Lenovo Slim 3 Chromebook: Marvel of Affordability
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Here in the office, we have the new Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Slim 3 - or what we tend to just call the Slim 3. This Chromebook showed up quietly, following the same design ethos that Lenovo employed for the Flex 3i we recently reviewed and really enjoyed a lot.
The Slim 3 is a classic clamshell device that’s all-plastic and designed to be easy on your wallet. Unlike the Flex 3i I just mentioned that comes equipped with the latest Intel Alder Lake-N100 chip, the Slim 3 packs MediaTek’s newest entry-level chip - the Kompanio 520. Don’t be turned off by that ‘entry-level’ label, though - I’ve been testing this device for about a week now and am honestly impressed by what Lenovo managed to achieve on a tight budget.
This device has an MSRP of $319, but it’s been on sale twice since launch for $169 (which it still is as of the time of this post). In that price range, we’re used to disappointing screens, poor build quality, slow processors, and limited storage. But surprisingly, this device isn’t your usual affordable Chromebook.It’s not flawless, obviously, but Lenovo’s attention to detail on this budget Chromebook is genuinely impressive.
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I'm still rocking my galaxy chromebook 2. When it first came out ppl didn't like it because they were comparing it to the original galaxy chromebook. The screen is still a joy to look at, vibrant and sharp and the battery last all day with regular usage. Very informative video tho.
Is it good with speed on games like a roblox, rocket league, fortnite etc
@@KhalidPPlays I really don't know, I don't play games on it. I use it for work and entertainment
@@tytownsend8219 I have mine now. It's good just not for high level games like fortnite and other games like that
I never thought I would prefer a Chromebook with an ARM processor over one with an Intel i3. For years, I mistakenly thought that ARM meant less capable. "Why would a laptop use a phone processor?" But the advantages are too appealing: no fan, longer battery life, and it's lighter. I expect I will travel with this Chromebook rather than use an Android tablet with a Bluetooth keyboard. I cannot believe I just got this thing for $170 from BestBuy (through their eBAY store). And the keyboard (Lenovo's usual strong point) is every bit as good as the IdeaPad 5 and Flex 5i. It pretty much feels as well built as my (noisy) Lenovo Chromebook 5i 14ITL6 (2021). And updates through June 2032! What an incredible value for students but also regular, blogging users like me!
The screen is magical for some reason. The colors and warmth just make me want to view videos.
Does it have glare? I have the Duet 3 and the glare kills my eyes
Just picked this up for my new high schooler. Didn't trust him with anything over $200. I set it up last night and was really impressed with teh build quality and screen. It was also plenty snappy for what it needs to do. Very glad I went with the Lenovo over HP.
is the camera good in meet calls
@@alleh1239 Yeah, certainly good enough for the price. I ended up buying the same model for myself just to have something convenient with a keyboard to leave around.
I bought one yesterday for my wife. I'm going to pick up another one today for myself. Solid basic machine.
How is it so far
Do it! So worth it.
Honest review, i like your calm and informative style, awesome!👍👏
Love your videos. Thank you for showing such an attention to detail.
Got mine for less than $300 during the EOFY sales here in Australia.
Mine’s got the HD TN screen (the only option for the Australia region according to Lenovo PSREF) and 128GB eMMC storage.
I’ve been using headphones with my Slim 3 and hooked up mine to my Samsung Odyssey G51C monitor with a $15 Kmart Anko USB-C to HDMI dongle.
Set up Phone Hub on mine with my HMD Aura (a Android 13 phone from HMD 4GB RAM/64 storage and no NFC).
I recently bought this chromebook as my first chromebook, and I like it.
Since I do most of my works from remote sessions using chrome remote, I didn't experience any significant deminishment in experience.
Light and Long battery life.
However, the more RAM can definitely improve the experience, but may for next Chromebook.
got the 1366x768 non touch version on a black friday special here in NZ , im impressed by the performance of the mediatek cpu, just wanted a cheap laptop to carry when i didnt want to take my big heavy laptop and am super impressed
Was that at Noel Leemings? What's its usual price I wonder?
How are the viewing angles, are you happy with the screen? I also ordered the non-touch version and I don't want to get disappointed! Please reply! Thx a lot!
Good to see Chromebooks being released. I personally love these machines. Also, good that mediatek made a special Kompanio chip for Chromebook.
Is it better than intel for android apps?
I just jumped over to your Best Buy link because I wanted to check out the battery life on this device. BB has it on sale right now!
I think I’ve just ordered a refurbished of this (Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14" Chromebook MediaTek MT8186/128GB SSD/4GB RAM) on sale for $250 🇨🇦 (about $186 🇺🇸).
Wish me luck.
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I just picked this up the other day to replace an Acer Spin 513 with the Snapdragon 7c gen 1, and this chromebook definitely feels snappier. Battery life is as good or better, and it charges fast. And the screen is bigger and brighter. Better upward firing speakers. Cloud gaming feels less laggy as well. For a general web/media playing chromebook at the sale price this thing is a phenomenal value.
Hi that sounds great you should do a video of comparing these I would love to see .
Is cloud gaming really less laggy on chromebook than mac windows laptops?
Nicely done. Thank you for this thorough review.
Looks like an update to the Chromebook 3 which I got because of your recommendation. Mine's a little slow but otherwise it works well. This one should be even better.
Lenovo continues to deliver value
The screen is awesome I agree 100% that’s the reason I bought it. Comparing it to the others at the store the colors were bold and vibrant it looks really good
I got mine for 130€ on prime day. Looking forward to my first Chromebook and how it will turn out ^^
How is it
@@Antman243 the version I got has the 128gb / 4 storage. Display is a TN Panel though. It's not the worst panel ever but I decided to return it and got a used Chromebook with a way better screencand CPU. It's a rather solid Chromebook if you don't mind display quality too much. Performance is ok ish. Iapps that a are somewhat optimized like Chromebook Minecraft work great but the app version of discord was bugging out on me so I recommend to stick to WebApps. Another plus for me is the Chromebook is really light and I like the design. Hope that helps
@danielbradler6546 see my answer above
Ayoo Same brotherrrrrr❤
Is it slow and how's the battery life
Awesome video glad to see more options in the budget chromebook line
I just wish the _Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5i_ (w/ 12th Gen Core i3 / 8gb / 128gb) was *_actually_* available
Just bought one based on this review. Although there isn't a Best Buy around, seems to have good warranty. Excited to try Kompanio, and WiFi 6. Thanks Robby for the solid reviews!
How is it now
I was super happy to find that I could charge my Apple watch from this chromebooks USB C port!
Reverse charging, boys!❤
Also the RUclips playback is vivid and smooth.
Happy with this laptop.
That display spec is killer for $169. 14" FHD (1920x1080) IPS 300nits Anti-glare, 100% sRGB, Touch
This might just be the perfect budget RDP/cloud/game stream client device.
Pair with Bluetooth speaker and im rocking with this great value CB
Just bought this one but with 8GB Ram and 128 GB eMMC storage. And, if you only need it for basic tasks, go for it, but go for the 8GB ram. I have paid 179 British Pounds, one of the best budget purchased I have ever made. I agree with the video, the Screen is very good for the price. Just wonder how long this device will be supported by Google?
Hi, can you tell me if this is touchscreen before I open the box? Cheers
Mine is not a touchscreen@@Bannamanrfc
They even have an open boxed one for 140. I could see this thing being under a hundred bucks for Black Friday or could ever hits the resale market
i bought mines open box 3 months ago
You are the only one that I trust. I am coming from Mac and looking for a daily driver. I am moving entirely to Google and need to learn more about Chromebooks. Obviously, I know that I wont get Mac Pro performance, but I am looking for solid build quality and a good screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Great channel; glad I found you.
I saw it on prime day and bought two for 130euros each. I am waiting for it and still not sure if mine has touch. I hope it so much. But still thank you for your helpful review.
The use scenario is just that. Reading and emails with long battery.
Yeah I might get one just for typing in bed as my primary laptop is a surface pro which is not great for lap/bed typing
I'm looking for configuration 8 GB RAM + 128 GB + Kompanio 520. Should be fine to day-to-day tasks.
Thanks for the video was thinking of getting a refurbished unit from Amazon.
The mediatek integrated rumored Chromebook by Lenovo is an interesting one that is quite affordable in the budget range.
I am using the same one right now and I love it more than anything and yes it is very nice I would buy it if I were you and its not just good at work it can run some nice games too
Looking for a chromebook for my highschooler who is home-schooled and will be on it all day long... Would you recommend this?
Its a pretty good Chromebook to work on! After all, I do have one myself. The only con I have with the Chromebook is that you can scratch it easily. Other than that, it’s great! ❤
I just bought this Chromebook, and I bought an upgraded version to the one you have here. The one I bought has 128 gigs of storage and 8 gigs of ram. I'm excited to find out what it's like
Im using that one right now
@@BrandonWhite-u5nhow is it?
Is it good for business majors in college ??
Thanks for the review. Nice work, as always. Do you know if this device is USI compatible?
Could you please do a video sometime on tips and tricks with a Chromebook. Thanks
Im thinking about one of these, K520 with 8gb of ram. Is it worth it for a first chromebook on a budget? Mainly use for browsing, music and light photo editing. Not much choices here in europe
i got the white versionn of this laptop and it runs games smoothly😀
Is It Good For Music? And What's The Best
External CD Drive For It? Would Appreciate A Fast Response
It is 17000/ Indian rupees, about 200$ in India.
Can u fold that Laptop??? Like is it touch screen?
I think its time to replace my Lenovo Chromebook 3.
do we have 14 inch / 16:10 screen ... affordable chromebooks? love to see some reviews in the future.
Wish I could get this mobo in a Chromebox format. More RAM and more eMMC storage. 😉😉
Which is better Slim 3 or flex 3i?
It’s basic, not crappy, good enough for a first Chromebook buy. Snapdragon’ has a known reputation, but MTEK a best chipset by any standard, not a new kid in Chromebooks (look back to 2017 for instance). OTHERWISE, this slim 3 is still just basic, not effusively so.
I think duet 3 is with Qualcomm 7cGen2 not MTK8183
There was a footnote on screen. He misspoke. Not the Duet 3, the OG Duet from 2020.
Don't know if I can ever buy another Lenovo products. Have a P11 Pro gen 2 tablet, which is a great tablet for the sale price. But they promised 2 Android OS updates and they completely skipped android 13 and I doubt they will give us Android 14.
What if your making and producing music will this be a good buy?
Thanks for this 👍
Slim 3 or Flex 3i (n100)?
How about the touchscreen? I don’t think he says anything about the touchscreen 🥲
Does Chrome OS have any plans in the near future for an e-ink tablet/monitor/laptop?
Thank You.
Chromebook just out of nowhere jus won’t turn on I literally was on it yesterday now it won’t even charge how do you fix this
my 2019 ideaPad 3 chromebook was a student version and cost $169. great security but had the least user friendly file management and files are downloaded and fall under recent, downloads, camera, read only, my drive, google drive with no access to open or wrong .jpeg blah, blah... I was a windows user and not tech savvy and fast enough to pull the conversion for the exact model I had... finally, hacked and cyber sirens were blasting until shut down and let the battery die... I want ideaPad slim 3 but no way do I want any of those bad files tagging along until I am able to sort out file management (or lack there of).... if anyone out there is still awake - I'm looking for a pre cog... Minority reportish... I can't RUN and to fat to fly!! thanks
Can I use a pencil to draw? If I can, what pen do I buy?
How long does the battery last?
I’ve a question I was looking to buy a laptop and the guy suggested a Chromebook plus what I was wondering is can you use an external cd rom as in any cd rom on a Chromebook
What is price of chrome book
I got it during 2022 black Friday at $99. Surprised to see you're covering it now. Or maybe the one I've got is an older model.
Yea, he says so in the video, this one has the new entry level mediatek chip
Is it still working?
@@elhugeo yes it is. Mine has support till 2028 June.
@@ShovonM nice thanks
On my second .. right now its frozen on a game. Nothing I do helps me to get out of the game
What about caps lock?
Can you please review the ASUS CM34 Flip
Does it run/load fast for internet browsing and emails? I dont want to get something that ends up running/loads slow... I've never owned a Chromebook, or laptop which is brand new, I've always had hand downs in things like this and wanted to treat myself to a brand new one for watching movies and browsing.
If you open up a ton of pages and apps at the same time then yes it's fast enough with good network connection.
But if you want premium then you have to get a HP Dragonfly or Elite to get very close premium performance. But those are not cheap
Bought an open box BB unit at $219. Really nice screen. Will use to travel, while I leave the MacBook at home. Nice keyboard as well.
It's $149 for a new one now. I'd exchange it if I was you.
can u use a monitor with it
Is there no way to add ram
good info
You dont seem very excited about it man lol.
The budget offerings are getting better at least as time goes on for the price range they are in.
if it came standard with 8 gb or 12gb ram and 128gb or 256gb storage for 200$ or less it would be okay. At its current price I would hard pass with the specs it has.
Just goti for $150 at best buy
Really can't go wrong with a cheap nice small laptop, especially for the casual who randomly wants to use it for small tasks.
Just bought it for 99€ on Amazon Germany BlackFriday Deal - looking forward to getting my 3rd ChromeOS device ;)
Hab ich auch heute morgen gekauft, ich denke für den Preis kann man nicht meckern, freue mich schon drauf. Dir auch viel Freude mit dem Gerät ;)
Ja nice @@alexander_1337 - erst gekauft, dann auf YT schnell das review geschaut - dann wohlgefühlt :) dir auch viel Freude damit
bought it at 129 dollars
which website?
@@NikunjSinghNIKAVALANCHE Amazon
@@NikunjSinghNIKAVALANCHE amazon!
Will this work with external dvd/cd drive?
I bought one of these and the external dvd/cd drive didn't work with it.
Is this good on games like Minecraft Roblox Fortnite etc??
Anyone else felt like that couldn't breathe watching video 😮💨
UK - curry's just bought it. Original price was on £169. See how I cope.. If slows will be cheesed off. Or give kids do their homework, tuition online.
The one you purchased is it 8GB or 4GB?
I'm reading up on gen models have 4GB whilst others have 8GB.
Only the Chromebook plus range is supposed to have 8GB. That extra 4GB makes a huge difference when opening up multiple pages and apps running at the same time causing lag.
Wish I could simply upgrade mine and not fork out another Chromebook to perform better.
You sound a little short of breath sitting down. 😳
If you would compare that to the DELL 11 3180 that I got two weeks ago would this be much faster.
The Chromebook I got is quite slow and the screen isnt good.
I bought the dell just to see if I would like using chrome os for basic web browsing , Facebook , RUclips , Netflix , prime video etc. I won't be doing anything intensive.
But the dell takes its sweet time loading web pages and other things. Plus the viewing angles on the screen is very bad.
well thats confusing.Everyone keeps saying how good the screen is on the chrome. You say its not?
can this laptop play gta 5 game pls reply
😂
Yes it can play Crye on Max Ultra setting with 200fps
chromebook :(
In Pakistan
Ok review. Repeated himself too many times.
but it's not slim!😂
😃👍🏻👊🏻
Mediatek is a dealbreaker for me. AMD or Intel for me
Why? What's the difference?
@@B9M3 not a big name player in the chip world. And what they do offer lags behind the big guys. Name brand or bust for me
He doesn't know what he's talking about. This is $150 new now. Can't be picky at that price. Well, if you have any common sense.
@@kennymccormick8295 sure can and am... only the best for me
@@mattdavenport533It's not like you can afford it, so your comments are null and void.
Oh no... Hear we go again with the AWFUL skinny right & left arrow keys that look STUPID because they create unused space on the keyboard & make the keyboard look non-uniform. Why can't all these Chromebook companies make the right & left arrow keys full size like any of the other letter keys on the keyboard. That way the the keyboard looks more "complete" & uniform. HP is one of the very few companies who was able to successfully execute this with their "HP Dragonfly Pro".
Nice Video !