[Video Review] Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15″, 2022) – A bit more than the bare minimum



Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15", 2021/22) in-depth review

Lenovo is a master of affordable laptops. While the IdeaPad 1 15 might seem like a drop in the ocean of the company's portfolio, we have a feeling it has a main role in the future sales numbers. If we look at Lenovo's laptops as Game of Thrones characters, the IdeaPad 1 15 will be Bran Stark. It knows that it has to compete with the likes of John Snow (Legion 5), or Daenerys Targaryen (IdeaPad 3) to be the king (or queen), and occupy Sales Landing.And despite there being similarly low-priced options like the V15 or the V155, the IdeaPad 1 15 has one major advantage - the IdeaPad name, whi[...]

Pros

  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Cool during extreme load
  • SD card reader
  • No PWM (Innolux N156HGA-EA3 (CMN15F5))
  • Silent
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Uncomfortable viewing angles and poor contrast ratio (Innolux N156HGA-EA3 (CMN15F5))
  • It covers only 54% of the sRGB gamut (Innolux N156HGA-EA3 (CMN15F5))
  • Not a great performer
  • Questionable build quality

Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15", 2021/22) - Specs

  • Innolux N156HGA-EA3 (CMN15F5)
  • Color accuracy  7.5  2.9
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 1000GB SSD
  • RAM
  • up to 20GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro
  • Battery
  • 42Wh
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate
  • Dimensions
  • 360.2 x 236 x 17.9 mm (14.18" x 9.29" x 0.70")
  • Weight
  • 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • HDMI
  • 1.4b
  • Card reader
  • MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Microphone
  • Speakers
  • 2x 1.5W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Audio
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

All Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15″, 2021/22) configurations

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