Chromebooks have earned their stripes by being lightweight, easy to use, impervious to viruses and malware, and accessibly priced. But they’re seldom called “serious” when compared to their full-PC siblings. This Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, however, fairly screams “not a toy.” And now’s the time to find out for yourself, because what is indisputably serious is the 74% off limited-time deal currently running at Amazon that drops the price of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 to just $259.
It’s odd to refer to a Chromebook as a heavyweight (jumbo shrimp, anyone?), but with a MediaTek Kompanio 7300S processor, 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB of eMMC storage, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is truly a giant among Chromebooks. So much so that once you get rolling and see the 14-inch full-HD display at work, you might forget you’re not on a full-fledged Windows laptop.
All-Day Endurance
As you would expect from a top-level Chromebook, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 has an exceptional battery life of up to 13 hours on a single charge. Add to that the super-fast Wi-Fi 6 connection and the IdeaPad Slim 3 is the perfect work-wherever-you-want laptop. It has one USB-C and one USB-A port, along with a MicroSD card slot, but the accessories bundle that comes free with this Amazon deal includes a 7-in-1 docking station with 128GB of storage for more expansion possibilities, along with a 32GB MicroSD card with adapter, USB-C data cable and 3-in-1 charging cable.
There’s also the added benefit of the ChromeOS platform itself. As a Google product it’s the ideal platform for working in the massive Google family of apps, including Google Drive, Gmail, Pages, Calendar, YouTube, and more. ChromeOS is a smoother user experience than Windows, and best of all, it’s also somehow impervious to computer viruses or malware — no Chromebook’s been infected yet.
Good for Anything
The highest praise that a Chromebook usually receives is “it’s good for a Chromebook,” which is definitely damning these versatile machines with faint praise. This Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is good for any laptop. It’s a fine streaming device, has more than enough power to be your everyday laptop, and at an almost impossibly light 2.86 pounds, it’s ready to go wherever you want at a second’s notice.
You might not want to pony up the original $999 price tag for this Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, or any Chromebook for that matter, but for just $259 while this limited-time Amazon deal is in place? That gets a very enthusiastic thumbs-up from us.
