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Lenovo V145-15AST (81MT) review

Lenovo V145-15AST (81MT)

CHOICE Expert Rating

60%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • Didn't work on the 5GHz band of a Telstra Smartmodem 2.0 router (Arcadyan)
  • Sluggish performance
  • Very poor webcam
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Lacks USB-C
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Short power cord
  • Poor storage read and write speed

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
60%
Performance score
48%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
66%
Battery life score
61%
Display score
60%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
66%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
507
Storage read-speed (MBps)
538
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
27
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
3:34
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:35
Expert tester comments
This Lenovo laptop is very basic in its configuration and doesn't have many redeeming features. Along with sluggish performance, you will have to put up with a screen that has narrow viewing angles and a low resolution of 1366 x 768. Its webcam also stood out as being of a lower quality than most.

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
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$597.00

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)
197
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.8
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.2
Size (mm, H x D x W)
26 x 252 x 376

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
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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