Inside Lenovo Ideapad 3 Gen 6 (14″) – disassembly and upgrade options

This is one of the cost-conscious devices that may become a best seller because of numerous reasons. Upgradability is definitely amongst them.

Check out all Lenovo Ideapad 3 Gen 6 (14″) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.


1. Remove the bottom plate

To access this device’s internals, you need to undo all 9 Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, and you will be able to effortlessly remove it from the chassis.


2. Battery

Unfortunately, Lenovo was quite lenient with the battery, as it has a capacity of only 38Wh.


3. Мemory and storage

In terms of storage, you get one 2.5-inch SATA drive bay, as well as two M.2 PCIe x4 slots. Memory-wise, there is one SODIMM slot that works together with the soldered 4GB of DDR4 RAM.


4. Cooling system

As for the cooling, the laptop has one heat pipe, as well as a fan and a heat sink, both of which come in decent sizes.

Check out all Lenovo Ideapad 3 Gen 6 (14″) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (14", 2021) examen approfondi

Out of the popular manufacturers out there, Lenovo sits on the top in terms of sales. And this is mainly because of their huge budget-laptop market share. One of its main devices in this price range is undoubtedly the IdeaPad 3.Today, we are checking out the IdeaPad 3 Gen 6 (14"). Note that it is not an "i" model, which means that it is built on an AMD platform. Although the CPUs of choice bear the Ryzen 5000U name, they are part of the Zen 2 architecture. With that said, we can safely assume that AMD rebranded some of its Ryzen 4000U processors.Nevertheless, it is great to see that a[...]

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  • 1x SODIMM, 1x M.2 PCIe x4, 1x 2.5-inch SATA
  • Optional fingerprint reader
  • No PWM (AUO B140HAN04.E (AUO408D))
  • SD card slot
  • Surprisingly good performance
  • Decent battery life thanks to great optimization

Cons

  • Plastic build with poor quality
  • 54% sRGB coverage (AUO B140HAN04.E (AUO408D))
  • Unstable hinges
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