Lenovo IdeaPad 300 Series
Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A6-6310, Intel Core i3 5005U, Intel Core i5 5200U, Intel Core i5 6200U, Intel Core i7 6500U, Intel Pentium N3700Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R4 (Beema), AMD Radeon R5 M330, Intel HD Graphics 5500, NVIDIA GeForce 920M
Display: 15.60 inch, 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.26kg, 2.3kg, 3kg
Price: 449, 450, 629, 699, 700 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
Lenovo IdeaPad 305-15ABM
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 305-15ABMProcessor: AMD AMD A-Series A6-6310
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 449 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Unconvincing. Lenovo throws a new 15.6-inch office laptop on the market with its IdeaPad 305-15. The computer presents solid processing performance and is well-equipped. However, it has clear shortcomings in battery life and keyboard.
Lenovo IdeaPad 305-15IBD
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 305-15IBDProcessor: Intel Core i5 5200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 M330 2048 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 699 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Way too expensive. Lenovo's 15.6-inch all-rounder cannot attract attention with its performance and features. However, this does not keep Lenovo from charging a ludicrous price for this device.
Lenovo IdeaPad 300-17ISK 80QH001EGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 300-17ISK 80QH001EGEProcessor: Intel Core i5 6200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 M330 1024 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Price: 629 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Enduring. The Ideapad is a 17.3-inch laptop for the desktop at home. It scores with low operating noise, temperatures, power consumption and a long battery life.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; decent hardware. Negative: Plastic case; mediocre display.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/20/2016
Source: Notebook-Center.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; decent hardware. Negative: Plastic case; mediocre display.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/20/2016
Lenovo IdeaPad 300-15IBR
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 300-15IBRProcessor: Intel Pentium N3700
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 920M 1024 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.26kg
Price: 450 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Daily companion. Large display, enough performance to handle the various daily tasks on might encounter and an attractive price point: Lenovo's IdeaPad 300 costs 450 Euro (~$500) and targets price-conscious consumers with basic needs.
Lenovo IdeaPad 305-15IBD-80NJ00CJG
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 305-15IBD-80NJ00CJGProcessor: Intel Core i3 5005U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 5500
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Decent hardware for normal tasks; very comfortable keyboard; good price. Negative: Short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/04/2016
Lenovo IdeaPad 300-15ISK-80Q700RYGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 300-15ISK-80Q700RYGEProcessor: Intel Core i7 6500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 M330
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Chip.de
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/11/2016
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 49% performance: 63% features: 94% display: 46% mobility: 4% ergonomy: 74%
Source: Mi Mundo Gadget
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Large screen; good hardware. Negative: Poor display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/07/2017
Comment
Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema):
Integrated GPU on select AMD Beema APUs. Based on the GCN architecture with 128 shader units and a core clock up to 800 MHz.
Intel HD Graphics 5500: Integrated graphics card (GT2) in the Core processors of the Broadwell U-series (15 W TDP).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Radeon R5 M330: Entry level dedicated graphics card based on a 28nm GCN 2.0 / 1.2 chip supporting DirectX 12, Vulkan and FreeSync.
NVIDIA GeForce 920M: Renamed GeForce 825M Kepler based graphics card (GK208) with sligthly higher clock speed.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD AMD A-Series:
A6-6310: Quad-core APU for entry-level devices and sub-notebooks, codenamed Beema. Based on the Puma+ architecture and integrates a Radeon R4 GPU.
Intel Core i5:
5200U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
6200U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Pentium:
N3700: Notebook CPU with an integrated quad core Atom processor clocked at 1.6 - 2.4 GHz, an Intel HD Graphics GPU and a dual channel DDR3L-1600 memory controller.
Intel Core i3:
5005U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
6500U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.26 kg:
3 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
70.28%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
