Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS

Very light, portable workhorse for teacher: Lenovo Chromebook 330S. Lenovo Chromebook 330S: Excellent value for the money, wanted to replace a capable but heavy Lenovo Thinkpad that I was carrying from school to home. I use an ipad daily in classroom teaching, but was limited by compatibility issues with school’s Smartboard and other equipment. For creating and editing documents, compatibility issues abounded with the loathsome Word for ios and Google Docs can’t come close to the flexibility of creating documents in standard-version Word. I worried that there is little-to-no storage on Chromebooks, but adding a micro SSD card allows for onboard, sleekly integrated storage, which can supplement cloud storage or an external drive if desired. Solid feel to keyboard, bright crisp picture, very fast internet and processing speed. USB-C can charges in both directions, adapters (to USB-A or other port types) allow charging of other devices without their dedicated chargers. This model came with HDMI. I would add a dedicated ‘delete’ key and touchscreen capability.

Just what I needed. I’ve wanted a Chromebook for years, but could never really justify the purchase…until recently. I’ve been taking some trips out of town, and needed to be available for work, just in case, but I didn’t want to risk taking my work laptop with me on the trips. So, I bought this Chromebook. I use Chrome Remote Desktop to control my work laptop, which is sitting at home, and it’s been a great experience. With a good WIFI connection, It feels just like I’m working on the remoted machine. The keyboard feels good, and I’m able to type just fine. I thought I’d be missing having function keys, but there’s a system setting to treat the top row of icon keys as if they were F1 – F10, and it works great. If I want to use whatever the icon for that key is supposed to do, I just press the search key (just above the shift key) to use those keys. Apart from needing this for work, most of what I use the computer for is web-related stuff; looking things up, email, watching videos, etc. This works great for that. I’m amazed that a machine for just over $200 can do everything I need to do. The screen is a little washed out, color-wise, but after a couple of days, I don’t even notice that any more. The battery life is amazing. I’ve been working on it now for a couple of hours, and it says I’ve still got 9 hours of battery left.

Great Value for Students. My middle-schoolers do a lot of work at school on Chromebooks through Google Classroom. I wanted to give them a similar experience at home while keeping the cost reasonable and support overhead very low. The Lenovo Chromebook S330 was just the trick. This thing is fast, the screen is clear and bright and the battery life is awesome with an estimated life of 13 hours. Is it really 13 hours? Who knows, but it last through 6 hours of constant and showed a little over half battery remaining, so it seems reasonable.For perspective, “best” in terms of computer hardware and operating system really comes down to your intended use. You’ll get the best value and have the best experience when you buy for that intended use. For what I’ve described above, this Chromebook is perfect. I could have spent a lot more on a high-performance gaming rig or something with a touchscreen and all the extras, but that’s not what was needed.We haven’t had it very long, so I’ll post back if any of my initial impressions and observations change.

This is my first chromebook. I really do not understand why all the reviews of this chrome book give a crappy review when it comes the lcd. If you get the 1920×1080? You will not be disappointed. Even with the 4GB of ram; this is snappy responsive and very capable computer if you are getting into the world of Google and the Chrome ecosystem. I did add a 256GB SD card as a side load to be safe, but as of late? I have not used it. With Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote and all the other options out there? There is really no need to do so unless you are old school like me and still feel like you need a backup you can keep in your desk.A really amazing computer for the price. I would by again in a heart beat. Just understand? If you are coming from Windows or Mac? This will be a challenge. If you are coming from Linux and have an android phone? You know what? You will be just fine.

For the price range, one of the best laptops available. I don’t understand all the negative reviews about the screen. It’s not the BEST laptop screen I’ve ever used, but FAR from the worst. And for less than $250? Are you guys kidding me? Are you expecting an ipad pro level screen?The laptop is solid even though it’s plastic, I’m not worried about putting this thing in my backpack. While the keyboard is a little stiff for my taste, it works well. I’m just used to my mechanical keyboard on my desktop. I can write and do some coding perfectly fine and that’s how I would describe this chromebook:Perfectly fine.Solid.Reliable.Lenovo-quality.I might as well be in one of their commercials, but Lenovo has never failed me.The negatives?The screen can be a BIT wobbly when I adjust it, but that’s minor. It doesn’t wobble when I type, which would make me want to return it. A couple more ports would be nice as well as an SD card slot that allows the SD card to completely insert. This one, the card sticks out halfway.Battery life is great, can go for hours at the library without needing to be plugged in and I’m using a higher brightness. I’m not doing anything intensive, just chrome tabs, spotify, watching Youtube.If you need a laptop to take care of your internet needs and basic computer needs, this is a solid one for the price. If you need stronger hardware, then spend at least 400-500. However, if you’re already spending that much money, it might be better to get a Windows machine, unless you LOVE Chromebooks.I love Chrome OS for what it is. Fast, lightweight, and cost-effective. That’s the name of the game. If you buy this laptop, or any laptop a this price, then don’t expect a thousand-dollar plus experience and then leave horrible reviews. This is a solid chromebook, especially for the price. I’ll be keeping this one for a long while and give it to a family member when it’s time for me to upgrade.

Compre esta chromebook hace ya casi un año, estoy mas que satisfecho con el producto, tiene todo lo que buscaba, aclaro es mi primer chromebook, para mi trabajo uso exclusivamente el equipo que me proporciona mi trabajo, mi chromebook es exclusiva para mi tiempo libre, hablo de una ‘computadora’ que para iniciar o apagar no tarda mas de 5 seg, uso exclusivamente Chrome como explorador el cual se sincroniza con mis otros productos android, no guardo informacion en la chromebook mas que en drive, la bateria le puede durar hasta 10 hrs si usas el minimo de luz en la pantalla, no tiene ranuras de ventilador asi que no esperes que se caliente, si corre aplicaciones de celular e igual programas sobre linux, algo limitados por parte del procesador, pero si hablamos de libre office, gimp corre sin ningun problema. si buscas un equipo solo para usar el explorador, ver documentos, peliculas o hasta para escribir es lo mejor que puedes conseguir por el precio (cuando la compre se encontraba en menor precio).UPDATEes cierto hay forma que una actualizacion salga mal, provocando que no muestre imagen. pero parece mas culpa de uno como usuario por no reiniciarla seguido (tarda segundos el proceso).se puede conectar un monitor hdmi para ver el escritorio, se soluciona usando el comando rollback en la terminal para revertir la ultima actualizacion.ctrl+alt+t y escribir ‘rollback’ lo soluciona.la sigo usando, es mala para discord video, pero no falla en zoom.

Amazing. I am technically an author and ive been wanting a chromebook for awhile, I got it late June and this is amazing! The quality is amazing, non laggy and I can get my work done. Early August though, it shut down on me, but I just pressed the refresh and power button and it turned on! I like it a lot 🙂 good price too!!! And the battery is amazing. Plug it in for am hour, come back and it has 14 hours left.

A steal at $150. I purchased one of these Chromebooks in January, 2023. At the time, it was on sale for $150. At that price, I just wanted to see what it could do.TLDR SUMMARYFor the price of a couple of dinners out, this thing is a steal. It’s completely silent, comfortable to type on, and because it is powered by an ARM processor, the battery life is excellent. I’m getting 10 hours or more of general use.SCREEN QUALITYThe Chromebook S330 has a HD (1366×768) 14″ screen. It’s decent but not great. For the price, I think it is more than adequate.AUDIO QUALITYThe audio is minimal. It’s fine for listening to podcasts but for a good music or movie experience, I’d recommend a good set of Bluetooth headphones.BUILD QUALITY AND TYPINGThis Chromebook feels cheap but not flimsy. The monitor holds firm during normal use. No shaking that I can see. The keyboard is comfortable to type on and pretty quiet. Again, for the price, its hard to complain.EMAIL AND OFFICE APPSChromebooks rely on web apps, so you can’t install Microsoft Office. You can, however, use Office Online, which is very good and gets better every year. It’s also free to use. GSuite apps include Google Docs and Google Sheets, which I also like. Those also work offline. Ironically, Google Docs is an app that seems challenging for cheap Chromebooks. The S330 still runs it, but it takes around ten seconds to load fully. This is annoying but not a deal breaker for me.STREAMINGI’ve tested Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify on this Chromebook. They all work as expected but, again, I’d recommend a set of headphones. The picture isn’t especially vibrant but its good for the price.GAMESChromebooks can run web games and some Android games from the Google Play store. I played a few retro arcade games and the Android versions of Baldur’s Gate and The Banner Saga. They all worked well. I did not try any of the game streaming services because I don’t have a subscription to any of them.LINUX APPSMost Chromebook users probably don’t mess with this feature, but I enabled Linux and installed VS Code. It worked surprisingly well. This laptop would be perfectly adequate for basic web development or learning to code. I didn’t try Android Studio but I suspect it wouldn’t run very well. The Android emulators can be resource-intensive, and this device just doesn’t have a lot of muscle. I’ll give it a try eventually and update this review if I find anything surprising.I hope this review was helpful! It’s amazing what you can get for $150 these days.It’s a good device for browsing the web and runs Chrome well. Office productivity depends on either the GSuite apps (Google Docs, Sheets, etc), which can work offline or else Office Online. Both work well, but they take a few seconds to load before they become responsive enough to type on. Ironically, I find that Google Docs is one of the apps that challenge cheap Chromebooks the most. Email and the like all work well.Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, etc, all work well. Again, I recommend headphones.I tried connecting to my office Slack channel, and it worked, but I wouldn’t describe it as performant.Chromebooks connect well with Android Phones, and this functionality seemed solid with my (also cheap) Moto G5. No complaints.

Good for the Price. I have had this one for a while and it works perfectly fine.

Good for the Price. I have had this one for a while and it works perfectly fine.