Lenovo Chromebook C330 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop, 11.6″ HD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS, Blizzard White

Incredible value for the price. I bought this computer while on a trip to replace a different Lenovo computer that died while I was on deadline for an assignment while traveling. Fortunately, I was able to get this next-day Prime delivered to where I was staying in LA and began using it minutes after it arrived. To make this review easy, I’m breaking it down by main key features: display, keyboard, battery life, and build quality.Display: For the price, I don’t think you’re going to find one much nicer in terms of resolution and quality. Incredibly, you are getting a true IPS panel with nice viewing angles. I’ve found that the low res matte displays on other cheaper Chromebooks are incredibly difficult use and lead to eye strain. I’m a personal believer in purchasing as much screen real estate and pixel density as possible — it really does make a huge difference. Another huge plus (and I’m not sure if this across the Chromebook line or specific to this one) is the night mode that cuts out blue light and boosts yellows — this is another hugely important feature for me, personally. Touch screen functionality works fine. Display cons are that the bezels are massive and with it being super glossy, there can be lots of glare.Keyboard: Basically Lenovo has it figured out with keyboard layouts and feel. While it’s nowhere near as nice as the Thinkpad keyboard, this one is laid out quite nicely and is easy to complete bigger writing assignments on. There’s no backlight, which would be a huge plus, but for the price, it’s difficult to find anything to complain about. The top row function keys will be familiar to those coming from the Mac ecosystem. Everything is very easy. The trackpad is also surprisingly nice for the price as well. Gestures work without issue.Battery life: This is where this computer truly shines. I purchased this while I was traveling during the winter and needed to it to complete weekly freelance assignments and had plenty of battery life while on the road. Even when being back home laying in bed watching Youtube or Netflix, the battery lasts all night, and then some. I basically never take the charger with me because I don’t feel that it’s necessary (unless it’s already low on juice). In terms of just general surfing and Google doc stuff, you should be able to get a couple of days out of the battery. If you’re watching videos and streaming, it’s still a good full day’s worth of battery life.Build quality: I’ve previously had an HP Chromebook and was not impressed by the build quality by any means. It felt cheap, almost like a toy. While this Lenovo Chromebook feels much more solid, I still wouldn’t compare it to a Thinkpad or the higher end machines in Lenovo’s lineup. Still, it feels quite durable and I’ve never worried about carrying it in a pack all day, or stacking books and other heavy items on top of it. The only thing that is kind of a bother is that the brilliant white finish does get smudges and dirty fingerprints on it. But that’s more of a nuisance, not a flaw with the machine.For the price, you really can’t do much better. So long as you have reasonable expectations for what you’re getting and how much you’re paying, you will be very pleased by this product.

Great Laptop – Highly Responsive and Great Touch Screen. Overall, I would say the laptop is great. It is definitely worth the price of around $300. It is small, lightweight (although could be more), responsive, looks great, smells new after months, smooth to use, track pad is pretty good,overall good chromebook.I’m not really too much of a Tech person but grew up with computers in my 20’s mostly using it for school and personal stuff.I had it for a few months now so my beginning concerns aren’t the same as my latter ones. I’ll try to go over really quickly the basic beginning concerns I had then go through with my impressions with months of use later on. 1366 X 768 isn’t HD but it’s acceptable. Processing speed is 2.1 ghz, never had a problem or issue with lags. 4 gb ram is okay, probably wouldnt do 2 gb. 11.6 screen, I wanted something smaller so this is a plus to me. Bit heavy with 2.64 lbs for a small laptop but it’s okay, still my lightest one. internet connection is good and bluetooth use was good. Processor never had a problem with Mediatek. Convertible to tablet mode is a plus. Solid state so processes quickly which is a big plus. Battery life is great, I hate charging and finding an outlet, but this goes on for more than 8-10 hours, just doing school stuff, no videos. I would say I searched like crazy in the beginning. I wanted one main personal laptop and one small convertible laptop and this was the best convertible one I could find on Amazon. I compared like 20+ laptops over a week, I was really putting a ridiculous amount of time on it. But I had specific things I wanted in mine, like speed, aesthetics, smooth performance, and valued those more than other things. I wanted things to be really convenient.I have started using chromebooks more because they are inexpensive and very convenient to use. They aren’t too good for hardcore processing, but for school work or personal work, it meets all my needs. Whenever I use it, everything is pretty smooth and seamless. Start and shut down are almost instant. I have never had an issue with it’s use so far. I think for me, the biggest plus is the elegance. It makes everything very easy to use, it looks great, it even retains its new smell after some months with light use. My other laptops have poor track pads but this one is infinitely better. I don’t feel the need to use a wireless mouse as well. I ended up getting a screen protector for it for almost $20 because it was a touch screen. I like how it has a lot of features like hdmi cables, one usbs, even a memory card slot. I think for the price, it is definitely worth it. It feels like a very high end chromebook, although I generally wouldn’t pay too much for a laptop in general because I don’t need high processing. The buttons feel nice and smooth. There hasn’t been much lag or delay time. Updates are easy and smooth. Screen is nice to look at and the colors are great. There doesn’t seem to be much glare and it feels aesthetically pleasing. Yeah everything’s really nice with this.There are some things I don’t like about it though. Originally, I had planned to use this as a tablet part-time because I didn’t want to buy paper textbooks. I thought of using all of it on this chromebook, but it turned out to not be convenient because it was too heavy. I would use it on the train and my hands would almost immediately get tired trying to read. I would have to rest is down on myself, which isn’t a big deal but wanted something I could read ebooks and pdfs on conveniently. I don’t know if I will end up getting another one to serve that purpose. It also is a chromebook so it cannot download files and stuff. I don’t particularly like that because that stops it from being my main computer. I don’t like putting personal stuff on my drive, like my expenses or whatever even though it is irrational and I do it with some apps. Maybe I should, but the fact that everything is on my drive to see makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. I don’t mind that this computer cannot really do much without internet because I always have something saved on it. It has 64 gb of memory which I think is quite significant. I mean, if I couldn’t put anything on the drive, I wouldn’t feel that, but 64 gb + drive storage seems more than enough and I am trying to be a minimalist anyway. Yeah not that many cons.Anyway, I wanted a inexpensive laptop but this definitely performs up to par with most laptops. Never had a problem with it so far months into my purchase but did want something I could use as a tablet. Would definitely recommend. Definitely better than a lot of the stuff I grew up with that cost 3x more. Best laptop I could find and really pleasantly surprised overall in many areas.

Antes usaba una Laptop HP 240 G4 con Windows 10, pero para usar Chrome y eventualmente Word, era mucha carga de mantener un Sistema Operativo completo y pesado solo para usar Chrome todo el tiempo.Luego empecé a usar Linux (Arch btw) y por varios años fuí feliz, pero aunque era mucho más sencillo mantener el Sistema funcionando que en Windows, eran 40 Segundos de Inicio para al final usar Chrome para todo.A finales de Septiembre instalé CloudReady (derivado de ChromiumOS), y ahhh! la vida empezó a ser más sencilla, era solo encender mi Laptop y en menos de 20 segundos ya podía empezar a navegar por internet, y usar todo lo que antes usaba en mis otros dispositivos. De ahí me nació el amor por ChromeOS, al fin había hallado el Sistema Operativo perfecto! Sencillo, capaz, eficiente, con buen diseño e integrado completamente a los Servicios de Google, y con actualizaciones sencillas, a diferencia del Drama que es actualizar Windows.Pasando a lo importante:La Lenovo C330 es una convertible muy bien diseñada e inspirada en la Pixelbook. Hace que las personas la miren y pregunten cual Laptop es, destaca para bien.Aunque los marcos de la pantalla son bastante grandes me gusta su estética monocromo y el diseño del teclado.Funciona muy bien, hasta ahora nunca he detectado que se ralentice, el único ”pero” es cuando la suspendo a veces cierra el navegador y hay que darle a abrir pestañas cerradas.El poder usar Office desde el navegador ayuda un poco a los que necesitan Office si o si, aunque ya me acostumbré a usar Documentos de Google más.Es muy responsiva, rápidamente abre cualquier página web o aplicación. Mientras que en Windows tenía que esperar varios segundos a que abriera Gmail o YouTube, en ChromeOS es prácticamente instantáneo, y sin errores.La pantalla táctil responde muy bien al toque.Las aplicaciones de Android trabajan correctamente aunque aún hayan ciertas inconsistencias al usar el mouse en algunas.La duración de la batería es la esperada.El sonido y volumen de las bocinas me agradó bastante.El Bluetooth es como en todos los dispositivos ChromeOS; funciona cuando quiere.El que pueda usar ADB desde la sesión Linux para mandar comandos a mi telefono es una función muy útil.La recomiendo mucho y la volvería a comprar sin duda.

Glad I bought this. I bought this to replace a Kindle Fire HD tablet that was no longer charging reliably. I love the touchscreen. The feature for folding it to use as a tablet is something I don’t really use much. I like the keyboard for sending emails. I had hoped to use it for watching Spectrum tv via their app but found it was too glitchy. It works fine for You Tube and other social media videos. The kids can play simple app games on it but not games like Fortnite as it also is too glitchy.

Be sure to buy insurance for this computer. Insurance ensured the computer could be used for more than two years. Great as long as you have extra insurance for this chromebook.