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  • @googuy999
    @googuy999 2 роки тому +3077

    Lenovo likes hiding screws under the glued on feet at the bottom of the laptop. That's probably why you couldn't get it open lol.

    • @swirrllfolfsky9803
      @swirrllfolfsky9803 2 роки тому +179

      Same with HP.

    • @ernstoud
      @ernstoud 2 роки тому +150

      Every manufacturer does that!

    • @sihamhamda47
      @sihamhamda47 2 роки тому +153

      @@ernstoud And almost all laptops are also having warranty stickers covering one of the screws, so it's preventing any possible upgrades without voiding the warranty, especially in the laptop that's offering fully upgradable RAM and storage slot

    • @tropicalkhan3955
      @tropicalkhan3955 2 роки тому +12

      @@ernstoud not asus

    • @Bingo.0401
      @Bingo.0401 2 роки тому +32

      At least it has screws ,Microsoft

  • @jakbhmusic7865
    @jakbhmusic7865 2 роки тому +546

    Reminds me of my Lenovo 100e, those were selling for $99 in 2019. Wasn't fast but it sure did the job and survived everything. Sat in a car for 8 months through both summer and winter, got thrown around, went with me on several road trips and plane rides, got dropped pretty hard from a good height. Only broke when someone ran it over with a car 3 years after I got it.
    Can't really complain for $99

    • @shadowmonarch3155
      @shadowmonarch3155 2 роки тому +159

      do you play catch with your laptop dude

    • @diegoemiliovelacuen2756
      @diegoemiliovelacuen2756 2 роки тому +116

      how did it got ran over wtf

    • @half-kratos21
      @half-kratos21 2 роки тому +14

      i'm reading this with a 100e

    • @MidniqhtGaming
      @MidniqhtGaming 2 роки тому +2

      I recently bought a 100e for around $70 after taxes. It's a good chromebook if you have extra storage with it and if you don't overload the memory.

    • @crioly
      @crioly 2 роки тому +41

      what on God's green earth kind of torture have you been putting that poor laptop through?

  • @bennoboy97
    @bennoboy97 2 роки тому +4046

    "This laptop puts out less warmth than the soul of an Nvidia exec".
    Holy FUCK that was savage

    • @manicdan481
      @manicdan481 2 роки тому +101

      It made me thankful I was not taking a big gulp from some drink before that line. Pure gold and timing (relative to today's date) impeccable.

    • @philthyphil1017
      @philthyphil1017 2 роки тому +27

      I was literally about to comment the same thing.... fucking savage

    • @weswes10
      @weswes10 2 роки тому +14

      GOTTEM!

    • @CrustyWhiteBread
      @CrustyWhiteBread 2 роки тому +7

      I was hanging out, almost not listening with this in the background doing two things at once and was like, DAYUM. 🤣😂🤣

    • @El-Fartomatic
      @El-Fartomatic 2 роки тому +3

      Love the shade

  • @Madtrack
    @Madtrack 2 роки тому +1377

    Wait a touch screen for a $100. That's actually insane. This is so worth it

    • @RefractArt
      @RefractArt 2 роки тому +154

      And just where the fuck did he get it for 100$, on every retailer or even their website it's above 400.

    • @rebelmotivation1293
      @rebelmotivation1293 2 роки тому +21

      yeah it is of no use you can get a normal laptop from dell or hp for 300$ which will last you very long

    • @aidensnow5017
      @aidensnow5017 2 роки тому +34

      @@moonlaid2689 Dell sucks in the Us, and Canada... and South Korea... And well, everywhere to be honest lol. Never buy a dell or alien-ware made PC, their practically a waste of money.
      HP is actually really really good, their gaming laptops like the Pavilion 15 gaming laptop is AMAZING value for the money spent, I've had mine for almost 3 years and it still fast and good or gaming.
      Weather you get a laptop, desktop, HP or another brand make sure you pick out one that has a CPU made by AMD. Intel made CPU's are slower, run hotter, and as a result of running hotter they will slow down and die sooner. Avoid newer Intel's if you can, ESPECIALLY if your looking for a laptop.

    • @lesterthemolester3366
      @lesterthemolester3366 2 роки тому

      @@moonlaid2689 India itself sucks

    • @cyberkxt
      @cyberkxt 2 роки тому +5

      @@RefractArt thats for the one with windows this ones a chromebook

  • @fy7589
    @fy7589 2 роки тому +3006

    The impressive thing is that it comes with both a keyboard and a touch screen and it is easily turned into a tablet by flipping. Those features alone would probably inflate a macbook's price for about a kidney and half a liver.

    • @DerpyUniverse
      @DerpyUniverse 2 роки тому +76

      I mean a MacBook is also 40x more powerful and runs a real os so it’s price makes sense

    • @TerminalHeatSink
      @TerminalHeatSink 2 роки тому +258

      real os is debatable 🤣. I use one for work and it's annoying af

    • @fy7589
      @fy7589 2 роки тому +38

      @@DerpyUniverse Well I miss the feeling of carrying a nokia 3310, if you know what I mean.

    • @DerpyUniverse
      @DerpyUniverse 2 роки тому +39

      @@TerminalHeatSink better than using an os where you have to use a web browser for everything

    • @UnSlayd
      @UnSlayd 2 роки тому

      What’s the laptop called

  • @brickman409
    @brickman409 2 роки тому +113

    Damn, that's actually pretty cool. I wouldn't have a reason to buy one of these now of course, but if this existed at this price back when I was in middle school, I would have been one happy kid.

    • @javenzhao7935
      @javenzhao7935 2 роки тому +4

      im using the laptop as I watch the vid

  • @CoolCrescent186
    @CoolCrescent186 2 роки тому +135

    For the issue disassembling it, there are screws under the rubber feet strips. I found that in a HP laptop and it gave me a run for my money.

    • @dynahzm
      @dynahzm 2 місяці тому

      i guess you have to buy a gaming laptop if you want easy access to the inside without taking off the feet or pulling a void warranty sticker

  • @aprilnya
    @aprilnya 2 роки тому +122

    Damn, $99 chromebooks have gotten way better than 5 years ago when I got one! Mine was a 10 inch screen, keyboard that felt bad, touchpad that felt bad, no touchscreen, no tablet mode, etc...

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium 2 роки тому +11

      Yeah my first one back in 2018 was the Acer R13 which was already "affordably premium" for the price.
      But not a total surprise given how Chromebook marketshare is growing even faster than Macbooks. 👌

    • @diegomillan2806
      @diegomillan2806 2 роки тому +3

      arm is doing good things to Chromebooks. they can put more money in better components because the cpu and SOC is more "cheap"

    • @diegomillan2806
      @diegomillan2806 2 роки тому +3

      @@HQbaracuda the good old Asus. i have a aspire one netbook rocking antix Linux. works pretty well

    • @barrettdecutler8979
      @barrettdecutler8979 2 роки тому +1

      @@diegomillan2806 I think you mean Acer, not Asus.

    • @good-tn9sr
      @good-tn9sr 2 роки тому

      lots more competition

  • @RifterDask
    @RifterDask 2 роки тому +194

    I have a slightly older Celeron-based Lenovo Chromebook very similar to this. One of the first things I did was set up the built-in linux VM and get Shovel Knight running in Steam. It was 100% playable, which might not SOUND impressive, but you have to remember that it's a 2D game using cleverly hidden 3D assets. I'm amazed that it even launched in that environment. On top of that, it had 4k60hz video out over USB-C on BOTH PORTS.
    Find the right chromebook and you have yourself a very capable little box for light tinkering, media playback and probably even linux server applications. Not a bad alternative to a raspberry pi considering their current asking price.

    • @lexibigcheese
      @lexibigcheese 2 роки тому +1

      bro when i was 11 (I think) I just used crouton for a linux chroot to play minecraft. That was 7 ish years ago.

    • @ototurmanidze5578
      @ototurmanidze5578 2 роки тому

      wait with celeron? i have ideapad duet 3 with celeron but for daily taksts and you tube works horoble how is possible to have better performance in android?

    • @lexibigcheese
      @lexibigcheese 2 роки тому +6

      @@ototurmanidze5578 the web takes much more ram due to it being for all purposes. Android apps are closer to native performance.

    • @zydiz
      @zydiz 2 роки тому

      do not underestimate the celerons, i was playing 60fps oblivion with those 6 years ago

    • @diegomillan2806
      @diegomillan2806 Рік тому +2

      ​@@ototurmanidze5578 the problem is Windows. Too much processing is used for bloatware inside the system

  • @deesix3504
    @deesix3504 2 роки тому +37

    Hey guys I just bought this exact model, the delivery came 30 mins ago.
    First of the screen is much brighter than I expected, hell only slightly less bright than my 13 mini. Viewing angle is phenomenal.
    The keyboard and touchpad feels extremely good.
    The built quality is superb on every inches.
    Now it’s updating, I’ll let you know about the day to day performance and speakers once it’s done.
    Bought it for $210 not $100 but still is a bargain.

    • @deesix3504
      @deesix3504 2 роки тому +7

      Speakers are nothing to write home about but plenty loud and very very decent.
      For day to day task it’s just a little bit sluggish but very doable. As long as I can use Canva it’s good.
      The only gripe is it’s a lil bit on the heavy side, still comfortable tho.
      Overall, 11/10 for the price.

    • @andrewjiaxinchen4925
      @andrewjiaxinchen4925 2 роки тому +1

      is it laggy and all?

    • @deesix3504
      @deesix3504 2 роки тому +2

      @@andrewjiaxinchen4925 for what I do I would say not really, I do very simple tasks like browsing, watching UA-cam, Netflix, sometimes editing on Canva etc. It’s by no mean fast but it’s not laggy. One advice is: use the UA-cam app but the web Netflix. Using UA-cam app is much snappier but Netflix app has worse video quality.

    • @sruthi2708
      @sruthi2708 Рік тому +1

      Were you able to find an active stylus that works with it?

    • @deesix3504
      @deesix3504 Рік тому +2

      @@sruthi2708 unfortunately it doesn’t have pen support.

  • @3EYEDGOAT
    @3EYEDGOAT 2 роки тому +186

    your humor is the reason i get on you tube. best casual tech channel on youtube dawid. legit.

  • @brandonacevedo4616
    @brandonacevedo4616 2 роки тому +10

    I actually bought that laptop and took it with me on a business trip. I only needed it to do web based invoice type stuff and it did well. It runs similar to my Lenovo Duet, I believe it's a similar if not the same processor.

  • @matthewplehn4271
    @matthewplehn4271 2 роки тому +457

    the sarcasm is why i stick around......your entertaining entertainment is why i love this channel

    • @edge8945
      @edge8945 2 роки тому +5

      His entertaining entertainment is very entertainy..

    • @ChrisSum.
      @ChrisSum. 2 роки тому +1

      "your entertaining entertainment"

  • @mattban4136
    @mattban4136 2 роки тому +11

    I've been using Lenovos for about 10 years. I love them. The keyboards are fantastic, build quality is good, and they last forever. I still fire up my 2400 dollar think pad from 2014 sometimes and it honestly still works just fine.

    • @nedludd7622
      @nedludd7622 7 місяців тому

      Mine isn't. It is an L470 from 2018 and worked fine until the keyboard went haywire and does odd things. Keys like caps and alt work on and off among other things. I have spent hours on proposed solutions offered and on updating everything I could think of. All to no avail.

  • @peterwardle424
    @peterwardle424 2 роки тому +329

    Bro looks lean 👍

  • @ImCannibalOfficial
    @ImCannibalOfficial 2 роки тому +12

    Fun fact, the emmc Lenovo likes to use is pretty infamous for cooking itself due to poor cooling so you have to replace the entire internal board. I have a Lenovo 14" chromebook on its 3rd board already showing signs its about ready to cook.

    • @slighter
      @slighter 2 роки тому

      Maybe getting some kind of metal cooler on it will help? Some strip of copper or something glued down? A whacky job but maybe better than going through main boards continuously.

    • @SayAhh
      @SayAhh 2 роки тому

      Any way to prevent that?

    • @ImCannibalOfficial
      @ImCannibalOfficial 2 роки тому +2

      @@SayAhh buy a better chromebook i guess 🤷‍♂️

    • @zerbutterftw
      @zerbutterftw 8 місяців тому

      I know that this is a year old, but is every Lenovo like that? I'm going to buy a Lenovo LOQ and I do not want it combusting into flames when I launch half life 2

    • @ImCannibalOfficial
      @ImCannibalOfficial 8 місяців тому

      @@zerbutterftw don't get a chromebook, thats the only solution

  • @kunjupulla
    @kunjupulla 2 роки тому +66

    I have the same laptop with an Intel celeron in it, and the thing is passively cooled! I bought it in India, and it was ₹25k (roughly $312).

  • @lemagreengreen
    @lemagreengreen 2 роки тому +28

    That is crazy for $100. I'm always most interested in how Chromebooks could be made to run more useful OS's though :)

  • @Luartico
    @Luartico 2 роки тому +15

    I worked fixing chromebooks in highschool and sometimes it is common for the keyboard to open as opposed ti the back (making for easy keyboard/track pad replacements) maybe that's why you weren't able to access it?

  • @CatalystOfFire
    @CatalystOfFire Місяць тому +1

    I worked for a manufacturing company that had like 300 chromebooks and one or two of them were just like this Lenovo. They ran so much better than the other ones!! One annoying kid there actually got the administrator password and constantly played asphalt on it lol

  • @LabCat
    @LabCat 2 роки тому +270

    I went from watching a LTT video about one of the most powerful laptops available on the market today...
    to this.
    Not disappointed.

    • @Podzall
      @Podzall 2 роки тому +3

      same lol

    • @tyzerro
      @tyzerro 2 роки тому

      these low-tier education workhorses are the unsung heroes of the computer market

  • @thewolfking2.033
    @thewolfking2.033 Місяць тому +2

    Is there a laptop that can survive literally everything even being thrown into a giant volcano.

  • @abstewart00
    @abstewart00 2 роки тому +77

    These are great computers for someone who doesnt need a computer to be super capable. I have a chromebook at my shop that I use to tune cars and motorcycles and I love it. I never think twice about touching my chromebook with dirty hands since it cost me a total of $45 brand new (on sale), and it does everything I need it to. I dont have excel or word or anything on it, just a few tuning programs and it works fantastic for the price.

    • @azexy21
      @azexy21 2 роки тому

      chrom books don't have excel or word but the have alternatives pre installed

    • @jonasghafur4940
      @jonasghafur4940 2 роки тому +4

      @@azexy21 untrue, office online, the docs-like web applet version of the Microsoft office suite is by now just as capable as the offline version and can easily be used on Chromebooks

    • @bmona7550
      @bmona7550 Рік тому

      All you need is WPS

    • @abstewart00
      @abstewart00 Рік тому

      @@bmona7550 I downloaded WPS a month or so after leaving this comment! Cheap laptops + WPS has been my go-to in the shop, im writing this comment from my Chromebook rn

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 2 роки тому +8

    LOL 0:08 SuperGary69 with a GT710 profile pic. Its these little bits I love. Keep up the great work.

  • @Craftysheep108-dp9pp
    @Craftysheep108-dp9pp Рік тому +1

    brings me back to when I had to unbox and enrol 55 of those exact ones for my School (I'm a student technician)

  • @TekMerc
    @TekMerc 2 роки тому +32

    "Fortnite. It's not a great gaming experience..." Dawid 2022

  • @sbrazenor2
    @sbrazenor2 2 роки тому +5

    I was able to score a 17" Chromebook for about $100 from Best Buy on a liquidation sale. It's not bad for the money.

  • @aku2dimensional
    @aku2dimensional 2 роки тому +19

    Lenovo's Thought-Pad laptops (Thinkpad, Ideapad, etc.) are great machines though they always seem to lack in certain areas and excel in others, most of the time it's budget CPU and GPU options for obvious reasons assorted in with great features like the keyboard or camera quality. The Thought-pads that are equipped with something like a Duo Core or Celeron and running integrated graphics are usable but I wish that basic models just had a little more to offer sometimes.

    • @naxzed_it
      @naxzed_it 2 роки тому +3

      Any ThinkPad basic model nowadays (2017+) is decent. Source: Someone who owns a thinkpad 💀
      The only thing I would advise staying away from is the ideapads, they're usually terrible

    • @aku2dimensional
      @aku2dimensional 2 роки тому +2

      @@naxzed_it Yes, I agree although I've never used an IdeaPad to find out, I simply believed Lenovo kept the fundamentals of various ThinkPad models in spirit. I can also imagine that Lenovo takes the basic models more seriously since 2017. My thoughts from earlier were made by experience with used Brickpads built 2015 or older, I suppose it's safe to assume that older basic models don't have much offer anyways unless it had a faster processor, such as an i5 or i7.

    • @CannaKitty
      @CannaKitty Рік тому

      Lenovo have by far the best build quality for the price, got an ideapad in 2019 for around £300 that was solid metal. You never find that at that price point! Dell and Lenovo are definitely the best in the field. They've had a long run of it I guess 😅

  • @Xeanthorn
    @Xeanthorn 2 роки тому +25

    I've had my issues with Lenovo laptops in the past, but the keyboards are typically way better than similarly priced alternatives. Super subjective, but I think they do a great job there. Thanks for the video!

    • @jvinsnes
      @jvinsnes 2 роки тому +1

      Subjective yes, I could not stand typing on the Lenovo L480 school laptop I had. Got fatigue instantly and couldn't finish even shorter hand-ins and had to do most work at home on my desktop after school.

    • @jvinsnes
      @jvinsnes 2 роки тому +1

      Note that I used a 12 year old dell keyboard haha

  • @briti1543
    @briti1543 2 роки тому +193

    Sorry to say, you used the wrong symbol in the thumbnail. Should have been ''

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 роки тому +72

      Hahaha!! Thank you for pointing that out. Will fix it now. 👍

    • @fztako
      @fztako 2 роки тому +16

      Been 2 months 🗿

    • @h_ass_an
      @h_ass_an 2 роки тому +7

      He didn't...

    • @briti1543
      @briti1543 2 роки тому +19

      @@h_ass_an he did, but he fixed it so it's correct now

    • @h_ass_an
      @h_ass_an 2 роки тому +3

      @@briti1543 sorry my bad

  • @madbanana22
    @madbanana22 2 місяці тому +3

    6:05 Excuse me. What you're referring to as "game mode" is, in fact, actually called "experience". This is because Roblox is not a game. It is a game engine and a game hosting platform. if you refer to roblox experiences as "game modes" ever again i am going to show you the beauty of my basement.

  • @konga382
    @konga382 2 роки тому +8

    Chromebooks really are great little laptops. I got a 14" 1080p model for under $250, and it's my go-to device for browsing the internet and watching youtube while lounging around the house/in bed.

    • @mrclean3088
      @mrclean3088 2 роки тому +1

      At that price point Chromebooks just don't make any sense for me. As you can get a refurbished (condition good to even as good as new if you hunt) ThinkPad T470 with a i5-7400u, 8gb DDR4 RAM, 14 inch Full HD matt screen, 256gb NVMe SSD, a battery life of about 3-4 hours browsing and you get the ThinkPad experience of good amount of ports, a hot swappable battery (for 70-90$ you can easily get another 6-8 hours), good upgrade ability and the nice mouse knob thingy for typing without any interuption.

    • @VVesIey
      @VVesIey 6 місяців тому

      @@mrclean3088 thinkpads are overrated and overpriced. you can get used 12th gen oled ultrabooks for less. maybe 8 years ago, advice is outdated.

  • @seanptaco
    @seanptaco Місяць тому +1

    its literally a LENOVO DUET 3 and duet 5......just in laptop form. lol in which, i have the duet 5. and can emulate: PS1,PSP, GB, GBC, GBA, NES SNES perfectly fine no issues.
    PS2 can start games, but frame rate issues... it stutters.
    GameCube stutters here and there (not as much as ps2) but you can get gaming done.
    my xbox controller Bluetooth perfectly everytime i turn it on.
    and GFN runs amazing on it. considering its not using your native specs and its streaming. so as long as your wifi connection is solid, your gaming will be amazing!

  • @dab42bridges80
    @dab42bridges80 2 роки тому +6

    I was slightly disappointed that you didn't try running Crysis on it, that would have been a useful benchmark.

  • @curbsidetech
    @curbsidetech 2 роки тому +2

    This is an amazing value! Im watching this on the duet 5

  • @snich1950
    @snich1950 2 роки тому +6

    Man, that's basically a mobile phone in a laptop form factor.

  • @amychi_
    @amychi_ 2 роки тому +2

    this is the kind of computer you'd get for a kid that really wants a computer but theyre not old enough to have any real use for it yet

  • @Macky4941
    @Macky4941 2 роки тому +8

    Reminds me of the netbooks back in the windows XP-Vista era. They were normally powered by the Intel atom and costed anywhere from $200-$400

    • @G1NZOU
      @G1NZOU 4 місяці тому

      I still have one of those, only mine wasn't marketed as a netbook cause it cost well above the normal price range. The Vaio P.
      Still had the atom and was barely able to run Vista/Win7 but it did pep up when I swapped out the little 1.8" HDD for an SSD, and the screen had a really high pixel density, best part was I could fit it in my jacket pocket.

  • @H3LP_M3_OFF1C1AL
    @H3LP_M3_OFF1C1AL 10 місяців тому +2

    "it does feel like we're gaming on a casio digital watch" that was a good savage comment about chromebooks

  • @xMegaVideos
    @xMegaVideos 2 роки тому +5

    The fact that this thing is just $99 makes you wonder about smartphone prices these days.

    • @cckiller4378
      @cckiller4378 2 роки тому +2

      It's also way worse than most smartphones today

    • @Fernoodle
      @Fernoodle 2 роки тому

      @@cckiller4378 fr chromebooks are shit

  • @taotao98103
    @taotao98103 Рік тому +1

    $99 laptop has got a touch screen? Wow!!

  • @stephenhood2948
    @stephenhood2948 2 роки тому +6

    I dont recall seeing it in the video, this is a Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook, Best Buy near me has them for $119, marked down from $179. Not a bad deal, but the screen resolution is 1366 x 768 (HD), not ideal, but at this price who cares?? Would be fine for watching Dawid videos, but I cannot imagine trying to do any gaming on this. Would be a real steal if it had a 1080 display.

  • @soupenginealarm
    @soupenginealarm Місяць тому +2

    1:42 you know what else is massive?

  • @FPVphilly
    @FPVphilly 2 роки тому +4

    I bought a brand new Lenovo chrome book a few months ago for $70 bucks. I use it to play stadia games. I attached an usb game pad and works pretty nice.

    • @ScaryClown338
      @ScaryClown338 2 роки тому

      Well good luck with that because Stadia is shutting down. Lol. Another failed Google product to add to the list. You can get refunds for any games you purchased thou so there is that.

    • @FPVphilly
      @FPVphilly 2 роки тому

      @@ScaryClown338 yup unfortunately… I will see if my game data can be export it so I don’t have to start from cero in another platform

  • @BNWilliamGaming
    @BNWilliamGaming 2 місяці тому +1

    The ThinkPad X1 Carbon I’m watching on only cost $25!

  • @nicksdinosforkids6001
    @nicksdinosforkids6001 2 роки тому +22

    Less than a $100? What could go wrong? Ugh, a ChromeBook! Screws are probably under the rubber bumper.

  • @gbear1005
    @gbear1005 Рік тому +1

    now, 179 bucks. still not a bad deal. still cheapter to get used / refurbished lenovos w/ touch screen (14")

  • @mjs28s
    @mjs28s 2 роки тому +4

    They have had some screaming deals. I got my father a 15.6" CB from BB during Back to School sales and it is great. $129 and runs like a champ for the basics that he does.
    I then stepped up for a slightly better one with more ram, more storage and a 17.3" screen and it is great. Enabled linux, threw on VS Code, Thonny, and Geany for playing with front end dev as well as python and it works great too. That did cost me a whopping $189 down from $389 regular price.
    Chromebooks are so great for most people and, less you are AAA gaming, likely all people less you need some specific app that won't run under a windows VM or doesn't have a linux version.
    That one has too small of a screen for my use but it I was just road dogging it and needed to check in now and then with emails or update a spreadsheet or bang out a document, that would be pretty solid option for sure.
    If someone was just a chrome user and does everything in chrome, they are the best machines. Lose it or it breaks simply go to Walmart, Best Buy, etc. buy another one turn it on, log in and within a few moments it will be setup just like the one that you just lost or broke. No trying to find install disks or some install file for a program you used. No settings to try to remember from your previous machine, etc. They all come over - part of the reason that I got my dad one.
    Plus, if have a Windows, Mac, or Linux machine at home or in the office that you need to access for a program or work related emails that you don't forward you can use the Chrome Remote Desktop app. Works great and even when a machine at home gets reset from a forced windows update when you aren't home the Chrome RDT survives a full reset or power down and power up cycle. When you connect after a situation like that you just start off at the standard Windows Login screen (assume Mac and Linux are this way too). If you have your home or office PC's bios set to power back on after a power outage then you will never be without your other tools on your other computers. I've used my CB to tunnel into my home machine for 3D CAD work, coding, etc.
    Just great tools and not really much you can do on them, especially with linux enabled. Well, that and don't quite go as low-end as this one if you want to play around with gaming or heavy programs in linux. But if you just need media access and emails or to connect to a home or office machine via remote connection - great way to go.

  • @llamaisms
    @llamaisms 2 роки тому +37

    Usually for ARM based Chromebook's you have to take out the keyboard to access the internals. Just a tip for the future.

  • @or2kr
    @or2kr 2 роки тому +2

    The cool thing with these cheap arm based machines is that they handle video codecs very well, which can't be said for most cheap x86 processors.
    So for that alone it is a very interesting product for basically no money.
    But 3x basically no money gets you a Laptop with Windows 10, upgradeabe 256gb SSD, upgradeable 8gb of ram, 15.5'' IPS display and a 5500U, which will hold up much longer and is much better to use out of the box. No touchscreen though

  • @mattnordsell9760
    @mattnordsell9760 2 роки тому +4

    You were mentioning about how with chromebooks it is possible to have such small power bricks, I have an ASUS Vivobook with an 11th gen i7, OLED and the power cord has a square at the end the plugs into the wall and nothing but a cord to go to my laptop. The laptop is a very nice one and is speced really good as well.

  • @timtamcs9110
    @timtamcs9110 2 роки тому +1

    Take the lil sticky feet off to find the screws

  • @UnveiledShadows
    @UnveiledShadows 2 роки тому +8

    IDK how there are people that don't get the sarcasm; I'm autistic and even *I* get it.

    • @johncoops6897
      @johncoops6897 2 роки тому

      Most autistic people are very intelligent. Consider how stupid the average "normal" person is... and then consider that half of them are even dumber than that!

  • @bland9876
    @bland9876 Рік тому +1

    If only someone would make an actual high-end device that's running an arm processor maybe we can kill off x86 finally?

  • @DeviciWasTaken
    @DeviciWasTaken Рік тому +1

    "touchscreen"
    this is better than my 800$ Galaxy Book 2 💀💀💀

  • @Madwonk
    @Madwonk 2 роки тому +3

    One of the older variants of this made a MEAN Linux machine for some developers I know a few years back. If you're the type of weird who writes low-level hardware code and compiles stuff on servers... you can get insane battery life out of these on an extremely lightweight custom install!

  • @dralgon1752
    @dralgon1752 2 роки тому +1

    i got the 14 inch lenovo touchscreen for 70 bucks with 32 gb /4gb ram from best buy brand new on sale

  • @BReal-10EC
    @BReal-10EC 2 роки тому +5

    I keep a cheap used Asus Chromebook I got like 5 years ago for nothing because it needed a battery (which actually was more expensive than expected). But I love having it for traveling for a wifi touchpad keyboard internet machine nobody will (want to)steal. It more than paid for itself after an airport flight mishap and I needed to find another flight asap in the terminal. Never could have done that on a phone- AND the battery life is phenomenal I guess because the CPU/iGPU so weak? Is it possible to install Linux on that and then Steam? Might be fun to try some old PC games that Steam now supports on Linux.

    • @stephen1r2
      @stephen1r2 2 роки тому +1

      If it's intel or AMD then sure. The steamdeck has made the linux/steam combo a lot more compatible fairly quickly.
      the eMMC storage will hold most chromebooks back and gives them a fairly short lifespan if the storage gets used much tho.

  • @insertnamehere6559
    @insertnamehere6559 2 роки тому +1

    For about 3 years back when I was in high school, I used a 2GB ram 16GB emmc intel chromebook as my main device. Stuck Ubuntu on it and used to play counterstrike source all the time. If you get an intel model and take Chromeos off they make great netbooks.

  • @chetnajadwal1975
    @chetnajadwal1975 2 роки тому +11

    My favourite video category: cheap hardware pushed to it's limits. Love you David 💕

  • @madbanana22
    @madbanana22 2 місяці тому +1

    and of all things they chose MEDIATEK LMAO

  • @HrothgarOdubhghaill
    @HrothgarOdubhghaill 2 роки тому +10

    The size of it (And cost) kinda reminds me of the little Asus eee pc laptop I had years ago. Which weirdly enough was pretty cool, in my opinion despite it being pretty lacking in just about every other aspect ha.

    • @k.b.tidwell
      @k.b.tidwell Рік тому

      I had one with XP on it. Terrible experience. But I wish I had it back to try me some Linux on it to see if I could make it useable.

  • @JeremyPeeples
    @JeremyPeeples 2 роки тому +3

    I grabbed this a month or so ago from Best Buy and love it - it handles a decent amount of Android games well and the screen is tremendous given the price point and how garbo a lot of cheap Chromebook screens are.

  • @Adrianking776
    @Adrianking776 Рік тому +5

    What kind of laptop is that

  • @Tazzie1312
    @Tazzie1312 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, that's not bad at all. For kids for school or beginners this would be amazing. Honestly this would probably be great for my mom who's not great with tech.

  • @aaronhansen706
    @aaronhansen706 2 роки тому +19

    Cool. I'm in the market for 2 new Chromebooks for 2 of my kids. I was thinking about ARM based because of Roblox. Going by your video that's a lot better than their current Celeron based Chromebooks.

    • @Aceofspadez963
      @Aceofspadez963 2 роки тому +1

      Don’t go for chromebooks unless your budget is really tight or your kids need it for school. Celerons for gaming are really bad because it has terrible cpu bottlenecking. I would recommend a modern intel laptop for gaming or amd if you can get two for a good price. Spending a little more for a better 60 fps experience is better

    • @Galiant2010
      @Galiant2010 2 роки тому +6

      @@Aceofspadez963 They're talking about kids... two of them. I doubt they're worried about getting a proper 60+ FPS experience and just going more for "It works well enough and doesn't cost an ARM and a leg".

  • @Killerspieler0815
    @Killerspieler0815 2 роки тому +1

    Wow , this Chromebook has the good (old) style of lid hinges that are vastly superior to nearly all (since 2007) modern laptops (incl. Macbooks) ... very impressive , it should be standard again

  • @JENjennyTHE_1ST
    @JENjennyTHE_1ST 9 місяців тому +7

    SOooo..... Whats it called

    • @joshlow1866
      @joshlow1866 9 місяців тому

      Idk but link in description

  • @9852323
    @9852323 2 роки тому +2

    I have computers that are 15 years old that could run circles around this thing specs wise. Why people buy these low power netbooks and chromebooks is beyond me because you could get a way better computer for free or super cheap.

  • @SPLaholic
    @SPLaholic 2 роки тому +5

    Bestbuy does have a windows 10 HP laptop for $99 as well. Has the same specs (4Gb ram and 64gb emmc). It comes with windows 11 S, but can be switch to non s version easily. I bought one, a couple months ago. Not for gaming (unfortunately), but for work. It is decent.

    • @Lp-ze1tg
      @Lp-ze1tg 2 роки тому

      What is the model?

    • @adam-bc6tl
      @adam-bc6tl 2 роки тому

      @@Lp-ze1tg Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook, about 120 usd on best buy

  • @caboose6411
    @caboose6411 Рік тому

    I got a Chromebook a long time ago and recently dug it out and I kind of like the feel of the keys. It’s kind of satisfying to type on.

  • @Nanagos
    @Nanagos 2 роки тому +7

    It's incredible how this costs only half the price of my phone.

  • @Want-2-Race
    @Want-2-Race 2 роки тому +1

    That exact model, the flex 3, is $180 on Best Buy’s website right now. Probably why you didn’t include a link in the description.

  • @fcjarld9480
    @fcjarld9480 2 роки тому +5

    my laptop was 250euro
    got an 45min battery
    Gtx 1050 2gb
    i5 8300h
    keyboard with backlight
    15inch ips screen
    720p webcam

    • @chilly1661
      @chilly1661 2 роки тому

      Solid bro but it costs tripple of the poor chromebook

  • @sleeplessindefatigable6385
    @sleeplessindefatigable6385 2 роки тому

    "Crash Bandicoot is running very smoothly"
    Truly monumental praise there, Dawid.

  • @TheRealFrankWizza
    @TheRealFrankWizza 2 роки тому +4

    I think if you can install Linux on it, you can consider it a laptop. Linux has box86 or (box64 if needed), you might be able to get some pc games running on it. Some work on raspberry pi.

    • @BBC600
      @BBC600 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I would be curious to see this aspect visited.

  • @johnnyc.5979
    @johnnyc.5979 Рік тому +1

    What's with all the one handed attempts to open the laptop? It's obviously not a MacBook, so why do people expect this? Even Luke Miani did the same thing on a cheap Windows laptop. That's not how they make most laptops.

  • @sajanator3
    @sajanator3 2 роки тому +5

    Run Linux on it 😈

  • @Bassjunkie_1
    @Bassjunkie_1 2 роки тому

    Your silly humor is a big part of this channel and it wouldn't be the same without it

  • @NickelCityPixels
    @NickelCityPixels 2 роки тому +3

    Chromebook is not laptop.

  • @williamafton6729
    @williamafton6729 Рік тому +1

    Im whatching this video on the 100 dollar laptop

  • @tqrules01
    @tqrules01 2 роки тому +5

    And the internals are almost the same as an 800 dollar MacBook since their both RISC CPU based....

    • @megan_alnico
      @megan_alnico 2 роки тому +2

      I mean, yeah they both have ARM CPUs. But comparing this low-end media tech chip to Apples ARM silicon offerings is like saying a 98 Honda Civic end of Bugatti Veyron are the same because they're both cars.

    • @tqrules01
      @tqrules01 2 роки тому +4

      @@megan_alnico true but also not true, those Apple chips don't cost that much more to produce. Man thinking about, since they no longer need to kickback to intel but still sell for the same prices their margins went from ridiculous to stupendous, there is a harry potter joke in there somewhere but you get the gist

  • @onyxtay7246
    @onyxtay7246 2 роки тому +1

    I know a lot of people dunk on chromebooks, but I've loved mine so much.
    Like, I have a proper desktop at home. If I'm not at home, I'm not doing intensive work. There are people who need a powerful computer on the go - I am not among them. Having a rugged device which just *works* is the most important thing for me. Battery life & durability are things that chromebooks are really good at, because they're often education grade (meant to survive being handled by children). I mean, it also means they're cheap, but I couldn't afford an expensive laptop anyways.

  • @bibasik7
    @bibasik7 2 роки тому +4

    MacBooks don't cost $8,000 either. They only cost $6,000. I am very triggered that you said $8,000 because I have no sense of humor. reeeeeeeeeee

  • @FennecTECH
    @FennecTECH 2 роки тому

    Tamper evident tape is designed to leave a mark on what its put on in a way that it cannot be easily opened without perminantly marking the tape that was used.

  • @Adam-ei5it
    @Adam-ei5it 9 місяців тому +4

    It's 190 USD.

  • @OutlawNix
    @OutlawNix Рік тому

    Just fairly recently bought locally a slightly used 14" HP laptop for a whole $50 US dollars. Specs of the laptop from the factory is Ryzen 3 3300U with Vega 6 GPU, 4GB of DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home.
    Got it cheap cause the owner who had it dislike how darn slow it ran reason for that was the limited RAM it had. Ended up upgrading the memory in the laptop to 32GB and replaced the 1TB HDD with a SSD. Now the laptop boots up in 12 seconds and launches software quick. The best part yes the thing is capable of playing games at 60 FPS perhaps not triple AAA games.

  • @potatogaming6686
    @potatogaming6686 2 роки тому +5

    gg no reeee

  • @snerttt
    @snerttt 2 роки тому +1

    My old laptop bricked so I sold it for parts and bought a X220 ThinkPad for £80, having 8gb of ram and a 128 GB SSD, it's quick! It's been many months and I've felt almost no need to upgrade from my "temporary solution", only upgrading the battery and adding a double-usb 3.0 express card (though the fact these are possible are advantages in themselves for a modern laptop!)

  • @treyriver5676
    @treyriver5676 Рік тому +7

    Now $160.. thank you Joe Biden.

    • @JusteazyGames
      @JusteazyGames 6 місяців тому

      Because profiteering companies who price gouge in an unregulated market have nothing to do with it. It is all caused by an incompetent, dementia suffering old man who can't figure out how to tie his own shoes who is, somehow, single-handedly masterminding global price increases across the board to line the pockets of Fortune 500 executives who donate billions of dollars to his political rivals.
      Makes perfect sense.

    • @Luckycoded
      @Luckycoded 6 місяців тому

      😂😂😂

  • @mannyw_
    @mannyw_ 2 роки тому

    Just a note that “different game modes” isn’t an accurate description of what you’re playing on Roblox. They’re standalone games made by separate people. Thanks for the video!

  • @tyzerro
    @tyzerro 2 роки тому +2

    the celerons struggle because they're usually only dual core whereas this MT soc is 8 core.

    • @longdang2681
      @longdang2681 2 роки тому

      Misconception there, a celeron n4000 is a dual core that is faster than the Mediatek mt8183 8 core in webxprt 3, mozilla kraken 1.1 and octane v2 (notebookcheck scores). More cores only mean more performance for multithreaded applications(usually intensive applications). In almost all everyday applications that is likely to be run on low end laptops, eg web browsing, the n4000 is faster.

  • @human.earthling
    @human.earthling 2 роки тому +1

    Remember the OLPC (one laptop per child) attempt to make a laptop for $100 back in 2005?

  • @dave1135
    @dave1135 2 роки тому

    Fyi, there's screws under the keypad, it has to come off to get access. It's just clipped in around the keypad

  • @ghostalsyt
    @ghostalsyt 2 роки тому +1

    Try using it with 8gb of virtual ram. Because it could actually be worth it for some people. I use virtual ram and my chromebook runs minecraft java at decent graphics

  • @criticalcentrist
    @criticalcentrist Рік тому

    Best advantage this laptop has is the touchscreen, and any small form factor laptop with such small keyboard/touchpad and very limited USB ports.

  • @BlueSky_fur
    @BlueSky_fur Рік тому

    They gave these out in university at one point, but the tablet version with a detachable keyboard.
    Hated these. but it was fun trying.

  • @NumberSixAtTheVillage
    @NumberSixAtTheVillage Рік тому

    The best thing about this, is your awesome music track at the end. Where did you get that?

  • @Boogie_the_cat
    @Boogie_the_cat Рік тому +1

    No, not all tape is tamper evident tape, because if i was your delivery person, i could remove regular tape, steal your laptop, put a brick in the box, and tape it up again. In fact, that is what i do, once a month on my delivery route, and my boss just thinks I'm incompetent and lose things, and amazon just mails out a second box of panties. Its a win-win, except when its a box of panties, because I'm a man.

  • @nishanthhhhh
    @nishanthhhhh 2 роки тому +1

    I used a chromebook for a long time, and it was mainly for school work and stuff. It works so well that I consider that laptop to be a better laptop than the other laptops I've seen and used, not just for the price, but it's capabilty.

    • @wgemini4422
      @wgemini4422 Рік тому

      Other than battery life, I find chromebook (at least my Lenovo 10e) to be severely limited. I'd rather than get an old Thinkpad.

    • @An_ony_mous
      @An_ony_mous Рік тому

      @@wgemini4422 Especially ThinkPad with Windows 7 would we awesome. Win 7 runs very smooth.