Lenovo ideapad 720S

Date Published: 28 Aug 2017
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CPU: Intel Core i7-7500U
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5)
Display: 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 256GB SSD
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Weight: 1.58 kg (3.5 lbs)

Pros

Premium and solid build
Compact and portable with thin screen bezels (14-inch machine inside a 13-inch chassis)
Excellent IPS display
No PWM across all brightness levels
Powerful hardware given the asking price and the form factor
Plenty of I/O including Thunderbolt 3
Good battery life

Cons

Warm and noisy under load
The system can't utilize the full performance of the CPU
Glossy but non-touch screen

Lenovo ideapad 720S - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i7-7500U 72

CPU Performance #72

Good

Intel Core i3-8145U 0.8%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 0.8%
Intel Core i7-7500U
Intel Core i5-7360U 0.2%
Intel Core i7-4600M 0.6%

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5) 91

GPU Performance #91

Good

AMD Radeon RX 540 (2GB GDDR5)
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100 (2GB GDDR5) 0.2%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
NVIDIA Quadro M600M (2GB GDDR5) 0.2%

Display

14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

AUO B140HAN03.5

Color accuracy 6.5 -> 1.5

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HDD/SSD

256GB PCIe NVMe SSD

M.2 Slot

1x 2280 PCIe NVMe

RAM

8GB DDR4

Windows 10 Home

Battery

56Wh, 4-cell

Dimensions

320 x 223 x 15.2 mm (12.60" x 8.78" x 0.60")

Weight

1.58 kg (3.5 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

2x USB Type-A 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1)
1x USB Type-C 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2), Thunderbolt 3
HDMI
VGA
DVI
Card reader SD
Ethernet LAN
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.1
Audio jack headphone/microphone

Features

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DISPLAY: 14.0-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name	AUO B140HAN03.5
Diagonal	14.0"
Pixel density	157.35 ppi
Brightness	329 cd/m²
sRGB	92%
PWM frequency	No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Becomes "Retina" from	22 inches (56 cm)
Contrast	1200:1
dE Color Checker	6.5 1.5
PWM Rating	10.0: (safe)

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