Now over the years, most Chromebooks have run some types of Intel or AMD processors. Sometimes the device used a MediaTek chip, but they were often less and cheap tools that were difficult to recommend. The ARM-based processor has done a great job for Apple on Mac, and they are also being used in more and more Windows PCs. Now, Lenovo (manufacturer of my favorite Chromebook) and Google $ 649 Chromebook Plus 14 are offering a real shot.
Companies say the MediaTek Commonio Ultra 910 Chip and its AI NPU can handle up to 50 tops – but more complicated for me, Lenovo is also promising 17 hours of battery life. I would believe that when I see it, I claim; The best battery is almost every chromebook of average in life that I have used in recent years. But by switching to ARM, the Intel-Intelled Chromebook can improve what has given in the context of both battery life and overall performance.
Time for nitty-gritti glasses. Lenovo’s Chromebook Plus is 14, as you expect, a 14 -inch laptop that looks similar to the Silver MacBook Pro. This is definitely more stylish and smooth than Lenovo’s more utilitarian (and strangely designated) Ideapad Flex 5i Crombook Plus. It weighs only 2.58 pounds (about one pound less than Flex 5i) and is just 62 inches thick. In addition to the Companio Ultra 910 chip, Lenovo includes 12 GB or 16 GB RAM and up to 256 GB storage. Lenovo is not skimp on the screen. The 14-inch OLED panel can be prepared with touchscreen and has a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution. The resolution is relatively modest, but completely what you expect for the price.
There are some other good touch. Lenovo’s latest is the first chrombook with Dolby Atomos Sound via a quad-spicker system that includes two downward-firing woofrs. In recent years, audio quality has increased significantly on laptops, so I am eager to hear what Lenovo can distribute. The 5-megapixel webcam has much greater resolution than other chrombooks, and also a fingerprint reader for safe login.
Everyone said, this Chromebook is on a more expensive side than many other options. But when you compare its glasses and design with other chrombooks in this price range, Lenovo’s latest looks great. Of course, we need to ensure that the MediaTek chip is quite powerful and also see what the battery life is, but Lenovo’s track record is so strong that I am eager to see if we have a new king of chrombooks.
New AI features
Given that Google tirelessly focus on adding AI features, which you turn everywhere, it is no surprise that there are some new AI tricks here. The first are the two who are currently exclusive to Lenovo’s Chrombook Plus 14: smart grouping and AI image editing in the Gallery app of Chromebook. Google has been teasing smart grouping for some time; This will look at your open tabs and documents and ask if you want to arrange them in a separate virtual desk. And the gallery app now has some AI-manual editing features such as removing the background or converting your images into stickers.
Beyond these, there is a group of AI features that are coming to the Chromebook Plus laptop, many of which will feel familiar if you have noticed what Google has released on other platforms in recent months. For example, you can now press the launcher for a long time and choose an area of ​​screen to search. As usual, the default example is shopping – you want to see a pair of shoes, highlight it and let Google find them for you. Integration sounds good, however, showing you the results with a pop-over window so that you do not need to leave the app you are using.
Similarly, text capture analyzes the text in an image and suggests things like calendar appointments based on whatever he reads. Or highlighting the image of a recipe can pull all the items you need to the Google Docs list.
Quick Insert Key, which was first introduced on Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook Plus last year, can now be used to generate and insert AI images to indicate your text cursor – this is not only limited to Google Apps. Finally, Google’s “Help Me Reid” tool has a new “simplified” option that can take complex language (think of scientific explanation) and put it in plain language to make it easier to understand.
This year, anyone who buying Chromebook Plus will get a solid perk that Google introduced for the first time last year: A full 12 months of Google One AI Pro Plan, including 2TB and advanced Gemini features of Google Drive Storage (you can do) Search all accurate details hereGiven that it is a $ 20 per month plan, it is a solid additional value – very minimum for storage, if you are not interested in all Gemini.
For Lenovo’s new hardware, I am trying to see whether the ARM architecture can improve battery life and performance on a large scale that the company is promising. But if you want to throw down your cash now, Lenovo’s Chromebook Plus 14 is available on the best by and Lenovo’s site to order today. (Note that, at least now, only more expensive version of Chrombook Plus 14, with touchscreen on 16 GB RAM, is available in best bye.)
