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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAN8 review

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAN8

CHOICE Expert Rating

64%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Poor audio quality
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Charger is not USB-C

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
64%
Performance score
56%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
67%
Display score
60%
Audio score
52%
Wi-Fi score
81%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1282
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3111
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:58
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:04
Expert tester comments
Lenovo's Ideapad Slim 3i is a large 15.6-inch model with an Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. It's performance is decent for everyday office, browsing, video chats, and media consumption tasks. Battery life was good at over seven hours, and recharge time was short, too. However, its Full HD screen has narrow viewing angles, so you'll end up having to adjust the tilt a lot while using it.

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
$678.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i3-N305
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
193
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.6
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.36
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 232 x 358

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
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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