Lenovo back in January has introduced the 100e,
300e, and 500e Chromebooks for Education. Though they were supposed to ship
from January end, after a delay for over a month, the company at the MWC 2018
event announced the availability of these.
The Lenovo 100e is powered by the
Intel dual-core Celeron CPU with 4GB of RAM and sports an 11.6-inch non-touch
display. It has two USB 3.0 and Type-C ports, comes with rotatable HD camera
and offers up to 10 hours of battery life. The 300e is powered by the MediaTek
MTK 8173C SoC with 4GB of RAM, and one each Type-C and USB 3.0 port. It also
has the same 11.6-inch multitouch display and packs add HDMI out.
On the other hand, the 500e is the high-end
Chromebook packs a 11.6-inch HD (1366×768) multitouch display, powered by a
quad-core Celeron CPU, and 4-8GB of RAM. It has two USB 3.0 ports and two
Type-C ports. It also charges over Type-C and also has a stylus that docks
inside the computer.
All the Chromebooks have rubber bumpers, reinforced
ports and hinges and spill-resistant keyboards with reinforced keys that are
tough. The 300e and 500e feature a 360-degree Yoga hinge that lets the device
switch between flexible laptop and tablet modes for better productivity.
The 500e is priced at US$ 309, and
the 300e is US$ 269. Finally, the 100e is priced at US$ 219 and will ship in March. All the three models will be available
in the US, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Brazil, and Australia through partners.
