Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Laptop, 14.0 FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage, AMD Radeon 7 Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Abyss Blue

Ive been using this for around about a week and thought Id leave a review. I was pretty impressed by how it was able to run most games on decent settings with high FPS and its efficiency when working. The only problem Ive run into is how often I need to use a charger. Although it runs pretty well the battery life isnt ideal and thats the only thing stopping me from leaving a 5* review.

Only thing I DONT like about this is it has only 2 USB ports. Other than that, this computer is JUST what I needed for an affordable price. Very fast, screen is bright and clear. 6 core AMD processor has this machine cruisin! love it!

Great for what I needed and a great daily use laptop.

The screen is bad but big enough for home office, for gaming and entertainment is very dull. The specs though are great for gaming or multitasking even for a laptop without dedicated video card. Battery lasts enough, about 3-4 hours of heavy use

Ryzen 5500 cpu crushes intel. For the price this laptop is way above what you would expect. Boots instantly, good size, good fingerprint reader.

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First off, dont let the title scare you, its a great deal. The screen, unlike previous iterations, is gorgeous for the price - crisp and detailed. You can probably find the specs elsewhere complaining about SRGB coverage, but for the average user, sub $500, its great. Seems like it gets close to 300 nits, definitely bright enough indoors. Keyboard is very nice, not MacBook Air or the like, but very close - much better than Acer/Asus/Samsung. Trackpad along the same lines, very good overall, if you really want to nitpick, the clicking of it wasnt the best on the edges for right/left click. Sound was decent, definitely a laptop speaker and does not get too loud. Fan noise isnt noticeable unless youre used to absolute quiet, the fans spun up under load when setting things up and windows updates, quiet and not grating on the ears. Build quality wont wow anyone at the coffee shop but the plastic resembles brushed metal and its appealing over, say, the millionth grey laptop. Moderately serviceable under the hood, with one ram stick being soldered on (4 gb). Ignore the other reviews bashing Amazons delivery service instead of the product itself, this is a sleeper Windows laptop. Highly recommended for research/browsing, writing, and light gaming. Ive actually gone into the BIOS and unlocked the processor to get full access to the performance of the 5500u and its impressive, Ive run Diablo 2 Resurrected at a very playable (although not great) frame rate and even managed some Halo Infinite at 30fps at lowest settings. By no means would I buy this laptop to game unless its older games or Esports, but it is possible to punch above its weight, which is a huge bang for your buck.

This review is written having owned and used this laptop a month-and-a-half. Full Disclosure: I didnt even boot Windows 11, I wiped it immediately and installed Ubuntu (22.04), my OS of choice for a decade

I know you get paid for allowing these security software companies to pre install their 3 month free software but please leave it off. It took longer than anything else to uninstall and reinstall my chosen security suite. Include a key code for a “free” tryout instead

Beautiful laptop, really happy with it. Havent gamed in it yet, but have great expectations :)