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Lenovo Ideapad S145 (S145-15AST) review

Lenovo Ideapad S145 (S145-15AST)

CHOICE Expert Rating

62%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Full-sized SD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Low screen resolution of 1366 x 768
  • Screen has very narrow viewing angles
  • Short power cord
  • Sluggish overall performance
  • Poor storage read and write speed

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
62%
Performance score
48%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
71%
Battery life score
59%
Display score
59%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
72%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
468
Storage read-speed (MBps)
545
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
34
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:34
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:33
Expert tester comments
Lenovo's IdeaPad S145 is a 15.6-inch laptop with a modest CPU that will make the system feel sluggish at times, and especially when multitasking. It can be used only for basic Web and office document tasks, and some may get frustrated by the screen, which has very narrow viewing angles. It comes with Windows 10 S Mode by default, which can only run vetted apps from the Microsoft Store, but can be switched to Windows 10 Home, which removes the app restrictions.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$699.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
AMD A6-9225
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon R4
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
204
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.7
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.2
Size (mm, H x D x W)
25 x 252 x 362

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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