Meet this fall's hottest Chromebooks: the Lenovo C340 and S340

The C330's successor comes in two sizes with a great price point, double the ports, and new color options.

IFA may not start for another week, but Lenovo is kicking things off early with the announcement of its successors to the Lenovo S330 and the popular Lenovo C330, which is currently our favorite Chromebook on the market. Lenovo first teased these models a month ago in a YouTube video — the Lenovo Chromebook S340, C340-11, and C340-15 — and now we know when we can actually buy one.

The Lenovo Chromebook C340 has two sizes this year — 11.6 inches and 15.6 inches — and aside from the processor upgrades, the 2-in-1 model also doubles the USB-C ports, swaps the full-size SD slot for microSD, and there's even a shiny Sand Pink option for the smaller 11.6-inch model. Both sizes have 32GB and 64GB storage capacities available — 128GB versions of the 15-inch model will be available in some countries, but not the US — but the real excitement for these models lies in the pricing: the C340-11 starts at $290 and the C340-15 starts at $430.

Category	Lenovo Chromebook C340-11	Lenovo Chromebook C340-15
Display	11.6 inches 1366 x 768 10-point IPS touchscreen 250 nits brightness	15.6 inches 1920 x 1080 10-point IPS touchscreen 250 nits brightness
Processor	Intel Celeron N4000	Intel Pentium Gold 4117U Intel Core i13
Memory	4-8GB	4GB
Storage	32-64GB	32-128GB
Expandable Storage	microSD card	microSD card
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11ac Bluetooth 4.2	Wi-Fi 802.11ac Bluetooth 4.2
Ports	2x USB-C USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 2x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 1x Audio combo jack	2x USB-C USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 1x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 1x Audio combo jack
Battery	Li-Ion 42Wh (10 hours) 45W USB-C AC adapter	Li-Ion 56Wh (10 hours) 45W USB-C AC adapter
Dimensions	290 x 207.8 x 17.8 mm (11.4" x 8.18" x 0.7")	361.5 x 248.85 x 18.95 mm (14.23" x 9.8" x 0.75")
Weight	2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)	4.37 lbs (1.98 kg)
Auto Update Expiration Date	July 2025	July 2025
Starting Price	$289.99	$429.99
Availability	September 2019	October 2019

The Lenovo Chromebook S340 is a 14-inch non-touch fold-flat laptop with much of the same specs as the C340-11, the same Celeron N4000 we've seen in most Chromebooks launched this year, 4-8GB of RAM, 32-64GB of storage, and the same upgraded 2 USB-C, 2 USB-A port configuration. Even with a $250 starting price tag, I don't expect a non-touchscreen model to be a wide hit with regular consumers, but it may be more attractive to businesses or schools looking for affordable mid-screen options.

Category	Lenovo Chromebook S340
Display	14 inches 1366 x 768 or 1920 x 1080 10-point TN non-touch 220 nits brightness
Processor	Intel Celeron N4000
Memory	4-8GB
Storage	32-64GB
Expandable Storage	microSD card
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11ac Bluetooth 4.2
Ports	2x USB-C USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 2x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 1x Audio combo jack
Battery	Li-Ion 42Wh (10 hours) 45W USB-C AC adapter
Dimensions	328.9 x 234.3 x 18.8 mm (12.9" x 9.2" x 0.74")
Weight	3.09 lbs (1.4 kg)
Auto Update Expiration Date	July 2025
Starting Price	$249.99
Availability	September 2019

The C330 is my favorite Chromebook and with the C340-11 being slimmer, faster, prettier, and sporting extra ports, I'm faily confident it should surpass the original in every way, but I'll need to get one in my hands and test it out before forming any complete conclusions. The Lenovo C340-11, C340-15, and S340 will be on display at the IFA conference in Berlin next week before going on sale over the next two months.