Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook Plus | 14 Inch Full HD
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook Plus | 14 Inch Full HD Laptop | Intel Core i3-N305 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD| Chrome OS | Storm Grey
From Manufacturer
| Weight: | 1.5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 32.44 x 21.62 x 1.93 cm; 1.5 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Lenovo |
| Model: | 83BN001EUK |
| Colour: | Storm Grey |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Manufacture: | Lenovo |
| Dimensions: | 32.44 x 21.62 x 1.93 cm; 1.5 Kilograms |
Ideal laptop for Year 7 stude
This was purchased as a laptop for my Year 7 child to use to carry out homework tasks and for internet browsing. She has found it very straightforward to use so far. We have had no issues with battery etc. A good value item for young people in the early stages of secondary school.
Good basic value for money purchase
Emails that could be touch typed.. It’s all very well having the qwerty keuboard, but for anyone over 6 months most tablets are single didget. Also letter writing. . There are still organisations that use post not email.
Brilliant laptop!!
Used for 2 weeks now,surprised what a good laptop this is for the money.Good battery sound is good and the screen bright sharp image.. Bought a second one for my son to use for school would highly recommend this laptop….
Initially I had an issue with the item and wanted to send it back. However I found out that Lenovo have changed their keyboard design and have omitted the caps lock on this item.
When the start up screen asks you to enter your WiFi code hold down the shift key whilst tapping on the required letter. This method also applies to using capitals in documents.
After entering the WiFi code and tapping next (or submit) data will be downloaded and settings applied.
I hope this has been useful information.
A good buy
This was a Xmas gift for my daughter so I don’t really know how it will perform yet, she set it up on Boxing Day. It is very slim, lightweight, and a smart blue colour with a subtle sheen, very smart. It doesn’t look cheap like some (it wasn’t cheap!) but looks and feels tons better than my fairly recent Acer. I was pleased, I hope she will be too. I will update when I know more, but overall I think it was a good buy.
179 for an 8gb chromebook running an MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor, 128gb storage – it’s incredible. That’s before I mention that it has a USB-C port, a regular USB-A port, audio jack for your earphones, a kensington lock and even a microSD card reader!
Then you look at the battery life which is stellar. I charged it up fully and took it off the charge around 5pm, it’s 7:39pm at the time of this review and the battery is on 86% – and that’s with music on full volume, several browser tabs open, multiple applications open etc. Even at this rate I’m on track for just under 16 hours of battery life.
The icing on the cake is the webcam has a built-in cover, so you can slide it across and a red blob appears over the camera, you can mute your microphone with a button – security has been well and truly thought of. Still not sure? This laptop is going to be updated until the year 2033, June to be precise! So at 179, essentially it’s costing 17.90 per year to own this thing (minus electricity costs which will be negligible.
The part of the review I’ll end on is this: it’s a chromebook. If you just want to surf the web, not worry about viruses or malware, want to do internet banking safely, or use the google suite of apps (google docs) to write letters, work with spreadsheets, make notes with google keep – it really is an incredible machine.
Will it replace my main machine? Not for more techy things I do e.g virtual machines. But this is perfect for anyone who wants to use it for browsing the web or working with google docs. Cannot recommend it enough.