Lenovo Ideapad 120s-11IAP
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Average of 8 scores (from 11 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo Ideapad 120s-11IAP
Smaller size, bigger value. The 11-inch Lenovo Ideapad 120s carries over many of the same facets of its 14-inch brother in a more compact case. However, with half the RAM and a smaller body, can it keep up with the larger model?
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionIn conclusion, we can say that IdeaPad 120S is a very good laptop model that combines in itself stylish construction and budget hardware which can handle your daily tasks. It is not made for people in need of a powerful CPU or GPU, super display and incredibly firm corpus but it’s rather aimed at users that don’t want or cannot spend huge sums on a mobile computer and at the same time want to have such. The laptop is a great combination of small size, low price and budget hardware.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/11/2018
Source: Computer Shopper
Archive.org versionPriced at just under $250, the 11.6-inch Lenovo IdeaPad 120s provides an ultraportable Windows 10 laptop at a Chromebook price point.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/19/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Techaeris
Archive.org versionThe Lenovo Ideapad 120s is a low budget, entry-level laptop for the price conscious. The 120s can do almost anything that a more expensive laptop will do to be sure. Just be aware that it will take more time to do it and not look near as good doing it as its higher-priced siblings. If you are in the market for a budget laptop and don’t mind sacrificing speed and a beautiful screen to get a lower price, the Lenovo Ideapad 120s may be a good choice.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/17/2018
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 80% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 95% workmanship: 70%
Source: Reviewed.com
Archive.org versionThe IdeaPad is great for those with basic needs, but that's as far as it goes. Unless your budget is capped at $200, you should really know what you're getting into. Let's go over the positives first. With its minimalist look and lightweight body, it looks more like expensive than it really is. It's the kind of laptop you wouldn't mind bringing to an important meeting or a college lecture. While we love the awesome battery life and low price, we had a few issues with the trade offs.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/15/2017
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Gotta Be Mobile
Archive.org versionIf you casually browse the internet, check your email and occasionally watch online videos, spending $179.99 on the IdeaPad 120S (11”) makes a lot of sense. It’s not missing anything essential to getting basic tasks done – provided you’re willing to do them one at a time instead of working in a half-dozen apps and switching between them.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Gotta Be Mobile
Archive.org versionIf you casually browse the internet, check your email and occasionally watch online videos, spending $179.99 on the IdeaPad 120S (11”) makes a lot of sense. It’s not missing anything essential to getting basic tasks done – provided you’re willing to do them one at a time instead of working in a half-dozen apps and switching between them.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
Archive.org versionLenovo's petite IdeaPad 120S is a budget ultraportable that offers good-for-the-cost performance, but you can find better screens and keyboards by stepping up to the next highest class.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/21/2017
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionThe Lenovo IdeaPad 120S offers good battery life and performance at a very affordable price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/19/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Source: Putoinformatico
ES→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/04/2018
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; compact size; nice design; high mobility; decent hardware; good ergonomy; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/14/2017
Source: Laptop.bg
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Great built quality; compact size; light weight; nice display; silent system; good connectivity. Negative: Weak hardware.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/05/2018
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The Lenovo Ideapad 120s-11IAP is an entry-level laptop. The IdeaPad is great for those with basic needs, but that is as far as it goes. It can satisfy light users who casually browse the internet, check emails and occasionally watch online videos. Despite being a rectangular shaped laptop, Lenovo has managed to add some interest to the shape of the Ideapad 120s with nicely beveled edges and a nice matte finish. The Lenovo logo is stamped on the top in the same color but with a glossy finish. This lends more interest to the look of the laptop without going overboard with bright colors or chrome. The Lenovo Ideapad 120s has a screen resolution of 1366 x 768, and the screen measures 11.6″ in the diagonal. The screen size is fine for a laptop that will be used on the go, and the text looks clear and smooth. A user can adjust the brightness from very dark to very bright, depending on lighting conditions. However, the colors are very muted, and everything seems to be a bit muddy. The screen is definitely useable, just do not expect a breathtaking visual experience with the Lenovo Ideapad 120s.
The IdeaPad 120s' Celeron N3350 CPU and 2 GB of RAM make it suited for monotasking rather than multitasking. The paltry 2 GB of RAM rule out multitasking; running more than a few applications at a time can freeze the machine. The Celeron CPU can handle basic office and home tasks, but struggles with anything else. Users should expect some kind of performance throttling during extended workloads, too. Speaking of storage, the eMMC flash storage of 64 GB is about average for this price point. 64 GB is not a lot to begin with; considering that about 7 GB are reserved for the operating system, there is not a lot of room left for the end user. Users can expect about five hours of regular use on a single charge, which is impressive for a budget laptop. It has something to do with the low-end processor and other power-efficient internals. Five hours is a good chunk of time, for sure, with the screen brightness set to 100%. It is recommended to dim the screen, if the user wants it to last a full workday. The TrackPad works fine, and the keyboard is comfortable. There are plenty of ports for all your needs, along with one USB 3.0 with always-on charging. Along the left side of the Lenovo Ideapad 120s, there are a USB-C, HDMI, USB-3.0, and the charging port. The right side houses a reset button, a Micro-SD card reader, a headphone jack, and another USB-C port. The speakers are located on the bottom of the unit. The sound the speakers produce leaves a lot to be desired.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
Intel HD Graphics 500: Integrated low-end graphics adapter with DirectX 12 support, which can be found in some ULV SoCs from the Apollo Lake series.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Celeron N3350: An Apollo Lake family, dual-core, ultra-low-power processor (SoC) that saw the light of day in 2016. Its two cores run at 1.1 GHz to 2.4 GHz; these are not Hyper-Threading-enabled meaning there are no additional threads. This chip has a fairly competent integrated graphics solution, the Intel HD Graphics 500, and eats very little (~6 W). The Celeron N3350 is based on the Goldmont CPU microarchitecture that came to replace Silvermont (2013), bringing with it several welcome improvements. The CPU is Secure Boot-compatible; technically, it will have no issue running 64-bit Windows 11. The average N3350 in our database is just as fast as the venerable Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 is in multi-thread loads; the two cores of this Celeron trail behind a single core of any half-decent CPU such as the Intel Core i3-7130U.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
11.60":
This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.
» 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.
69.98%: 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.
