The keyboard, though it doesn't have a backlight, is comfortable to use during all-day typing binges. If you want to take the laptop with you on the go, it shouldn't be too much of a bother in a backpack or messenger. That's less than something like the Dell XPS 15, which employs an aluminum chassis rather than plastic. It weighs in at 3.75 pounds (1.7kg) and measures 0.78 inches (19.9mm) at its thinnest point. It's all fairly straightforward for a budget laptop. The bottom of the laptop has a sizable air intake for the large fan, with an exhaust along the back edge between lid and hinge. The IdeaPad 3 15 has an Abyss Blue color with brushed finish, giving it a more expensive look than you might expect from plain plastic. You can see their basic specs in the table below.Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central) The Asus VivoBook 17 M712 has the biggest screen (17.3 inches) and the highest price ($500 to $550) in the group it's an Editors' Choice award-winner with the same Ryzen 3 processor as the Lenovo.

The $428 HP Laptop 14-dq2020nr has a smaller display and a quad-core Intel Core i3 CPU. I've already mentioned two 15.6-inch competitors, the $399.99 Asus VivoBook 15 and $369 Dell Inspiron 15 3000. The 720p webcam captures relatively well-lit but bland, soft-focus images with a fair amount of noise or static.įor our benchmark charts, I compared the IdeaPad 3 15ADA05 to four other economy laptops. Dolby Audio software lets you choose from music, movie, game, and voice presets and try an equalizer with minimal effect. Driving piano and drum passages are hardly present. Bass is faint and muffled at best you can barely make out overlapping tracks. Even at max volume, audio from the front-bottom-edge speakers is weak and hollow.

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