Lenovo Chromebook Plus
Ranked 2 of 4 chromebooks by recommenders
People recommend it for long battery life, good performance and frequent discounts on Lenovo hardware. Critics point to its locked-down Android system.
People recommend it for long battery life, good performance and frequent discounts on Lenovo hardware. Critics point to its locked-down Android system.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long battery life
“It's even lighter than their X1 Carbon, has great battery life, is silent, and has a spectacular display.”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “I'm returning my Framework 16” “Battery life is amazing as you'd expect.”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729” “Battery life and performance are great.”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “FEX-emu – Run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices” Good performance on any task
“it's far more performant and Lenovo periodically has steep discounts on their hardware”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Googlebook: Designed for Gemini Intelligence – Coming Fall 2026 – Googlebook” “I have been pleased with its performance in any task I could throw at it.”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 on Hacker News “Battery life and performance are great.”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “FEX-emu – Run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices” Good value with frequent discounts
“Chromebook Pluses with Mediatek Kompanio Ultra SoCs are the best deals in laptops today.”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Googlebook: Designed for Gemini Intelligence – Coming Fall 2026 – Googlebook” “it's far more performant and Lenovo periodically has steep discounts on their hardware”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Googlebook: Designed for Gemini Intelligence – Coming Fall 2026 – Googlebook” Can be turned into Linux
“all that's required is to turn it into a fully fleged Linux laptop”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12” “fully free blobless ARM Trusted Firmware on github”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”
Other chromebooks people recommend
The three most recommended other chromebooks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromebook Pixel | 9 | 5 | 64% | 3 | 13 yrs4 owners | — |
| Lenovo Chromebook PlusThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 5 | — | — |
| Lenovo Chromebook | 6 | 6 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Duet | 5 | 2 | 71% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It immediately is locked down Android nonsense.”
“I have been pleased with its performance in any task I could throw at it.”
“all that's required is to turn it into a fully fleged Linux laptop”
“it's far more performant and Lenovo periodically has steep discounts on their hardware”
“Chromebook Pluses with Mediatek Kompanio Ultra SoCs are the best deals in laptops today.”
“the keyboard and trackpad on the Lenovo have nothing on the Macbook”
“The text definitely feels off to me. It's bearable, but I wouldn't want this effect on a primary device.”
“fully free blobless ARM Trusted Firmware on github”
“It's even lighter than their X1 Carbon, has great battery life, is silent, and has a spectacular display.”
“Battery life and performance are great.”
“Battery life is amazing as you'd expect.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.