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    Lenovo Ideapad 3 (15) review – AMD or Intel, the choice is yours

    From: Alex Iliev | 4

    Depending on the country where you reside, the Ideapad 3 (15) is one of the more affordable devices on the market. As such, don’t expect to be blown away by great performance, or by good build quality. In fact, you should really narrow down all of your expectations. Of course, this doesn’t make the device bad, it just means that in order to have the perfect laptop for a low budget – some corners have to be cut.

    Usually, the first thing that goes down with the price is the display. Despite that, Lenovo is still offering this boy with a Full HD IPS option (although we were only able to get our hands on the TN model). Additionally, most of the budget notebooks have sluggish processors, like the Pentium or Celeron series, but yet, this is not the case here. Now, pay attention – this laptop comes in four different iterations. Most of the features are shared between all of them, but what makes them distinct are the CPU options. These devices come with a set of letters and numbers behind and we will help you set them apart – 15IIL05 (Ice Lake processors), 15IML05 (Comet Lake), 15ADA05 (Ryzen 3000U), 15ARE05 (Ryzen 4000U).

    Undoubtedly, the latter is going to provide the best performance. However, we got the Ice Lake edition of the Ideapad 3 (15), and in addition to the potent integrated graphics solutions, you can get it with the GeForce MX330 and MX350. Well, not everything is fun and games here – come and see.

    You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-ideapad-3-15/

    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 3 (15") - Specs

    • Innolux N156HGA-EA3 (CMN15F5)
    • Color accuracy  7.5  2.9
    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 2000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
    • M.2 Slot
    • 1x 2242/2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4  See photo
    • RAM
    • up to 36GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 S, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro
    • Battery
    • 35Wh, 2-cell, 35Wh, 45Wh, 3-cell, 41Wh, 3-cell, 45Wh, 2-cell, 35Wh, 3-cell, 45Wh
    • Body material
    • Plastic / Polycarbonate
    • Dimensions
    • 362.2 x 253.4 x 19.9 mm (14.26" x 9.98" x 0.78")
    • Weight
    • 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 2.0
    • 2x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • HDMI
    • 1.4b
    • Card reader
    • MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.0
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5 mm combo
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • optional
    • Web camera
    • HD
    • Backlit keyboard
    • optional
    • Microphone
    • Dual-Array Microphone
    • Speakers
    • 2x 1.5W, Dolby Audio
    • Optical drive
    • optional

    All Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (15″) configurations

    #CommissionsEarned
    #1

    Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15

    Processor
    Intel Pentium Silver N5030
    VideoCard
    Intel UHD Graphics 605
    RAM
    4GB RAM
    STORAGE
    128GB SSD
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Detailed review
    $239.00
    #2

    Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15

    Processor
    Intel Pentium Silver N5030
    VideoCard
    Intel UHD Graphics 605
    RAM
    8GB RAM
    STORAGE
    128GB SSD
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Detailed review
    $249.99
    #3

    Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15

    Processor
    Intel Core i3-1005G1
    VideoCard
    Intel UHD Graphics G1
    RAM
    4GB RAM
    STORAGE
    128GB SSD
    OS
    Windows 10 Home
    Detailed review
    $259.00