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Lenovo Chrome 11IJL9 review

Lenovo Chrome 11IJL9

CHOICE Expert Rating

60%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Has a microSD card slot
  • Silent operation
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (battery, Wi-Fi)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor Wi-Fi speed
  • Poor storage read and write speeds
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Poor audio

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Chrome OS

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
60%
Performance score
46%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
75%
Battery life score
65%
Display score
60%
Audio score
40%
Wi-Fi score
26%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
134
Storage read-speed (MBps)
167
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
16
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:57
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:53
Expert tester comments
The blue colour scheme might be enough to draw people in and extract some "aww that's nice" comments, but there isn't much else that stands out about this very basic Lenovo Chromebook. It's strictly for someone who is already ensconced in the Google ecosystem and just needs something small and simple with which to get online and browse the web or work on some documents in the cloud. If school requirements allow, it can be a handy Chromebook for a younger student to carry to and from school. Note that it does have a screen with frustratingly narrow viewing angles, and its overall speed is slow, but that's to be expected considering the very low price point.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$187.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
11.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Celeron N4500
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.1
RAM (GB)
4
Video graphics type
Intel UHD graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
64
Available user space (GB)
45
Storage type
eMMC
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
Size (mm, H x D x W)
24 x 201 x 289

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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