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3.0 out of 5 starsI hate to do this, but... (plus an update)
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022
I rarely leave negative reviews, but it's got to be said. I love the form factor, the removable keyboard, the handy flip/cover/stand BUT this thing just constantly freezes, restarts itself, etc. making it completely unreliable (I'm talking multiple times PER DAY). At this low price point, I certainly expected it to not be perfect and totally accepted the low pixel cameras, weak speakers and other low end features in exchange for being so affordable. I bought it for writing, surfing the net, watching youtube and sketching with a stylus - that's it (I don't even need it to have cameras or a touch screen). However, I I simply cannot accept that it just constantly fails. If this thing could stay up and running it would easily get 4 stars from me.
Lenovo should be embarrassed by this thing, it's definitely a dark stain on my perception of the company. Sadly, I have to say that if you think you're saving money by the low price, you're wrong - I will now need to buy another device, at higher cost, having basically wasted my money on this. Add the cost of this and the cost of a reliable replacement and I'd have been able to buy a high end tablet in the first place... but Lenovo got my money. I should have believed these reviews.
04/26/2022: For whatever reason, this thing has become much more reliable. It still freezes sometimes but it hasn't just died and rebooted itself in a few months. Possibly it's from updates, possibly because I limit it to 5 chrome tabs and no more than 3 apps (usually 2) running at a time. Either way, it has become a lot more useful since it stopped rebooting itself multiple times per day. Youtube still freezes up a lot but I am happier with it these days. Also, the speakers are pretty weak but I just run it through a bluetooth speaker if the washer is running or there's some background noise going on.
06/15/2022: This machine has continued to be more reliable. My main complaint now is the touch screen is a bit under sensitive to touch (I have very dry hands, so that may be it). It hasn't restarted in a long time (although it does freeze for a few seconds here and there). When using Sketch (drawing program for use with a stylus) it slows down and it seems to tax it but just regular youtube, web browsing, email, etc. it's pretty solid. Love the integrated stand/cover and detachable keyboard, too. It used to get very hot and doesn't seem to do that anymore so I have to believe an OS update along the way has fixed something. So, for the low price point it's ok.
