Lenovo IdeaPad S340 14″ (14IWL, 14API, 14IML)

Lenovo IdeaPad S340 14" (14IWL, 14API, 14IML) - Specs

  • BOE NT140FHM-N43 (BOE07D3)
  • Color accuracy  13  3.9
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
  • RAM
  • up to 20GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, No OS, Windows 10 S
  • Battery
  • 36Wh, 3-cell, 52.5Wh, 36Wh
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
  • Dimensions
  • 323 x 231 x 17.9 mm (12.72" x 9.09" x 0.70")
  • Weight
  • 1.69 kg (3.7 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • HDMI
  • 1.4b
  • Card reader
  • MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5 mm combo
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Dual-Array Microphone
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W, Dolby Audio
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

 

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Office Work

Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

Design and Gaming

This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S340 14" (14IWL, 14API, 14IML) in-depth review

Today, we were able to get our hands on a direct successor to the Lenovo Ideapad 330s (14). If you remember, it was one of the good budget 14-inchers on the market and offered an IPS panel and decent processors. However, the Ideapad S340 (14), which we got right now, has a TN panel, which is a bummer, although, there should be available options of this model that sport an IPS display.Nevertheless, visually, the changes are ever so subtle and hard to notice for the naked eye. Some of them raise the value of the device immensely - they include a backlight for the keyboard and a rubberized f[...]

Pros

  • Great input devices
  • Cool on the outside
  • Supports M.2 PCIe x4 drives
  • Has a great battery life

Cons

  • Weak chassis
  • TN panel has naturally poor viewing angles
  • Uses aggressive PWM to adjust its brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that) (BOE NT140FHM-N43 (BOE07D3))
  • Covers only 51% of sRGB (BOE NT140FHM-N43 (BOE07D3))

Inside Lenovo Ideapad S340 (14) - disassembly and upgrade options

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