Chromebooks can be an attractive option for students on a tight budget, especially if they need a laptop only to write emails and comparative literature essays. But what if they’re studying screenwriting or designing the school’s literary magazine? A Chromebook won’t run the programs they’ll likely need to do that. If those programs are accessible through a web browser, they most likely come with a monthly subscription, and the ones that don’t might have extra, non-intuitive steps for saving projects — or else students risk losing their work.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 Gen 7’s faster performance and more robust operating system makes it a better-value laptop for students who want to do more than write papers, not worry about how and where their work is saved, and save money. It’s the laptop I would buy if I was in college today.
