Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook 11inch HD Laptop (MediaTek MT8183, 4 GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU, Chrome OS) – Arctic Grey

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Thus, this Lenovo Chromebook should have no problem streaming videos, browsing the internet, or working on Microsft Word. As a matter of fact, the laptop should be able to handle light multitasking. Having said all that, let us discuss the laptop’s weight and dimensions. The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3 weighs just 1200 g and measures 285 x 202.7 x 17.5mm (W x D x H).

Lenovo supports the Flex 3 Chromebook with its standard one-year consumer-laptop warranty for parts and labor. Testing the Flex 3: Average Chromebook Performance In addition to that, on this benchmark test, the laptop with the highest score is regarded as the best. In essence, the higher the score on the test, the better. Nevertheless, simple Android games should run smoothly on the laptop. For example, while playing World of Tanks Blitz (2018), the laptop delivered an impressive 60 fps (frame per second). Alongside the Celeron chip is 4GB of system memory and just 64GB of eMMC-style storage. All told, it’s a pretty unimpressive technical line up that represents a bottom-rung Intel-powered solution. Were this a Windows laptop or convertible, that would be enough to have us running for the hills. However, the Chrome OS environment is both less demanding and also cloud-centric. So, outright performance and local storage are not as critical. Battery: These systems do not support batteries that are not genuine Lenovo-made or authorised. Systems will continue to boot, but may not charge unauthorised batteries. Lenovo has no responsibility for the performance or safety of unauthorised batteries, and provides no warranties for failures or damage arising out of their use. **Battery life is based on the MobileMark® 2014 methodology and is an estimated maximum. Actual battery life may vary based on many factors, including screen brightness, active applications, features, power management settings, battery age and conditioning, and other customer preferences.However, to keep this Chromebook as cheap as possible, Lenovo had to make a few compromises. Do you wish to find out about these compromises as well as more about the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3? The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3 comes with an integrated ARM Mali-G72 MP3 graphics card. This graphics card has a standard frequency of 850 MHz. For instance, the Apple iPad 10.2 2020 with an A12 Bionic processor delivered an 1116points single-corescore and 2772 points multi-core score. Also, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with the Exynos 9611 processor recorded a single-core score of 345points and 1207 points multi-core score.

Of course, there are now numerous affordable 2-in-1 Chromebooks to choose from, including the Acer Chromebook Spin. The general theme in that class of Chromebook involves low-power processing and limited storage. The Flex 3 is no exception. As a matter of fact, there are numerous smartphones that offer larger storage space. A few examples of such smartphones include Samsung Galaxy S10+ and Google Pixel XL.

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If the sheer quality of the Flex 3 is surprising, its core specifications are less so. Processing power comes from an Intel Celeron N4020 CPU. 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. Notwithstanding, the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3’s top bezel creates room for an HD 720p webcam at the center. This webcam offers reasonable performance for conducting video calls and taking selfies in well-lit environments. In addition to the HD resolution, the laptop’s display also comes with an IPS panel for wide viewing angles. Thus, you can decide to watch the display from the sides and won’t notice any loss in picture quality or color distortion. Neither are most this good-looking. Lenovo painted the metal finish with an almond color, which helps the Flex 3 stand out in a sea of plastic and occasional gray-aluminum chassis that typically make up the budget-laptop set.

Meanwhile, for the multi-core score, the laptop delivered 909 points. In comparison, this laptop was significantly surpassed by most of its competitors. Moreover, a high score on this web-based benchmark test equates to good performance. Thus, based on the test result, the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3 delivered a score of 9822 points.Having said all that, I would have loved to share the CrystalDiskMark benchmark test result of this Chromebook to know its storage performance. However, because the Chrome OS that Chromebooks use doesn’t support this benchmark test, I wasn’t able to obtain the laptop’s result. The Flex 3's battery life is adequate. It lasted for a bit more than 10 hours in our video rundown test, which involves playing a locally stored video file with Wi-Fi turned off. That should get you through a day of occasional browsing, but it's on the low end for a modern Chromebook. A Slate of Strengths...and One Key Weakness The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3 is a 2-in-1 Chromebook that is best suited for performing basic productivity tasks. Basically, this laptop offers a low-end processor and limited memory. Hence, I will be rating this Chromebook based on the storage options that it offers. Thus, I will rate the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3 an eight out of ten in this storage review section. Lenovo Chromebook Flex 3 Graphics Card Performance Review