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    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) review – one of many successors to the Ideapad 330

    LaptopMedia.comReviewsLenovo Ideapad L340 (15") review - one of many successors to the Ideapad 330

    From: Alex Iliev & Kroum Nikolov 10 September 2019 / 02:19 | 5

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    So, perhaps you need an all-rounder notebook – build for office work, student stuff and multimedia, while at the same time being capable of doing some minor gaming. Moreover, your budget is very strict and you can’t afford to throw more than 1000 bucks for your every-day driver. Well, in this case, the Ideapad L340 (15″) might just be the right laptop for you.

    It comes in two major configurations – one with AMD processors and one with Intel CPUs. Let’s disclose that we have tested the Intel-equipped version, so you might see a difference in some of the results if you own an AMD model. Nevertheless, in terms of a display, the top-end model goes with a Full HD TN panel, which is a bummer.

    You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-ideapad-l340-15/

    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD
    • 8GB RAM
    $409.99
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 1000GB HDD
    • 8GB RAM
    $489.99
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    #CommissionsEarned
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    Contents

    1. Specs Sheet
    2. What’s in the box?
    3. Design and construction
    4. Disassembly, upgrade options and maintenance
    5. Display quality
    6. PWM (Screen flickering)
    7. Buy our profiles
    8. Sound
    9. Drivers
    10. Battery
    11. CPU options
    12. GPU options
    13. Gaming tests
    14. Temperatures and comfort
    15. Verdict

    Specs Sheet

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) - Specs

    CPU
    Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 118 Intel Core i7-8565U 80 Intel Core i5-8265U 81 Intel Core i3-8145U 98 Intel Celeron 4205U 143 AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 65 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 77 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 104 AMD Athlon 300U 111
    GPU
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5) 129 Intel UHD Graphics 620 222 Intel HD Graphics 610 265 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W) 134 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 216 AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 141
    Display
    15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), TN
    15.6”, HD (1366 x 768), TN
    HDD/SSD
    up to 2000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
    M.2 Slot
    1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
    RAM
    up to 20GB
    OS
    Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, No OS
    Battery
    36Wh, 3-cell, 36Wh, 3-cell
    Dimensions
    363 x 254.6 x 22.9 mm (14.29" x 10.02" x 0.90")
    Weight
    2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
    Body material
    Plastic / Polycarbonate
    Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 2x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • HDMI 1.4b
    • Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi 802.11ac
    • Bluetooth 4.2
    • Audio jack 3.5 mm combo
    Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera HD
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone Monaural Microphone
    • Speakers 2x 1.5W, Dolby Audio
    • Optical drive optional
    • Security Lock slot

    All Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) configurations

    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    $409.99
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    $489.99
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD + 128GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • Intel Celeron 4205U
    • Intel HD Graphics 610
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Athlon 300U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 20GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0128GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0128GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 500GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 20GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD0
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 1000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 20GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD + 512GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 2000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 12GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 0128GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
    • Intel HD Graphics 610
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 4GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo ideapad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 02000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 0500GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 02000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 01000GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 0500GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    • Intel Core i5-8265U
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • Intel Core i7-8565U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • Intel Core i3-8145U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • Intel Core i7-8565U
    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
    • 0512GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 0256GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 15
    • AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
    • 1000GB HDD0
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    #CommissionsEarned
    See all Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) review – one of many successors to the Ideapad 330 configurations

    What’s in the box?

    Inside the box, there are the laptop, some paper manuals, and a 65W power brick, which attaches directly to the plug on the wall, rather than using a power cable.

    Design and construction

    On the outside, the laptop looks really good, honestly. It has a glossy, brushed lookalike lid, a base that painted in a similar fashion and a matte bottom plate. Sadly, the entire body of the Ideapad L340 (15″) is made out of plastic, so you have to be extremely careful if you don’t like scratching or damaging your tech. Its profile is 22.9mm and it weighs 2.20 kg – averagely sized device for 2019.

    Indeed, the laptop lacks innovation and lacks a feature like the ErgoLift hinge of the VivoBook S15 S530 and S532 but on the bright side, its lid can be opened with a single hand. Additionally, above the display, you can see that the camera has its own lid, that Lenovo call the “TrueBlock Privacy Shutter”. If we look past the fancy name we are going to see a piece of plastic that is mounted on a lever that moves on top and away from the camera.

    Let’s take a look at the base, shall we? It is the home of a key player – the keyboard (the pun is intended). We are really happy with the size of the keycaps. However, everything else about it just … sucks. In terms of key travel, it is very shallow and on top of that, it lacks the click to it. This results in an overall discomfort in use.

    On the other hand, the touchpad feels responsive and fast, although, the surface is not what we would call premium and it bends pretty substantially when you press on the bottom edges.

    Turning the laptop upside-down reveals the ventilation grills. There are no speakers to be seen here because they are placed on the chamfered side on left and right sides of the laptop.

    Ports

    In terms of connectivity, you can see that all of the ports are placed on the left side of the device. They start off with the barrel-style plug, an RJ-45 connector, an HDMI port, two USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen. 2) ports, an audio jack, as well as a USB Type-C 3.1 (Gen. 2) port. However, this is not it! Only for the old school – there is a DVD-RW drive on the right side. You can definitely enjoy some of the FIFA 2005 action that you still have on CD laying around.

    Disassembly, upgrade options and maintenance

    This device follows the trend of recent years – no service lid but fewer screws. The first thing to do is to remove the screw that holds the optical drive in place. After that just pull the drive out of its slot and remove the rest of the screws. Then, pop the bottom panel with a plastic pry tool and you should be able to easily lift it from the chassis.

    As you can see, the cooling is comprised of only one heat pipe. Frankly, it is so thick that there should be no problem for it to cool down both of the chips. Additionally, the fan that Lenovo has put is pretty massive for a budget multimedia device.

    In terms of upgradability, there is only one RAM DIMM that supports up to 16GB of DDR4 memory. Additionally, the single-channel nature means it is going to be a little slower than a possible dual channel one. Furthermore, there is one M.2 NVMe slot that supports both PCIe and SATA drives and an additional SATA slot for 2.5″ drives.

    Lastly, there is the battery, which has a very modest capacity – 36Wh.

    Display quality

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15) is equipped with a Full HD TN panel with a model number BOE NT156FHM-N61. Its diagonal is 15.6″ (39.62 cm), and the resolution 1920 х 1080 pixels. The screen ratio is 16:9, and we are looking at a pixel density of – 142 ppi, and a pitch of 0.18 х 0.18 mm. The screen turns into Retina when viewed at distance equal to or greater than 60cm (24″) (from this distance one’s eye stops differentiating the separate pixels, and it is normal for looking at a laptop).

    As expected from a TN panel – the viewing angles are terrible. We offer images at 45° to evaluate image quality.

    The measured maximum brightness of 236 nits in the middle of the screen and 227 nits as an average for the whole area, with a maximum deviation of 8%. The Correlated Color Temperature on a white screen is 7060K – colder than the optimal for the sRGB standard of 6500K.
    In the illustration below you can see how the display performs from a uniformity perspective. In other words, the leakage of light from the light source.

    Values of dE2000 over 4.0 should not occur, and this parameter is one of the first you should check if you intend to use the laptop for color-sensitive work. The contrast ratio is poor – 230:1.

    To make sure we are on the same page, we would like to give you a little introduction to the sRGB color gamut and the Adobe RGB. To start, there’s the CIE 1976 Uniform Chromaticity Diagram that represents the visible specter of colors by the human eye, giving you a better perception of the color gamut coverage and the color accuracy.

    Inside the black triangle, you will see the standard color gamut (sRGB) that is being used by millions of people in HDTV and on the web. As for the Adobe RGB, this is used in professional cameras, monitors, etc for printing. Basically, colors inside the black triangle are used by everyone and this is the essential part of the color quality and color accuracy of a mainstream notebook.

    Still, we’ve included other color spaces like the famous DCI-P3 standard used by movie studios, as well as the digital UHD Rec.2020 standard. Rec.2020, however, is still a thing of the future and it’s difficult for today’s displays to cover that well. We’ve also included the so-called Michael Pointer gamut, or Pointer’s gamut, which represents the colors that naturally occur around us every day.

    The yellow dotted line shows Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15)’s color gamut coverage.

    Its display covers 50% of the sRGB/ITU-R BT.709 (web/HDTV standard) in CIE1976.

    Our “Design and Gaming” profile delivers optimal color temperature (6500K) at 140 cd/m2 luminance and sRGB gamma mode.

    We tested the accuracy of the display with 24 commonly used colors like light and dark human skin, blue sky, green grass, orange, etc. You can check out the results at factory condition and also, with the “Design and Gaming” profile.

    Below you can compare the scores of Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15) with the default settings (left), and with the “Gaming and Web design” profile (right).

    The next figure shows how well the display is able to reproduce really dark parts of an image, which is essential when watching movies or playing games in low ambient light.

    The left side of the image represents the display with stock settings, while the right one is with the “Gaming and Web Design” profile activated. On the horizontal axis, you will find the grayscale and on the vertical axis – the luminance of the display. On the two graphs below you can easily check for yourself how your display handles the darkest nuances but keep in mind that this also depends on the settings of your current display, the calibration, the viewing angle, and the surrounding light conditions.

    Response time (Gaming capabilities)

    We test the reaction time of the pixels with the usual “black-to-white” and “white-to-black” method from 10% to 90% and vice versa.

    We recorded Fall Time + Rise Time = 11 ms.

    PWM (Screen flickering)

    Pulse-width modulation (PWM) is an easy way to control monitor brightness. When you lower the brightness, the light intensity of the backlight is not lowered, but instead turned off and on by the electronics with a frequency indistinguishable to the human eye. In these light impulses, the light/no-light time ratio varies, while brightness remains unchanged, which is harmful to your eyes. You can read more about that in our dedicated article on PWM.

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15) doesn’t use PWM to regulate its brightness levels. This makes it comfortable for long working periods, without being harmful in this aspect.

    Blue light emissions

    Installing our Health-Guard profile not only eliminates PWM but also reduces the harmful Blue Light emissions while keeping the colors of the screen perceptually accurate. If you’re not familiar with the Blue light, the TL;DR version is – emissions that negatively affect your eyes, skin and your whole body. You can find more information about that in our dedicated article on Blue Light.

    Conclusion

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) has a TN panel with a Full HD resolution, fast reactions time and comfortable backlight in terms of PWM. On the downside, it has terrible viewing angles, poor contrast ratio, and mediocre color coverage.

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    Sound

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15) has an average sound quality. Nevertheless, its low, mid and high tones are clear of deviations.

    Drivers

    You can download all of the drivers and utilities for the Ideapad L340 (15″) from here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-l-series-laptop/l340-15iwl

    Battery

    Now, we conduct the battery tests with Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. Certainly, the battery size is not one of the Ideapad L340 (15″)’s strong points – 36Wh.

    However, we find the screen on times during Web browsing and video playback to be respectable – around 6 hours and a half and just shy of 7 hours, respectively.

    • Web surfing
    • Video playback
    In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    36Wh, 3-cell
    price
    385 min.
    battery
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    42Wh, 3-cell
    $969
    464 min.+20.5%
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    344 min.-10.6%
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    45Wh
    $1099
    491 min.+27.5%
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    638 min.+65.7%
    For every test like this, we use the same video in HD.
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    36Wh, 3-cell
    price
    412 min.
    battery
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    42Wh, 3-cell
    $969
    458 min.+11.2%
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    363 min.-11.9%
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    45Wh
    $1099
    510 min.+23.8%
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    683 min.+65.8%
    We use F1 2017’s built-in benchmark on loop in order to simulate real-life gaming.
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    36Wh, 3-cell
    price
    battery
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    42Wh, 3-cell
    $969
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    60 min.
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    45Wh
    $1099
    156 min.
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15

    CPU options

    The Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) comes in variants with either Intel or AMD chipsets. On the Intel side, you can choose from the Pentium Gold 5405U, Core i3-8145U or the Core i5-8265U, while the AMD options are pretty straightforward – Ryzen 3 3200U or the Ryzen 5 3500U.

    • 3D Rendering
    • Adobe Photoshop
    Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    590.00
    performance
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    730.00
    Intel Core i5-8250U
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    513.00-13.1%
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    618.00
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    720.00
    Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    0.00
    performance
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    0.00
    Intel Core i5-8250U
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    0.00
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    0.00
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    0.00
    Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    9.36
    performance
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    8.98
    Intel Core i5-8250U
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    10.77+15.1%
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    9.23
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    8.90

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15") CPU variants

    Here you can see an approximate comparison between the CPUs that can be found in the Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15") models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15") model is the best bang for your buck.

    Note: The chart shows the cheapest different CPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / CPU.

    • 3D Rendering
    • Adobe Photoshop
    Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    590
    performance
    AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    619+4.9%
    Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    performance
    AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
    Intel Core i5-8265U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    8.94
    performance
    AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    13.88+55.3%

    GPU options

    This laptop can be purchased with a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce MX230 graphics card. If you opt away from it, then you get the respective integrated solutions from Intel and AMD.s

    • 3DMark Fire Strike (G)
    • Unigine Heaven 3.0
    • Unigine Heaven 4.0
    • Unigine Superposition
    Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    2728.00
    performance
    NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    3663.00+34.3%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    3478.00+27.5%
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    1074.00-60.6%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    2646.00
    Results are from the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    878.00
    performance
    NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    1096.00+24.8%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    1059.00+20.6%
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    281.00-68%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    858.00
    Results are from the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    633.00
    performance
    NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    778.00+22.9%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    779.00+23.1%
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    205.00-67.6%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    621.00
    Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    price
    387.00
    performance
    NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
    $969.00
    490.00+26.6%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5)
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530
    484.00+25.1%
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    HP ProBook 450 G6
    $1099.00
    230.00-40.6%
    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 15
    346.00

    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15") GPU variants

    Here you can see an approximate comparison between the GPUs that can be found in the Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15") models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15") model is the best bang for your buck.

    Note: The chart shows the cheapest different GPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / GPU.

    • 3DMark Fire Strike (G)
    • Unigine Heaven 3.0
    • Unigine Heaven 4.0
    • Unigine Superposition
    Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    1200
    performance
    AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    2625+118.8%
    Results are from the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    326
    performance
    AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    577+77%
    Results are from the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    245
    performance
    AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    454+85.3%
    Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
    Intel UHD Graphics 620
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $409.99
    price
    259
    performance
    AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
    $489.99+20%
    453+74.9%

    Gaming tests

    cs-go-benchmarks

    CS:GO HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
    Average FPS 73 fps 65 fps 57 fps

    DOTA 2 HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
    Average FPS 76 fps 61 fps 48 fps

    Temperatures and comfort

    Max CPU load

    In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.

    Average core frequency (base frequency + X); CPU temp.

    Intel Core i5-8265U (15W TDP) 0:02 – 0:10 sec 0:15 – 0:30 sec 10:00 – 15:00 min
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) 3.27 GHz (B+104%)@ 72°C 1.99 GHz (B+24%)@ 60°C 2.01 GHz (B+26%)@ 65°C
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S532 2.96 GHz (B+85%) @ 75°C 2.95 GHz (B+84%) @ 90°C 2.17 GHz (B+36%) @ 68°C
    ASUS VivoBook S15 S530 2.99 GHz (B+87%) @ 77°C 2.99 GHz (B+87%) @ 87°C 2.29 GHz (B+43%) @ 71°C
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13s 2.76 GHz (B+73%)@ 75°C 2.74 GHz (B+71%)@ 84°C 2.11 GHz (B+32%)@ 74°C
    Lenovo ThinkPad T490s 3.43 GHz (B+114%)@ 91°C 2.69 GHz (B+68%)@ 91°C 2.19 GHz (B+37%)@ 80°C
    HP ProBook 450 G6 2.69 GHz (B+59%)@ 64°C 2.53 GHz (B+60%)@ 68°C 2.09 GHz (B+31%)@ 71°C

    Quite obviously, the cooling of the Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) is more than sufficient enough to cool down the Core i5-8265U. However, apparently, the manufacturer has chosen to keep temperatures even further down, in order to promote longevity and introduce less heat into the chassis, whatsoever. This is completely opposite to what they achieved with the ThinkPad T490s. Weirdly, the Ideapad L340 (15″) dropped its frequencies down from the respectable 3.27 GHz to 1.99 GHz in only 20-30 seconds after the test has started. It is particularly interesting because the temperatures never exceeded 72C and after the throttling, they got down to 60C. This means we are seeing power throttling and not a thermal one.

    Real-life gaming

    NVIDIA GeForce MX230 GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min) GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min)
    Lenovo Ideapad L340 (15″) 1632 MHz @ 69°C 1532 MHz @ 69°C
    Lenovo Ideapad C340 (15″) 1658 MHz @ 74°C 1300 MHz @ 64°C

    Certainly, the Ideapad L340 (15″) is fully capable to cool down the GeForce MX230. It appears to be much more effective than the Ideapad C340 in this aspect, as well.

    Comfort during full load

    The outer body of the laptop wasn’t that hot, but we measured a maximum temperature of just over 42C.

    Verdict

    Ideapad L340 (15″) is basically the successor to Ideapad 330 – a budget laptop that leaves some mixed impressions on whether it is worth it, or it is just the next cheapo. However, in 2019, Lenovo did something interesting to the Ideapad 330. It took it, and it separated it into branches. First, there is the Ideapad L340 (15″), which may be considered as the main successor to the line. Then, there is the Ideapad L340 Gaming (15″) which is basically, the Ideapad L340 (15″) on steroids, and finally, there is the Ideapad S340, which is more or less a successor to the Ideapad 330s.

    One thing can be told for sure – the Ideapad L340 (15″) certainly looks more modern than its predecessor. It now has relatively narrow bezels, thin and light body and great design. However, it is still not too polished. Not only performance-wise, but also in terms of features and overall quality of the device.

    First, let’s start with the performance. In day-to-day tasks, the laptop performs really well – it is snappy and you won’t notice stuttering. If you are going to put some substantial stress on it, though, expect the clock speeds to go down. This is not because of poor thermals, but because of the super-conservative approach from Lenovo. In fact, we are pretty confident that the cooling can sustain more than 3.00 GHz for a relatively long period of time, rather than the 10-15 seconds it does.

    It utilizes a 1080p TN panel (BOE NT156FHM-N61 (BOE0812)), which as you may expect, has terrible viewing angles and contrast ratio. Additionally, it covers only 50% of sRGB and its colors were way off until we installed our Gaming and Web design profile. On the bright side, it doesn’t use PWM to adjust its brightness level and the panel itself is pretty fast in terms of reaction times.

    Again, if you use it daily, you would find the I/O to suit you well, even though it lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt connectivity. On the bright side – it is equipped with an optical drive. However, we strongly recommend using an external keyboard for this laptop. Its own is just too shallow and mushy, which takes away from the pleasure of typing.

    Not only that, but the use of an external display is also preferable. Not that its TN panel is terrible but it is not the best either with its poor viewing angles and mediocre contrast ratio. At least, its battery is not that bad. The battery life was pretty good for a 36Wh unit – 6 hours and a half of Web browsing and around 7 hours of video playback.

    Despite the low price, we feel that Lenovo is still asking too much money for this device. We would personally go for the VivoBook S15 S530 – a one-year-old laptop, but it offers you a more stable performance as well as a better keyboard and an IPS panel for relatively the same money.

    Pros

    • Stylish design
    • Great cooling capacity
    • Energy efficient
    • DVD-RW drive on board
    • It doesn’t use PWM to adjust its brightness levels, and has fast reaction times (BOE NT156FHM-N61 (BOE0812))

    Cons

    • Uncomfortable keyboard
    • All-plastic build
    • Conservative approach towards performance
    • No IPS panel options
    • Its display has uncomfortable viewing angles and contrast ratio (BOE NT156FHM-N61 (BOE0812))
    • The colors of the screen are way off (our Gaming and Web design profile fixes that) (BOE NT156FHM-N61 (BOE0812))

    You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-ideapad-l340-15/

    Lenovo IdeaPad L340 15
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    • Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • 1000GB HDD
    • 8GB RAM
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    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W)
    • 1000GB HDD
    • 8GB RAM
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    • 16GB RAM
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    R7ex Ed
    R7ex Ed
    1 year ago

    Over here in SG, the L340 is much cheaper than the S530.

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    ozreview
    1 year ago
    Reply to  R7ex Ed

    yes, but about the quality? in Australia, this laptop is not great with many shortcomings.

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    Human
    Human
    1 year ago
    Reply to  R7ex Ed

    I just ordered a Ryzen 5 3500u model with 256GB SSD and 4GB onboard soldered RAM with Lenovo Malaysia for RM1600. To get dual channel (limited to 4GB) memory with this device, you must add the onboard soldered RAM when configuring, else there’s no more chance for it. They don’t allow me to further add RAM module if I opted for the onboard 4GB, FHD screen & Ryzen 5, but that’s not a big deal as I can always add it for a cheaper price out there. Lenovo always had these weird configuration limitations, and it really does ruined many… Read more »

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    ozreview
    ozreview
    1 year ago

    good review. in addition to the above. poor battery life 9even when idle) which makes this laptop at the bottom of my list. Not a good buy.

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    M FITZ
    M FITZ
    1 year ago

    very slow too slow, I had the 330 it was faster

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