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Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15IJL7 review

Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15IJL7

CHOICE Expert Rating

63%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • SD card slot
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Silent operation
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (battery, Wi-Fi)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor storage read and write speeds
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Charger is not USB-C
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Poor audio
  • Noticeable rattle and movement when touchpad tapped

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
63%
Performance score
47%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
78%
Battery life score
63%
Display score
60%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
68%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
150
Storage read-speed (MBps)
244
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
58
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:07
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:09
Expert tester comments
Don't expect anything flashy from Lenovo's Celeron-powered IdeaPad 1 laptop. It has slow processing and storage components, as well as a screen with narrow viewing angles and a very low resolution of 1366×768 pixels. It's a laptop that should only be used for the most basic of tasks: a bit of web browsing, checking email, working on documents, watching some YouTube or other video streams, and only doing very few of those tasks at the same time. The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is the better buy when it comes to performance at this price point.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$337.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Celeron N4500
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.1
RAM (GB)
4
Video graphics type
Intel UHD graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
128
Available user space (GB)
63.4
Storage type
eMMC
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.28
Size (mm, H x D x W)
23 x 235 x 360

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
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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