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We purchased the Samsung Chromebook 3 so our expert reviewer could thoroughly test and assess it. Keep reading for our full product review.
If you’re a dedicated Google user and you’d like a lightweight laptop rather than a tablet, the Samsung Chromebook 3 could be a great complement to your connected lifestyle. It doesn’t take up much room or overcomplicate the experience with too many extras. You just need a Google account and you’re good to enjoy the full suite of Google services and other media via USB, HDMI, and microSD. I used this laptop for a week of general media playback and browsing and enjoyed the straightforward, minimalist experience and impressive battery life.
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Design: Small, sleek, and ready to move
The Samsung Chromebook 3 is a champ when it comes to portability. At just 2.54 pounds with a relatively slim build, it adds a little but not too much bulk. I still definitely noticed it when I stowed it in a tote bag or backpack, but it’s nothing compared to a laptop that’s over 3 pounds, which is a considerable amount of heft for daily commuting or travel.
At just 2.54 pounds, the Samsung Chromebook 3 is a champ when it comes to portability.
The screen hinge is quite sticky, but that’s preferable to feeling like it’s going to fall off—especially since the screen has the ability to recline completely back to reach a nearly 180-degree stance. The keyboard takes up much of the body of the laptop. The keys are large, raised, and curved, which is supposed to make the experience more comfortable. It did offer some ergonomic comfort in contrast to the touchpad area, but it’s a bit too small. Because it’s oriented so close to the edge of the device, I felt wrist strain even after just a few minutes of use. Touchpads aren’t known to be especially cozy for long-term operation, but I experienced more of an unnatural bend in my wrist than I’ve noticed with other laptop touchpads.
There’s a healthy number of ports on this small device. It was easy to extend the display using an HDMI cord and connect an external drive via one of the USB ports. There’s a microSD port as well for accessing media, but there’s no Type-C port.
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Touchpads aren’t known to be especially cozy for long-term operation, but I experienced more of an unnatural bend in my wrist than I’ve noticed with other laptop touchpads.
Display: Clear and relatively crisp
The Chromebook 3’s 11.6-inch display is decent, though not out of this world. It features Intel HD Graphics 400 and anti-reflective properties—both of which were richer and more effective than what I noticed from the Lenovo Ideapad S130’s display. Content is somewhat visible and legible even from an extreme angle to the side of the screen. I didn’t notice as much of the sort of shadowy effect that can sometimes take hold when not looking at an LCD straight on.
As for appearance in bright light, it held up pretty well, with little glare or washed-out appearance. The screen resolution, especially when streaming Netflix content or other media, was best when the brightness was turned up to 100 percent. Most content tended to look more cool than vibrant, but this small screen offered more contrast and vibrancy than I expected.
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Performance: Competent but not at the head of the class
I used CrXPRT, a benchmarking tool from Principled Technologies for Chromebooks, to gauge general performance with tasks like streaming video, playing movies, and even editing photos. I ran the Performance Test which yielded an overall result of 72.
Compared to other Samsung Chromebooks, the score wasn’t the lowest. The Samsung Chromebook XE303C12 takes that spot with a score of 32, and the highest performer is the Chromebook Pro 510C24-K01, at 130 points. (The better-performing Chromebooks scored by CrXPRT earned marks closer to 300).
I also ran the WebXPRT 3 test to capture how well this device performs basic web-based tasks. The score of 46 placed it above competing models like the HP Stream, which scored a 29 overall, but below the Dell Inspiron 11 3168, which scored a 51. By contrast, some of the highest performing laptops score near or over 250. The 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro was near the top of the table with a 246 overall score.
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Productivity: An efficient multitasker
This small machine is very capable of performing multiple tasks at once. I could operate several browser tabs, stream both YouTube and Netflix content, and play a simple game like Pac-Man and Pocket World 3D without noticing any lags or interruptions.
It was efficient for working within the Google suite of tools like Google Docs and Gmail and web surfing as well. All of these basic functions are what a customer buying a device like this is looking for, and the Chromebook 3 delivers for daily computing and multimedia use.
As for anything more demanding like more intensive gaming, this little laptop falls short. I tried to play Asphalt 8 with little success. There were lengthy load times and lagging, and it froze up easily.
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I could open several browser tabs, stream content, and play a simple game without any interruptions.
Audio: Plenty of volume and some dynamics
Audio quality isn’t terrible on the Samsung Chromebook 3. Videos and music reached high volumes and were quite clear, but the higher the volumes, the tinnier the sound became with a kind of echoey effect with dialogue.
Overall volume was louder with headphones than without them, and a little clearer too. But considering that the stereo speakers are located on the bottom of the device, I’d say the sound is not nearly as muffled as I’d expected it to be. For games, too, this sort of echoey and muffled sound quality came through, but it seemed better than when playing video content.
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