Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15IRU8
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Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15IRU8
Source: PC Mag
In the budget-friendly laptop category, some systems provide surprising value; others cut too close to the bone, leaving the buyer feeling let down. Which one the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is depends entirely on what price point you buy it at. With our review unit selling at some retailers for right around $300, it's a decent little machine for web browsing and day-to-day productivity. Sure, it has a lackluster display, and the performance won't wow anybody, but for the price of a cheap Chromebook, it's a surprisingly capable Windows laptop that throws in a fine port selection. But, if you're considering this system at list price or above for this same configuration, we urge you to pass on it. That dim display and plodding performance may be acceptable for under $400, but at midrange prices, you should get something with more pep and more robust construction. It's an acceptable deal if you can find a deal, but if not, this laptop's a pass.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2024
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Techradar
I suggest grabbing the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i when there's a sale, as it’s quite reasonably priced and comes with a decent amount of power for the cost. There are a few premium features like a touchscreen, privacy shutter and fingerprint reader. Of course, being a budget computer, there are some compromises like mediocre sound quality and weak color coverage.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/16/2024
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70%
Source: USA Today
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 is an effective, utilitarian machine, and there’s plenty to get out of it in that respect. It has enough pep to coast through light, everyday computing tasks. It’s a pleasure to type on and is easy on the eyes thanks to a bright, anti-glare screen. But it doesn’t have much performance headroom, and it won’t be up to the task for more demanding applications. So don’t consider this machine if you’re looking for an affordable workstation. And, even though the display gets plenty bright, it produces drab and dull colors. Even a bump to 100% sRGB color coverage would benefit it dramatically. Last year’s Asus ZenBook 14 OLED showed just what a lower-cost laptop display could look like. By contrast, Lenovo’s machine is a slab of somewhat cheap-feeling plastic. Its battery life could also be better. At $660, it’s just $100 shy of a frequently discounted Apple MacBook Air M1, which is a battery-life behemoth and has the edge on portability and build quality.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/25/2023
Source: Lon.TV
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/24/2023
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Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Alder Lake SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture (Xe) with 64 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i3-1315U: Raptor Lake-U based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 8 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 0.9 to 4.5 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.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.
70%: 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.
