Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14 Inch FHD Laptop - (AMD Athlon Gold, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD, Windows 10 S Mode) - Abyss Blue

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Palm rejection is usually okay, but there are some instances where it would register a movement or tap. If you come across a different configuration option not listed above, or you have a similar Lenovo IdeaPad 3 laptop that doesn't correspond to our review, let us know, and we'll update it.

But it's worth noting that savvy laptop users can swap one of the two unsoldered 4GB RAM sticks for an 8GB RAM stick and bump the total RAM to 12GB. The higher the number, the better, however, and not a single laptop truly impresses in this area aside from the (much pricier) Galaxy Book Pro 13. It accesses data faster than a traditional hard drive, so that Word document will load up super-fast. The keyboard surround will flex a little under the pressure of hard typing, if not enough to ruin the experience, and the inside of the IdeaPad 3 looks a little too much of a mish-mash. It's portable due to its thin and light design, and it has good battery life, lasting over 9 hours of light productivity.General: Review key information provided by Microsoft® that may apply to your system purchase, including details on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and potential upgrades/downgrades. Budget laptops can be full of unwanted preinstalled software known as bloatware, but the IdeaPad 3 14 is mercifully light on it.

It captures some fine details like the writing on the bottle or the cards, but the whole image is overexposed, making colors appear washed out. Dave has over 20 years' experience in the tech journalism industry, covering hardware and software across mobile, computing, smart home, home entertainment, wearables, gaming and the web – you can find his writing online, in print, and even in the occasional scientific paper, across major tech titles like T3, TechRadar, Gizmodo and Wired.The MacBook Air is better in nearly all aspects, but it has a smaller display, isn't as serviceable, and its port selection is much more limited as it only has two USB-C ports. There are many Lenovo IdeaPad 3 models, so to avoid confusion, our review applies only to variants with a model number starting with '82KU'. To find out, we brought in the Asus VivoBook S14, the Dell Inspiron 15 (3511), 2021's HP Pavilion x360 15, the pricier Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 13, and our previous Editors' Choice pick for best budget laptop, the MSI Modern 14. You can also configure it with only a 5400 RPM 1TB hard drive or in combination with an SSD; however, it's best to avoid these models as the physical drive is significantly slower, and to make space for the drive, these models have a smaller 38Wh battery.

Pay in 3 is a form of credit, may not be suitable for everyone and use may affect your credit score.AMD’s Ryzen mobile CPUs have become formidable chips in recent years, and despite the 5500U being built on the older AMD Zen 2 architecture, the silicon still performs well and is a commanding starting point in the budget-laptop market. The IdeaPad 3 is available with AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs, while the Inspiron 15 is available with Intel 11th Gen CPUs. If a fault develops after 30 days, you will need to get in touch with the manufacturer to open a warranty claim. The AMD Ryzen 5 and 7 can complete this task faster, as Blender scales well with core count, but they'll likely still be too slow for professional workloads.

The bezels are not as thin as those on, say, the XPG Xenia 14, but they're still plenty modern-looking. Consider plugging in a mouse for home use, but all you right-handers will have to do so on the “wrong” side of the laptop because the Lenovo IdeaPad 3’s USB ports are all on the left.

Regardless of which laptop you choose, all the CPU options are more than capable of handling light tasks like web browsing, text formatting, and video playback. If you've got a lot of essays, reports or spreadsheets to get through then you'll find the Lenovo laptop is very much up to the task – it might not use the most premium of materials, but it feels durable and solid, and ready for extended work sessions. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 7 5700U models will likely have shorter battery life due to their higher CPU core count and faster clock speeds.