Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga Gen 1 Chromebook AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 33.8 cm (13.3") Touchscreen Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 64 GB eMMC Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) ChromeOS English Blue

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Honestly, this is an odd one to buy at £583.32 ex‑VAT. For that money you’re not really paying for “thin-and-light productivity,” you’re paying for a Chromebook experience with a relatively modest setup. The ThinkPad branding helps, but in day-to-day office use you’ll feel the limits of 4GB RAM and 64GB eMMC pretty quickly if your team expects lots of tabs, heavier web apps, or offline document work without constantly relying on the cloud. It’ll be fine for email, Teams-in-browser, Google Docs/Sheets, light admin portals, and training—basically anything ChromeOS is designed to do well.

Who it *does* suit: businesses that standardise on ChromeOS, want manageability and simplicity, and mostly run SaaS workflows (Google Workspace, Office 365 in the browser, web-based CRMs, ticketing tools). It’s also a decent “secondary laptop” for staff who mainly consume content rather than build complex spreadsheets or run bigger desktop applications. Who should *not* buy: teams that need Windows compatibility, heavier offline work, or a machine meant to last through more demanding browser workloads over several years—this configuration will feel tight faster than you’d want at this price.

If you’re determined to buy Lenovo specifically, I’d only consider this level of spec if your alternatives are clearly worse on management, device support, or total cost. Otherwise, for near‑£600, you should push for more headroom (RAM/storage) or a different Chromebook/Windows option that won’t turn into an “always-online” workaround machine.