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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 8 reviews

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A Chromebook Plus Bargain

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This refurbished Lenovo chromebook is a real bargain. Its specifications exceed the qualifications for a Chromebook Plus in that it has 256GB of storage in a NVMe m.2 ssd. Its processor is only one generation younger than the 13th generation Intel Core i3 in the most current Lenovo version of this laptop. The only thing that might give one pause is that this laptop is "Refurbished" -- I found that this should not stop you from grabbing one of these while they are still available! My laptop arrived in a plain brown box. The packing of the laptop and its power supply was the best I have ever seen (see photo)! The chromebook and its power supply were surrounded by the best bubblewrap I have ever seen. There was no movement possible in the box, and the dense bubble wrap provided extraordinary protection on all sides. The power supply is a Lenovo 45W brick with a usb-c cord about 5.5 feet long. It looks brand new. The laptop itself also looks brand new. I found no scratches or blemishes anywhere on the body. I provide many photos to help illustrate this. The display is excellent, as is the keyboard and touchpad. The chromebook has an ample array of ports, with none of them showing any evidence of wear (see photos). Upon opening the laptop the first screen displayed was one showing "chromebook plus". The only reason this does not appear on the lid of the laptop is because this laptop was made a little before this classification was created. I looked at the diagnostics for the battery and discovered that the battery has seen essentially no use. The health of the battery is at 100%, and the battery has been through only 1 charging cycle! One of the reasons I purchased this chromebook was to make use of the embedded linux in it. I checked under "Developers" and verified that this chromebook has the "Linux development environment". I am very impressed with my "new" Chromebook Plus, which I obtained at about half the cost of the slightly newer version. If you too are interested in getting a Chromebook Plus, I highly recommend this unit. However, don't wait too long -- I suspect this will sell out in the near future!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hello, prof2000. Thank you for choosing Lenovo! We are glad to hear that your Flex 5i Chromebook Plus meets your needs so well, and has great value to you. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, as you detailed it beautifully. Lenovo

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent value!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So, I've had this for over three months now and I must say I'm very pleased with it. It came looking brand spanking new. No sign it had ever been used, When I booted it up and updated the software it immediately went to "Chromebook Plus". It also came with the ten years of updates, minus one year since it's last years cpu. Very fast for a chromebook. Haven't had any problems at all

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey, DarrelF. Thank you for choosing Lenovo! We are glad to hear that you are very pleased with your Flex 3 Chromebook, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. Lenovo

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Sub-par hinge design

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The hinge on the display broke after 4 months of normal usage. One hinge is completely broken and disconnected from the base. Lenovo claims that any physical damage to the item is user caused and not subject to the warranty. They only offer paid repair.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great chromebook plus in excellent condition

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this arrived in excellent condition, if it wasn't for the lack of a real box from Lenovo I would never have known it was refurbished. It looks brand new, very clean and it's a powerhouse of a machine with a i3 on Chrome. The hinges work great for tablet mode and screen is very good, but could be a little brighter. The only thing that sucks are the speakers, they lack a lot but that is the model, nothing to do with this being a refurb. EXCELLENT pickup for the prive as this will get Chrome OS updates until 2030!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey, CorbinDallas550. Thank you for choosing Lenovo! We are glad to hear that your Flex 5 Chromebook is working excellently for you, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. Lenovo

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Chromebook for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was on sale for $280. Runs great and the quality is pretty good for the price. Overall I'm very happy with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Loving it!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its not Apple; wins already. Not Windows; wins again. Can and does run Linux! Lenovo - Yes. Tough little sucker too. No problems. I came across this request to review it while I was looking to see about getting another just like it or as close as possible.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Refurbished Chromebook

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    not bad for the price, looks good and operates well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great deal on refurbished.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Refurbished laptop was flawless. Looks and works as new. Arrived earlier than what was listed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hello, ScottB. Thank you for choosing Lenovo! We are pleased to hear that your Flex 5 Chromebook meets your needs so well and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Lenovo

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