IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook Laptop, Intel® UHD Graphics, 15.6” FHD Display, Intel Pentium N6000, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 1920x1080 px, Touchscreen, Chrome OS, Abyss Blue

I'm experiencing a learning curve from handing in my old Dell laptop (retirement) to getting used to this new machine. Some things are great - no more long wait times for the laptop to boot up, for example. I also like the customization of the dock (although my laptop also was nicely customized), showing me the most often used apps I need access to. However, I HATE not having lit keys on the keyboard. This one is totally on me, as I thought that I had narrowed my wish list down to devices with a lit keyboard.Since the Lenovo has limited storage (though mine does have 64GB of local storage), I purged my old files from my Dell onto a portable hard drive and moved my important daily-need files into two clouds: pCloud (2 TB) and a personal free OneDrive cloud. The latter is extremely helpful if you wish to edit your existent Windows docs and Excel sheets as you will still be able to do that in the cloud. If you open these MS files inside a Chromebook, they will either be non-editable or be converted to Google docs and sheets (as per your setting). The file explorer can be linked directly to your clouds (most of the common ones, at least), so that you can download items onto the Lenovo, then pull them over into the cloud storage folders you specify. That's a really helpful feature.Transitioning from Windows Outlook onto Google calendar was hard. :( The Lenovo allows the Google Calendar icon to appear on the dock, which is very helpful; nevertheless you might have a hard time getting used to the new "universe" if you're not Google-familiar.I played around with this machine while it wasn't plugged in and it lasted forever. That is really nice. Plus it doesn't run HOT like my old Dell did!I like the built-in calculator, which makes this a larger device, not something that is easily toted around. I miss the ability to lock the calculator to prevent accidental inputs. The Lenovo's calculator is just a web app that you can pin to the dock. The actual calculations seem to be running online rather than on your device (hence no lock).The sound is accessed by clicking on the time icon on the lower right. It took me a while to figure out as the two sound icons on top of the keyboard didn't seem to be functional. I initially took off a point for the lack of sound control via keyboard. But in the meantime, I found the manual for this machine and learned that the launcher icon (the white circle between the "tab" and the "shift" keys) must be pressed for any of the function keys to work. The launcher by itself shows you the available apps, files, and images. It will also show you a page with the keyboard short cuts.If you like quick access to Google apps (Maps, YouTube, Photos, Keep) and other apps (Netflix, Prime Video, your password manager), you can pin them directly to the dock and they will either open in full-screen mode or within your browser. You can pin quite a few. I have 12 apps pinned right now, but there is room for more.You can also pin your favorite files to the right of the dock for quick access. In addition, if you have an android phone, messages will flash quickly on the right part of the dock. This is great for two-factor authentication, as you don't even need your phone nearby.So all around, there is stuff to learn if you're new to a Chromebook, but this Lenovo has you covered.

I waited 3 months before writing this review. I love my laptop! I walk around the house like "you better not be touching my laptop" all day lmao.Ive had two minor issues to note- 1: my onscreen keyboard does not work when in tablet mode without it being updated. Easy fix.. keep it updated lol2- Sometimes my streaming apps close/act wonky. That's upsetting and I have found no fix but I did do a little researching, finding that these are not streaming laptops and what not. Idk why it exactly does it, it just does. I’ll restart the app and 9/10 it works. Kinda my only real complaint! It’s light for the size, picture is good, vibrant, it’s not super quick but idek what I mean there cause it isnt slow lol all in all I love it! Its the best Chromebook Ive had outside of a MacBook so far.EDIT!! Okay so today is August 14th, 2 months after my review and my laptop no longer turns on!! I am pissed as my classes start tomorrow morning. Idk what happened as I always shut it down and even delete things I no longer need. I hoped it would last at least a year! 😒😒Stop selling refurbished stuff cause it says NEW when it clearly ISNT!WOW- Another review lol it winded up coming back on About 8 hours after this review??? but now I’m back because my kid jumped on my bed and shattered my screen. I may try to get it fixed but for all that I can get a new one. Came to check the price before I made the decision. Still love her! Get it!