Lenovo Yoga Aluminium Touch Screen Chromebook C630i, Intel i7-8550U, 15.6" IPS 2160p UHD, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB eMMC @ Lenovo Education Store

Points to note: It's an 8th generation processor (2017), no you can't upgrade it and no you cannot install Windows on it. Also has a AUE of June 2025, for those unfamiliar with Chromebooks it means Automatic Update Expiry date beyond which it won't receive updates from Google. That doesn't mean it will be unusable just that it might become more vulnerable to security exploits and future compatibility issues within the Google ecosystem.

Full spec here: psref.lenovo.com/Det…hat (edited)

Will USB C 3.2 Gen 1 support 2 x external 4k monitors?

How do you get a logon

Who needs this much power in a Chromebook?

It's the os end date in three years that kills it for me

Everything is old with this laptop.
Ram
Processor
Storage
Blue tooth
Graphics
No thunderbolt/display adapter
US keyboard (edited)

The age isn't too much of an issue; it's the sluggish EMMC storage that kills this. Even phones have moved onto UFS, and standard laptops feature NVME, but this seems a very odd combo - everything else spec-wise lends itself to competent performance, and then they bottleneck the whole lot by soldering an asthmatic EMMC turd into it in place of a regular SSD.

There's cost-cutting, and then there's evil ba****dry like this.

I'm struggling to see why this is £333. Is it being sold as new?

The CPU is 7th generation, Kabylake; to put things in perspective, 13th generation is due later this year but current is 12th gen. That particular Kabylake CPU came out in March, 2017, ending production in 2020.

To be clear, please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying an old Kabylake CPU is 'bad', I can't think why many people would need more than 4 cores/8threads in a Chromebook but there have been 5 years of incremental improvements to power/graphics, my point is, it's pretty old, so why that price? Memory is cheap, um, pretty decent screen, decent chassis, looks okay.

A bigger wince being the eMMC storage but, again, probably not a big deal on a Chromebook, I'm just struggling to understand the price, is it a refurbished unit? Are they at least giving you a brand new battery replacement?

Those in the know.
Currently got HP 360. Support rubs out in 2025.

I really like the battery life. But I've got into coding and the keyboard and screen are poor. Screen is very reflective and not bright enough. Keys don't travel enough and not comfortable for long typing sessions.

Since new devices should come with 8/9 years updates now. What should I buy next. I'm thinking waiting for new Pixel Book or HP dragonfly?

Recently got my mum an oled chrome book and screen is fantastic. But it's technically a tablet with bolt on keyboard so no good for me. (edited)