It hits the scales at 1.31kg, so it’s still relatively light for a laptop, but more than double the weight of an 11-inch iPad Pro. It’s a versatile feature to have considering children adore tablets – but it proved even a little too heavy for me to hold as a tablet for long periods. Overall, then, it’s safe to say this laptop isn’t going to win any beauty pageants.īut this is a practical laptop, featuring a 360-degree hinge that allows you to easily flip it into tablet mode. The screen bezel is incredibly chunky, making the laptop look pretty ugly next to the majority of modern alternatives, even at this price point. The rest of the laptop is made of plastic, which again feels cheap compared to the metal builds of more expensive laptops. This laptop has been designed for clumsy little hands, so if you slam it against a wall, it shouldn’t suffer any significant damage – I can’t say the same about your wall, though, so best not to try it. A rubber coating runs across both the deck’s edge and the laptop’s lid it feels cheap and tacky, but is there for good reason. I’d be lying if I said the Lenovo 500e Chromebook is a good-looking laptop.

Sturdy build quality ideal for children.I’ve spent a number of weeks with this Chromebook to determine whether it truly is worthy of your money. It’s available at a very reasonable £359.99 price, which undercuts some of the best student laptops such as Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go and Samsung’s Galaxy Book Go.īut Lenovo has been forced to make compromises in order to achieve such a child-proof and budget-priced portable. The Lenovo 500e Chromebook is clearly a laptop that’s been designed for children, with a rugged build to protect it from bangs and whacks, a 360-degree hinge that allows it to fold into a tablet, and a bundled stylus for doodling and sketching. Rugged design A sturdy design and rubber trim prevent this laptop from becoming damaged too easily.Bundled stylus A stylus is included with the Chromebook, allowing you to draw and write on the touchscreen.2-in-1 design The 360-degree hinge allows you to flip this laptop into a tablet form factor.

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