[Video Review] Lenovo V17 Gen 2 – packed with features
Lenovo V17 Gen 2 (Intel) in-depth review
Nowadays, the term "low-budget" laptop has been really watered down. There has been a trio of notebooks that really showed the bright sides of owning an affordable device in 2022. They were the HP 470 G8, the Acer Aspire 3 (A317-53), and the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (17", 2021). Interestingly, Lenovo has gone even further to show that they can shave even more off the end price.This time their effort is called the V17 Gen 2 (or V17 G2 ITL). Indeed, not a very creative name, but we kind of like it for its shortness. Nevertheless, what should be more likable is what we would find inside. In contrast[...]

Pros
- 1x SODIMM, 1x M.2 PCIe x4, 1x 2.5-inch SATA (optional)
- Optional fingerprint reader
- 97% sRGB coverage and accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B173HAN04.3 (AUO439D))
- No PWM (AUO B173HAN04.3 (AUO439D))
- SD card slot
- Decent performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- Plastic build with mediocre quality
- Unstable hinges
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce MX350 #252 in Top GPUs Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (Tiger Lake, 48EU) #287 in Top GPUs Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) #292 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) #248 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) #261 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 #293 in Top GPUsIntel UHD Graphics Xe G1
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- up to 40GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, No OS
- Battery
- 45Wh, 3-cell, 45Wh, 42Wh, 3-cell, 38Wh, 2-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 399 x 274 x 19.9 mm (15.71" x 10.79" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 1.4b
- Card reader
- MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 1.5W, Dolby Audio
- Optical drive