HiSense’s amazingly cheap laptop is “a good, basic experience that doesn’t feel as slow as some past ARM Chromebooks have,” writes Andrew Cunningham at Ars Technica. PC World agrees, writing that “it is now possible to buy an adequate computer for $149, a cash outlay many people can afford.”
Matt Weinberger thinks that the design is surprisingly sleek for a low end machine “that’s far more than I could have asked for” given the price.
CNET’s Sarah Mitroff warns that the keys feel mushy, but says it’s a promising pick for people who just want the cheapest decent laptop going.
One downside is that there’s only one place you can get it.