I like that Chrome OS seems to update forever and it's fast and easy. I hope to see Chromebook Plus in a "Gaming" config.

I don't game on my computer, and I have a separate computer for work at my office. And after trying so many PCs for a couple of years and finding them to be quite a hassle every time. So I took a chance and bought a medium priced Chromebook instead. And wow, what a difference in using experience. Especially if you use it for surfing, small administrative stuff and media consumption... I would never by a PC again. A macbook is better of course, but that's a really hard sell condensing the price difference for such tasks.

It's 2024 - and those "Are Chromebooks good for anything?" posts still are a thing? Sorry, I'm getting sick of it. This reminds me of articles like: "I've been vegan for a week - did I survive?" Chromebooks have long been a serious alternative for people who deliberately don't want to use Windows or macOS. You can buy models from 200 dollars to 1000 dollars. I've been working exclusively with Chromebooks for four years now, and I don't miss a thing. And I understand that this may be different for some - but it just works for me. And that's the best thing you can say about a piece of technology. Chromebooks are here to stay - get over it. Fair review nonetheless.

Chromebooks should slowly become more powerful machines and have more synergy with the android mobile devices. With Google's push into horizontal devices, pixel fold, tablet, and chromebooks, I think there will now be reasonable competition for Windows to get more serious in their offering.

Good review thanks

Can't wait when chromebooks start using oled display. Would be an amazing media machine.

It is a great value for what it does. Thanks for the thorough review.

Moved from Windows to Pixelbook Go and never looked back. If you want a fast, secure laptop that fully integrates with your android phone (the way MacBook does with iPhones) do not even think about it, get one now. Only problem is related to a very small number of specialised software that you cannot currently get in ChromeOS. So do a quick check before you buy. Other than that you will thank me.

I read somewhere that they are releasing another Chromebook with that Mediatek's Kompanio chipset. Maybe in the first quarter or some time.

Great review

I got this over the over laptop i was looking at as it was much cheaper and did what i needed it too i do not regret it great laptop 😀 only thing that urcks me is the speakers

🤔I don't know why some people buy a laptop for $2,000 and they only do their work online...

Would be good to hear about the Google security features of Chromebooks and the Titan chip,

I just bought a chromebook plus Asus 16 inch. I had an old Acer R11 so this much better. My only concern is that the hinges on my 16 Asus don't seem as strong as the R11. They seem more susceptible to breaking. Is the Lenovo 14 inch 5i more durable?

I have the the northern europe Flex 5i chromebook plus, and I can mention that I have noticed there is lots of different configurations of this laptop. For example, as standard my came with a Pen, and fingerprint reader, backlit keyboard, I also have a real PCIE4 nvme 256GB drive. WHere the us model, only have backlit keyboard, and a 128GB emmc drive. There are also 2 different screens availble. My (like the US one) came with NTSC screen, which do not have good colors (for color work), they look warm, so watching movies is nice, but if you do photo editing, stay away. There is also a SRGB with much better color accuracy version availble. I actually love the speakers on this one :D compared to my work laptop ( a new lenovo) the speakers is like 10 times better. good bass and treble. The keyboard is a little bit mushroomy compared to my mechanical keyboard, and the touchbad has a bit of resistance to its surface compared to my gorilla glass touchpad on other device. But I paid $399 for it, so for that price it is very good. Use a lot of Linux apps on mine, some android apps. and the rest is web apps (like office 365). I do not feel I miss anything from my normal windows desktop computer.

Chrome OS is my OS of choice. There's nothing I do it cannot do with Android and Linux. Fast, boots fast, stays fast, never had a lockup or bluescreen or peripheral that didnt work out of the box. It's the most secure mainstream OS there is. As long as it's around I'm never going back.

Every 3 years Windows comes out with a "new" edition which usually needs a major update. I'm 73 years old Chromebook plus meets all my needs without all "new" edition . Long live Chromebook Plus and Lenovo .

Why ChromeBooks® only séll in North Amérika (mostly) ? We're hier in Asia love de téchnology of chromeBooks®.

Absolutely Chromebooks have become more powerful and useful for the average user. I have not had a case where I cannot use my Chromebook for a use and I am a business owner.

Hey Jordan! I notice you've got some dark circles going on... Do sleep well and take care of your health more than the channel!

I've got a mid range hp Chromebook. I've never had any issues and wouldn't go back to a laptop.

i put the chrome flex OS on my asus 2 in 1 laptop a few years back and it was super fast but i didn't like how it was locked into one google account at a time. maybe i'm weird but i use at least 4 to 5 different google accounts each day for different work and personal stuff. i might reinstall it as a dual boot system and give it another go.

While this is technically a $500 Chromebook, it goes on sale like every other week for under $400 at Best Buy.

ChromeOS just needs a major redesign. Material You would look great

I've always been intrigued with Chromebooks, having tried a handful of higher end ones. I just kept finding ChromeOS buggy/unstable. I may revisit it in 2024.

Chrome OS can be what IPad OS could have been

almost every Chromebook review "not as good as a MacBook", proceeds to use touchscreen, convert it to tablet mode, and mention the price which is one third of the MacBook that doesn't have those features.

Can't wait for screengrab QR recognition.

Gostaria muito de testar o ChromeOS, me parece muito interessante essa integração com o Android. É o que eu mais queria no windows, mas nunca vou ter essa "continuidade" que o ChromeOS possibilita.

I had midrange priced Chromebooks and none I ever had issues with the software.

Mine always got stuck in Tablet mode whenever I opened it. Had to return.

Foldable laptop

for me asus c434 is champ

I need a Chrome OS with 8K streaming video & Atmos audio capacity. Anything less is a boring waste of money

I would rather buy a chromeos tablet than an iPad or Android tablet.

Senior here and getting a Chromebook or Chromebox in 2024, good bye Windows. I've had Windows since day one, It's annoying now.

This is a joke. It's been more than 10 years. Google has been so lazy. Chromebooks should have able to compete with Windows 11 and Mac OS by now. Only reason I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab Ultra S9 is due to quality and integration with my Android phone.

I've yet to like a Chromebook more than the pixelbook go. I hate that all Chromebooks look like budget Windows laptops. Chromebooks should be cheap and cheerful with playful recycled materials. Laptop design really demonstrates how completely joyless tech companies actually are.

The flex in this particular device is a known factor. And I would certainly stay away from it for that reason. Try reviewing a different make and model. Ive been using chromebooks for about 3 years and I would not go back to Windows machines.

Don't buy these in Canada. As with many other Chromebooks, they advertise a normal looking English keyboard, but when you get it you realize it has one of those awful multilingual keyboards. I think many Chromebooks are terrific products, but the buying experience stops me from buying them.

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Wait they're actully getting good, woah...

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I can see macOS bigsur 💀

You and your gaming. What are you, 12?

My current experiences with Chromebooks are unfavorable. Unless it's a very expensive model, their keyboards are clunky and uncomfortable. Unless it's a very expensive model, their displays are poor. And unless it's a very expensive model, their audio is terrible. Then comes update trauma. As soon as there's an OS update their systems slow. If Chromebooks are supposed to be low cost alternatives to Windows and MacOS laptops they currently fail.

hi, buy windows (for now)

Stupid laptop.