Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 Inch Full HD Laptop – (Intel Core
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 Inch Full HD Laptop – (Intel Core i3-1115G4, Integrated Intel UHD Graphics, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 11 Home in S Mode) – Abyss Blue
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6 Inch Full HD Laptop
| Weight: | 1.65 kg |
| Dimensions: | 23.65 x 35.92 x 1.99 cm; 1.65 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Lenovo |
| Model: | 82H802BRUK |
| Colour: | Abyss Blue |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Manufacture: | Lenovo |
| Dimensions: | 23.65 x 35.92 x 1.99 cm; 1.65 Kilograms |
I needed a replacement for my ever reliable but now ageing Lenovo Ideapad Core i5 8400 laptop. I noticed the specs of the new Pentium Gold 8505 were significantly higher than the previous 7505 model and decided I’d go for this model along with an additional 8Gb memory upgrade since I do independent software development with Visual Studio 2022.
I’m absolutely blown away by the truly excellent performance of the machine. It’s sold essentially as an entry level general purpose laptop for browsing and office but it copes easily with my development needs and is much quicker than my old i5.
What I would recommend though is spending the extra 20 or so on the 8Gb upgrade (giving 12Gb in total). Windows 11 eats RAM so if you are intending doing anything more than browsing and maybe the odd bit of MS Office then you’ll appreciate the extra capacity.
The screen quality is again excellent as is the keyboard. The built-in mouse pad is accurate and fine for occasional use or if your work is mainly keyboard driven. However if you are doing a full shift with lots of mouse manipulation then, like all the laptops I’ve used (and that’s plenty), you’ll want to plug in an external USB mouse.
I haven’t used the built-in webcam but it’s the the usual 720P standard laptop type so it’s likely to be good rather than brilliant.
I’ve just bought a second machine to act as a development database server. With lower end processors like this, unless you are doing something like CAD or gaming then there really isn’t any real need to go to the expense of an i3 or i5.
This is a good laptop for what I needed, i.e I7 to run spectrum analyser software at a decent speed. Unfortunately it arrived with Win 11S loaded not win10S as advertised. It has been quite an effort to downgrade back to win10 including reverting to win 11 from 11S, removing encryption from hard drive and then downloading win 10. After 3 days I now have the win10 laptop I need as it does a good job running the older software not compatible with win 11.