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Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook: MediaTek MT8183c, 11.6" IPS Touch, 64GB eMMC, 4GB RAM

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Best Buy has Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook (Abyss Blue, 82KM0003US) for $99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member sirwired for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • MediaTek MT8183c Processor
  • 11.6" 1366x768 (HD) IPS Touch Screen Display
  • 64GB eMMC storage
  • 4GB Memory
  • Operating System: Chrome OS
  • 3-Cell Lithium-ion polymer Battery
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x USB 3.1 Type A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Type C

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Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $80 lower (44% savings) than the list price of $179.
    • This price matches a previous Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.6 from over 300 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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Best Buy has Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook (Abyss Blue, 82KM0003US) for $99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member sirwired for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • MediaTek MT8183c Processor
  • 11.6" 1366x768 (HD) IPS Touch Screen Display
  • 64GB eMMC storage
  • 4GB Memory
  • Operating System: Chrome OS
  • 3-Cell Lithium-ion polymer Battery
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x USB 3.1 Type A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Type C

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $80 lower (44% savings) than the list price of $179.
    • This price matches a previous Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.6 from over 300 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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Model: Lenovo - Flex 3 Chromebook 11.6" HD Touch-screen Laptop - Mediatek MT8183 - 4GB - 64GB eMMC - Abyss Blue

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I''m no expert, but I've owned both low-end Chromebooks and low-end Windows laptops and the Windows machine I have has sat untouched for over a year. Windows requires much more resources to run smoothly; it's slow enough to me to be unusable.

Conversely, I have 3 Chromebooks that we use daily. If you're using it for just email, YouTube, and surfing the web, I say Chromebook all the way.
Screen isn't bad but not high-end tablet either (tad washed out), I end up watching a lot of Netflix on the MT8183 while using my work PC....so clearly it is fine for my use. Might be bad in direct sunlight though. Battery life is great, I charge perhaps once, maybe twice per week.

Rather heavy to use as a tablet. Doable but very heavy for a 'tablet.'

I bought this about 2 months ago because I had surgery on my bicep tendon. I would have limited use of one arm for some time. Figured I'd rather drop this than my Samsung Tab S7+. No longer have that concern but I end up using this cheapo tablet much more often than my Samsung even if the S7 is by far the better machine and has a nicer screen. The always attached keyboard and infinitely adjustable display angle are really nice on a 2-1 as compared to a tablet in a folio case. The built in (web) "apps" are nice as well. You can do a lot of light computing such as word processing, emails, spreadsheets on this much easier than a true tablet.

And 4GB is more than enough on a Chromebook. I don't know what world these "iTs OnLy GoT 4gB!" people are living.
I think using the hinge to use the keyboard half as a screen stand of sorts, will work fine, as will "tent" mode. It's going to be too thick and heavy to use as a handheld tablet, if that's what you meant.

That said, if you aren't going to be using the keyboard, you would almost-certainly be better off with an actual tablet. The screen resolution is too low, and the screen too dim, to be a great media-playback device.

Speaking for myself, it'll live next to the couch as a web browsing, reddit, e-mail, etc. device; but I suspect I'll still be using my iPad for any video.

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Great! Thank you, I had been wanting to pick up a cheap one with an ips screen for a while
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How good is the screen colors and battery life ?
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lageek
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Is it good to use as a tablet?
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Bought two
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In for two, this should play roblox right? Seems like it from reviews
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How does this compare to the Acer Spin 311 CP311-3H-L3WL?
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Gonna snag this and give it a try. My Acer hit the end of the auto-updates a couple months ago and been looking to upgrade. Would love to find something with 8GB of RAM, but price for a Chromebook with those specs don't seem worth it. I guess if this thing is as slow as molasses, or if the screen is crappy, then I'll return it...though my current one barely cracks 8000 on the Octane score and I've been fine with it for 6 years, lol

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Quote from lageek :
Is it good to use as a tablet?
I think using the hinge to use the keyboard half as a screen stand of sorts, will work fine, as will "tent" mode. It's going to be too thick and heavy to use as a handheld tablet, if that's what you meant.

That said, if you aren't going to be using the keyboard, you would almost-certainly be better off with an actual tablet. The screen resolution is too low, and the screen too dim, to be a great media-playback device.

Speaking for myself, it'll live next to the couch as a web browsing, reddit, e-mail, etc. device; but I suspect I'll still be using my iPad for any video.
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This one or the $126 Lenovo 300e with Windows 10 Pro for everyday surfing, YouTube, and emails?

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...8el10s8056
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Quote from Steve_Armstrong :
This one or the $126 Lenovo 300e with Windows 10 Pro for everyday surfing, YouTube, and emails?

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...8el10s8056
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Quote from Steve_Armstrong :
This one or the $126 Lenovo 300e with Windows 10 Pro for everyday surfing, YouTube, and emails?

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...8el10s8056
I''m no expert, but I've owned both low-end Chromebooks and low-end Windows laptops and the Windows machine I have has sat untouched for over a year. Windows requires much more resources to run smoothly; it's slow enough to me to be unusable.

Conversely, I have 3 Chromebooks that we use daily. If you're using it for just email, YouTube, and surfing the web, I say Chromebook all the way.
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Quote from Steve_Armstrong :
This one or the $126 Lenovo 300e with Windows 10 Pro for everyday surfing, YouTube, and emails?

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...8el10s8056
What do you want to use it for? If you have a specific need for a full-fledged PC, obviously Windows is the natural budget choice. If everything you do can be accomplished through a web browser, then a Chromebook will, given the same specs, run much better, since it doesn't have to drag all the overhead and baggage of Windows along.
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Quote from karthekean :
How good is the screen colors and battery life ?
Screen isn't bad but not high-end tablet either (tad washed out), I end up watching a lot of Netflix on the MT8183 while using my work PC....so clearly it is fine for my use. Might be bad in direct sunlight though. Battery life is great, I charge perhaps once, maybe twice per week.
Quote from lageek :
Is it good to use as a tablet?
Rather heavy to use as a tablet. Doable but very heavy for a 'tablet.'

I bought this about 2 months ago because I had surgery on my bicep tendon. I would have limited use of one arm for some time. Figured I'd rather drop this than my Samsung Tab S7+. No longer have that concern but I end up using this cheapo tablet much more often than my Samsung even if the S7 is by far the better machine and has a nicer screen. The always attached keyboard and infinitely adjustable display angle are really nice on a 2-1 as compared to a tablet in a folio case. The built in (web) "apps" are nice as well. You can do a lot of light computing such as word processing, emails, spreadsheets on this much easier than a true tablet.

And 4GB is more than enough on a Chromebook. I don't know what world these "iTs OnLy GoT 4gB!" people are living.
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Is this a faster cpu compared to the Lenovo Chromebook 3 with the Celeron N4020 that's currently on saleChromebook 3 [bestbuy.com]for $79?

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Will this run the steamy games?

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