[Video Review] Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 – AMD vs Intel, who’s the winner?
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Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15", 2022) in-depth review
Like the TUF series of ASUS, Lenovo releases its IdeaPad Gaming 3 notebooks in two versions. Naturally, one comes with an Intel chipset, while the other is equipped with an AMD one. Since we already had our look on the one paired with Team Blue, now we are going to see if the AMD model is any better. And in the future, we are going to make an in-depth comparison between the two, and possibly some of its competitors in this segment of the market.So, what should you expect from this laptop? Well, it has a changed exterior, which is now very reminiscent of the Legion series. Of course, the a[...]
Pros
- Fantastic price/performance ratio
- Great keyboard with an optional RGB backlight
- 2x SODIMM DDR5 + 2x M.2 slots (one supports Gen 4 drives)
- Decent cooling
- No PWM (BOE NV156FHM-NX1, BOE0A81)
Cons
- Lacks an SD card reader
- Only 50% sRGB coverage (BOE NV156FHM-NX1, BOE0A81)
- Flimsy hinges, resulting in a bouncy lid
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15", 2022) - Specs
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop, 85W) #91 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop, 140W) #97 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 85W) #130 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 85W) #148 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 85W) #168 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 (Laptop) #204 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2242 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, No OS, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, DOS, Windows 11
- Battery
- 60Wh, 60Wh, 4-cell, 45Wh, 3-cell, 45Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 356.6 x 266.4 x 21.8 mm (14.04" x 10.49" x 0.86")
- Weight
- 2.32 kg (5.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD with Privacy Shutter, Fixed Focus
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
- optional
- Security Lock slot
All Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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