īll of which means that the subjective experience is much better than you’d get in the Windows environment with the same hardware.
However, the Chrome OS environment is both less demanding and also cloud-centric. Were this a Windows laptop or convertible, that would be enough to have us running for the hills. All told, it’s a pretty unimpressive technical line up that represents a bottom-rung Intel-powered solution. That’s a dual-core chip derived from Intel’s low-power and low-cost Atom line of processors, rather than the premium high performance Core family.Īlongside the Celeron chip is 4GB of system memory and just 64GB of eMMC-style storage. Processing power comes from an Intel Celeron N4020 CPU. You play basic games like Clash of Clans.If the sheer quality of the Flex 3 is surprising, its core specifications are less so.You occasionally edit a photo using an app from the Play Store.You mainly take notes for your work or school.You don't need much storage space and mainly work in the cloud.You spend a lot of time on the go and need a long battery life.Want to use Microsoft Office? Buy Office 365. Note: Windows programs don't work on a Chromebook. The cover of the screen is made of aluminum, so it's better protected against fall and bump damage in your backpack. Thanks to the light weight of 1.2 kilograms, you can take the Lenovo with you in a bag wherever you go. You can work online in programs such as Google Docs and save your files in Google Drive. Scroll through files, photos, and web pages on the touchscreen. You can flip the screen 360 degrees and use the Flex 3 as a Chrome OS tablet. The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook 11IGL05 82BB0012MH combines the benefits of a tablet and a Chromebook in one.
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