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The 2023 gadget I’m most excited for is actually a tiny budget laptop
This is the “Abyss Blue” model. | Image: Lenovo
It can be hard to find good-looking laptops under $400. I try, very hard, every year. You see a lot of low-resolution screens, clunky keyboards, bad webcams, and — most commonly — very ugly devices.
This is what makes me very happy to hear about the IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook, which Lenovo just announced this morning. This Chromebook will start at $349.99 — and that, from what I’ve read about this device, seems like a surprisingly low price point. For a sub-$400 computer, the Flex looks remarkably not terrible and has a number of handy features.
Here’s the Flex 3i Chromebook that’s coming in May 2023:
Image: Lenovo
This model is “Cloud Grey.”
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