Lenovo 500e 2nd Gen Chromebook Review

Priced at $79.95, the Lenovo 500e 2nd Gen Chromebook is Amazon Renewed's entry in the chromebooks category. With 62 buyers rating it at 4.5 stars, it currently sits at #32 of 46 in our rankings. It won't beat the top picks on raw rating, but at 56% below the category average price, it has a different value proposition.

Build quality at $79.95 is plastic-heavy with some flex in the lid and deck - that's the trade-off for the price.

• Brand: Amazon Renewed
• Price: $79.95 (well below the $182.00 category average)
• Amazon rating: 4.5 of 5.0
• Reviews: 62
• Category rank: #32 of 46 in chromebooks
• Cheaper in category: 8 products
• Higher-rated in category: 3 products
• More-reviewed in category: 34 products

62 reviews and a 4.5-star average is a strong signal. At this scale, manufactured reviews would have to be unrealistically pervasive to move the score this much, which means the satisfaction is real for the typical buyer.

For context, the average rating across all 46 chromebooks options we track is 4.3 stars, so this product is meaningfully above average.

At $79.95, the Lenovo 500e 2nd Gen Chromebook sits well below the $182.00 category average. 8 options are cheaper and 37 are more expensive.

The category leader is the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 4 11.6 Laptop ($259.00, 4.4★, 4,261 reviews). The Lenovo 500e 2nd Gen Chromebook is $179.05 cheaper, which is the main reason to pick it over the leader.

Direct competitors at this price (±25%):

• HP Chromebook 11A G8 Education (Renewed) - $74.00, 4.1★ (1,208 reviews) · Cheaper
• Lenovo 100E 2nd Gen 11.6 Chromebook (Renewed) - $74.95, 4.0★ (833 reviews) · Roughly comparable
• Lenovo 500e Chromebook 2-in-1 (Renewed) - $74.91, 4.2★ (496 reviews) · Cheaper

If rating alone is your filter, the highest-rated option in this category is the ASUS 15 FHD Chromebook 4GB RAM (Renewed) at 5.0★. If pure price is the filter, the cheapest is the Dell Chromebook 11 3100 (Renewed) at $49.99.

Yes - high rating, below-average price, healthy review volume. The Lenovo 500e 2nd Gen Chromebook is the kind of choice that's hard to regret. The only reason to skip it is if a specific feature you need is missing.

Best fit for:

• Budget shoppers who want functional chromebooks without overspending
• Quality-first buyers who prioritize a track record of satisfaction over saving a few dollars

7.8/10

Not a top-tier rank, but the price-to-rating combo is genuinely good. A reasonable choice if the top picks don't fit your budget.