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Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook, Intel N4020, 11.6" IPS Touch, 64GB eMMC, 4GB RAM Expired

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Best Buy also has My Best Buy Members (free to join): Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook (Abyss Blue, 82BB000AUS) on sale for $99. Shipping is free.

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82BB000AUS Specs:
  • Intel Celeron N4020 Processor
  • 11.6" 1366x768 (HD) IPS Touch Screen Display
  • 64GB eMMC storage
  • 4GB LPDDR4 Memory
  • Chrome OS
  • 3-Cell Lithium-ion polymer Battery
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB Type A
    • 2x USB Type C
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Right now My Best Buy Members (free to join) can purchase the Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook (Mediatek MT8183, Abyss Blue, 82KM0003US) for $99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=6500337 NLA

In addition, My Best Buy Members can purchase the Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook (Celeron N4020, Abyss Blue, 82BB000AUS) for $99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=6500336
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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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Probably the N4020, despite having 25% the cores/threads. Faster single-threaded, better Linux application compatibility than ARM.

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OhHim
11-19-2022 at 12:32 PM.
11-19-2022 at 12:32 PM.
Perfect timing... was spending weeks trying to figure out some way to use my $100 Pixel 7 gift card. This'll make for either a good sofa laptop or holiday gift.
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LordDrol
11-19-2022 at 04:01 PM.
11-19-2022 at 04:01 PM.
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EDIT: someone posted above that there was a $120 8gb chromebook available a few weeks ago. If it happens, I would certainly go for the 8gb version. The 8gb chromebooks I have are amazing for keeping tack of 30+ tabs (useful for travel planning, homework).
I have seen the $180 one with the Core M3-8100Y which has appeared 3 times now. I must have missed the $120 one.

I see this one from June, but it was a price mistake:

https://slickdeals.net/f/15867889-hp-chromebook-14-14-768p-touch-i3-1115g4-8gb-ddr4-128gb-pcie-ssd-wi-fi-6-120-f-s?src=SiteSearch

I run out of RAM on my 4 GB MT8173C Chromebook constantly, so I would love to jump to 8 GB or 12 GB (for extreme RAM abuse).
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11-19-2022 at 04:27 PM.
11-19-2022 at 04:27 PM.
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Tempting! But seems there was a chrome book for $120 with 8gb and 128gb a few months back so gonna wait for cyber Monday

$120 for a 8GB RAM CB? Are you sure? What was it?
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11-19-2022 at 05:02 PM.
11-19-2022 at 05:02 PM.
I'm using mine now on the way home from Best Buy. They had dozens in store with the same price. I'm happy with my intial impressions. I wanted something smaller and cheaper than my Yoga to travel with and this fits the bill.
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TheRatsWon
11-20-2022 at 02:10 AM.
11-20-2022 at 02:10 AM.
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stay away from these. reminds me of the "netbooks" from 12 years ago. it was better saving a bit, spending a bit more and actually getting a higher quality machine that can do more than play a youtube video
I love and still use my 2 netbooks, still run Excel like champs. Guess suitability depends on your intended use.
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11-20-2022 at 01:56 PM.
11-20-2022 at 01:56 PM.
Use urlhasbeenblocked for extra 8% cashback

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11-20-2022 at 07:19 PM.
11-20-2022 at 07:19 PM.
Quote from ak1 :
stay away from these. reminds me of the "netbooks" from 12 years ago. it was better saving a bit, spending a bit more and actually getting a higher quality machine that can do more than play a youtube video
I edited spreadsheets with 30,000+ lines in Excel using my netbook while doing my dissertation years ago. They worked just fine for basic stuff. Netbooks got a bad rap because people looked at them as regular laptops and expected them to do even those highly demanding laptop things. Temper your expectations and you'd be fine.
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n3rr3s
11-21-2022 at 06:33 AM.
11-21-2022 at 06:33 AM.
was able to buy one without being a member. even checked out as guest. maybe not enough sales n wanted to get rid of them?
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11-21-2022 at 07:11 PM.
11-21-2022 at 07:11 PM.
I repped this and for 100 bucks this is pretty hard to beat. I picked up the Intel based one.

Once you've got Linux Mode enabled you can install all types of Linux Applications, for example I installed an RDP Client. The official Android Microsoft one was not available from the Play Store, it is unclear if it is because they have not built it for x86 or if it is because they just don't allow it on the ChromeOS Android port.

A simple `sudo apt install remmina remmina-plugins-rdp` and boom it shows up as a Linux app and I'm able to RDP into my Windows Boxes.

The biggest bug-a-boo I have right now is that this doesn't have a Windows Key, while I realize that they want you to use the search key, which they've placed where you would normally have the Caps Lock key. I really wish they would have put the placement in the traditional Windows Key location, then this would have been PERFECT for an RDP Thin Client.

The missing F-Keys are also a bummer, especially when RDP'ing (combined with the loss of the Windows Key...).
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11-22-2022 at 06:59 AM.
11-22-2022 at 06:59 AM.
Quote from TheRatsWon :
I love and still use my 2 netbooks, still run Excel like champs. Guess suitability depends on your intended use.
yeah if a netbook is running your Excel like a champ then we're definitely using Excel differently
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11-22-2022 at 07:20 AM.
11-22-2022 at 07:20 AM.
Quote from Handymanmacaw :
I edited spreadsheets with 30,000+ lines in Excel using my netbook while doing my dissertation years ago. They worked just fine for basic stuff. Netbooks got a bad rap because people looked at them as regular laptops and expected them to do even those highly demanding laptop things. Temper your expectations and you'd be fine.
people are conditioned to eventually use pc's the way they normally do. you can temper your expectations, but soon it's a pain to use a device and realize you need to switch over to a regular one to do normal work. so my point is that tempering expectations only lasts so long. i still think it's better to just save a bit more and pay for a normal laptop. think lenovo with 4gb ram and 64gb eMMC is particularly slow and crappy
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11-22-2022 at 07:30 AM.
11-22-2022 at 07:30 AM.
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people are conditioned to eventually use pc's the way they normally do. you can temper your expectations, but soon it's a pain to use a device and realize you need to switch over to a regular one to do normal work. so my point is that tempering expectations only lasts so long. i still think it's better to just save a bit more and pay for a normal laptop. think lenovo with 4gb ram and 64gb eMMC is particularly slow and crappy

Back then, netbooks had far superior battery life. That's what I needed. "People are conditioned to eventually use PC's the way they normally do" is a really broad and inaccurate statement. Netbooks were situational, complementary devices and not laptop replacements. People who tempered their expectations generally purchased netbooks as the former, people who didn't temper expectations generally purchased them as the latter.

This Lenovo Chomebook (not even Windows in S mode) with 4gb of RAM and 64gb of eMMC (the same type used in my base model Steam Deck) will be just fine.
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11-23-2022 at 08:05 AM.
11-23-2022 at 08:05 AM.
I do find it interesting that the mediatek version has less 1 less USB a and one less USB c. It also doesn't have the Kensington slot... Just.. weird.
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11-23-2022 at 08:13 AM.
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Quote from ak1 :
people are conditioned to eventually use pc's the way they normally do. you can temper your expectations, but soon it's a pain to use a device and realize you need to switch over to a regular one to do normal work. so my point is that tempering expectations only lasts so long. i still think it's better to just save a bit more and pay for a normal laptop. think lenovo with 4gb ram and 64gb eMMC is particularly slow and crappy

Depends what your doing. My annoyance with Chromebooks have more to do with the apps being made differently than their pc counterparts. Namely, office 365 blows donkey chunks. I much prefer my standalone apps. Excel tables are ok, but some of the functions are annoyingly difficult to use. Tabbing and shortcuts don't work (the old lotus shortcuts still work in desktop versions) .. those are my main gripes.
If your seriously doing numbers anyhow you'd probably spring for at least a full keyboard with a seperate numeric pad.
I treat these more like portable vnc devices, and content consumption (movies etc).
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11-23-2022 at 08:14 AM.
11-23-2022 at 08:14 AM.
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I do find it interesting that the mediatek version has less 1 less USB a and one less USB c. It also doesn't have the Kensington slot... Just.. weird.
Seem to recall from the Lenovo site specs that the MT8183 model came out in 2020, for Celeron it said 2022 when I was making the choice. BB specs say both are 2022. Anyone confirm?
I have an older Lenovo 300E with the MT8183C and this Celeron runs rings around it. Course the 300E is 32 bit, the Flex 3 is 64 bit so not sure if that has something to do with it.
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