Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook - for schools
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Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook - for schools
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#2Sweet. Too bad it is for students only because my CR-48 is starting to show its wear.
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#3They should've used a quad core Cortex A15. It would've made them cheaper, and there's no reason for x86 in these machines.
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#4Unless the build quality is stellar and/or the size makes a difference, I would much rather pick a machine from their Essential series (to keep the discussion to the same manufacturer, similar options exist). It is not tied to an ever-changing online service, it has the specs to act as a stand alone work machine for myself, let alone school students, and only costs $369.
http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/essential/g-series/...
I recently picked one up for a family member and was impressed by how much computer <$400 will get you.
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#5$430 seems to be expensive for something with no real hard drive (only 16GB solid state) and with a Celeron processor.
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#6For what it's worth, this looks like a CrOS variant of the existing X131e[0] which is also an .edu-only model. Not new and shiny, but gets Lenovo in the CrOS market. I'd like to think this is a precursor to a mass-market CrOS ThinkPad.
EDIT: it's available to mass-market as well[1], but the sales pitch still makes the target market fairly clear
[0] https://www.lenovo.com/education/us/en/edu-series.html
[1] http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x...
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook - for schools
#7Unless the build quality is stellar and/or the size makes a difference, I would much rather pick a machine from their Essential series (to keep the discussion to the same manufacturer, similar options exist). It is not tied to an ever-changing online service, it has the specs to act as a stand alone work machine for myself, let alone school students, and only costs $369. http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/essen…
You're suggesting giving schoolkids a 3kg 15.6" laptop? It seems clear that it's not acceptable no matter how good the specs are. A rugged 11" laptop makes way more sense.
As for ChromeOS, it seems like a perfect fit to a school environment. But the same ThinkPad model has been available for about a year with Windows.
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#8Chrome OS with Thinkpad? Sweets. However, if I get one of this laptop, I will install Ubuntu or other Linux system on it. Because in most time, without networking, Chrome OS is useless.
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook - for schools
#9For what it's worth, this looks like a CrOS variant of the existing X131e[0] which is also an .edu-only model. Not new and shiny, but gets Lenovo in the CrOS market. I'd like to think this is a precursor to a mass-market CrOS ThinkPad. EDIT: it's available to mass-market as well[1], but the sales pitch still makes the target market fairly clear [0] https://www.lenovo.com/education/us/en/edu-series.html [1] http://www…
The X131e is available for purchase by consumers. I have the AMD model.
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#10I had the x120e that I put a SSD into and upgraded the RAM on - a very nice, supercompact machine.
I would love an affordable Chromebook with Thinkpad build quality, which is my only complaint about the $250 Chromebook. An ARM-based Thinkpad would be awesome.