Lenovo V15 Gen 4 review – is AMD the way to go?
As one of the least expensive offerings from the manufacturer, the Lenovo V15 Gen 4 is poised to tackle the neverending critique of people like us. However, its simplicity and low price will attract significantly more customers, than its possible disadvantages ever would.
Today, we are going to review this laptop, putting its hardware through a bunch of tests. The unit we got in our office is the AMD version of the model. It can be found with either an Athlon Silver, Athlon Gold, Ryzen 3 7320U, or Ryzen 5 7520U. As you can tell, there is quite a difference between the lowest-tier, and the highest-tier option, which could be essential at the end of the day.
In addition to that, you will find a laptop with a 1080p display. Unfortunately, a TN option is inevitable at this price range, however, there is an IPS unit as well. If you can afford it, definitely go for the IPS option.
Of course, this is if we think you would have any reason to get this device in the first place. Let’s take a moment to look at the specs sheet before we pop its box open and see what we got inside.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-v15-gen-4-amd/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- HDD/SSD
- up to 512GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2242 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2 See photo
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 38Wh, 38Wh , 47Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359.2 x 235.8 x 19.9 mm (14.14" x 9.28" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 1.65 kg (3.6 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 1.4b
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD with privacy shutter, fixed focus
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Dual Microphone Array
- Speakers
- 2x 1.5W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Nano Lock
All Lenovo V15 Gen 4 (AMD) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-v-series-laptops/lenovo-v15-g4-amn/downloads/driver-list
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, we find some boring paperwork, as well as a 65W charger.