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Well designed
Lightweight
Long battery life
Best Mid-Grade Gaming Laptop for Value!
So I've been on the search for a sub $1000 mid-grade gaming laptop at the beginning of 2022 and I can easily narrow this down to be one of the best mid-grade gaming laptops in the market right now! Pros: +3050Ti GPU is a great middle ground GPU without having to spend an extra $400 for a 3060 GPU. All 30 series GPU's come with DLSS support with will significantly help with performance that games that support it. +5600H is more than enough for mid-grade gaming with its 6 Core processor. CPU temps are good averaging around 80 C on recent games like Halo Infinite (can be cooler if a cooling pad is used). +Overall Good Temps: I've so far tried a few sessions for over an hour using low/mid setting at 120 Hz and the highest temps I saw reached no higher than 90 C. Not the greatest cooling but never did I felt like the laptop was going to melt after an hour session. +Lenovo Vantage support: If you're familiar with Lenovo's Legion series, all Lenovo laptops come with great software support for drivers and other features like performance/overclocking modes. The IdeaPad however doesn't come with MUX switch though unlike the Legion series laptops. Meh: -Windows 11: The IdeaPad 3 come preinstalled with Windows 11 which might be a negative for some. I do question the 4GB ram requirement for Windows 11 but after using it for a good while, I don't mind Windows 11 that much and see it more as an upgraded Windows 10. I personally would've preferred Windows 10 but Windows 11 works fine enough. I did finding myself removing a lot more bloatware on Windows 11; some of them requiring a lot of resources for no reason (McAfee being preinstalled? WTF). - Upgrading your RAM is a MUST! It comes preinstalled with one 8GB stick which took up 6/8 GB of RAM when booting up the first time! I've since upgraded to 2x8GB sticks which has since worked miracles and significantly helped with performance. -Difficult back-cover: Removing the back cover can be somewhat of a challenge if you're not careful. Screws are easy to find and unscrew but you have to deal with a plethora of stiff clips which can be somewhat difficult to take off if you don't have a wedging tool. -Surfaces can smear easily but nothing that a microfiber towel can't handle. Cons: -Battery life can be desired: The website states up to 8 hours which is completely false! On battery mode on full brightness, I saw at most 3-4 hours from 100% to 5%. To help with the battery life-span, I've turned on conservation mode which only charges it up-to 60%. This is great for the battery life but the trade-off being that battery mode now lasts for only AN HOUR! Not a problem if you're always plugged in but overall, battery life can be much more desired. Conclusion: This is I believe one of the best mid-grade gaming laptops for value in early 2022. The biggest pros being its hardware and none of the fluff you see in other gaming laptops (excessive RGB, over-complicated designs, etc). While battery life is lacking and upgrading RAM is a must, I've overall enjoyed my experience with the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: antonline
Best gaming laptop for the price
I bought this back when it was $750, currently $80 less than what's listed here. For $750 this is a great laptop with most games maxing out the 120Hz capability of the screen on High-Ultra settings, and the speed increase from 60Hz to 120Hz is definitely noticeable. I bought a second 1TB drive ($100) and 16GB (8GBx2) dual rank DDR4 3200MHz RAM which were both plug-and-play without any installation issues. Since the 5-stars speaks for itself for the pros, I'll just list the cons here which weren't significant enough for me to reduce the rating: - The ability to add a second M.2 pcie 4.0 SSD is great, but the one I purchased (Samsung 980 1TB) was supposed to have speeds of 3500 MB/s seq reads and 3000 MB/s seq writes, what I'm getting instead is 1800 MB/s seq reads and 1500 MB/s seq writes, which just about exactly matches the speed of the 512GB SSD that came with the laptop. This may be due to a Windows 11 bug restricting the speeds but I'm not sure. - The primary M.2 slot where the 512GB SSD sits is a 2242 form factor with no ability to replace it with a 2280 longer form factor. The secondary M.2 allows you to add in a second pcie 4.0 M.2 SSD, but doing so will take up the space where the 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD slot is, so you can only have either a second M.2 pcie drive or a 2.5" SATA drive.
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Good for the most part
It is good overall but mine has a good amount off light bleeding through the bottom left hand corner of the screen. And I wish the usb ports were on the left. It is very easy to open and upgrade and awsome to have a 2.5" sata drive.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: antonline
Excellent Laptop!
Really great Laptop. Was in the market for a laptop with a dedicated GPU that wasn't extravegant looking or scream "I'm a gamer", but still capable of playing video games on the go. This one fit the bill without breaking the bank. After verifying functionality I added a second 8 GB stick of 3200Mhz RAM and was able to jump right into my favorite games. Granted some modern AAA games are tough to get to run at 120FPS to match the 120Hz display with the confuration. But I can still enjoy the AAA's at a consistent 60 FPS and low fan noise/thermals. Battery life is not too bad. This model has been out for a while and I knew going into it that average use would get me around 6 hours, complex applications would bring that value down accordingly. Would highly recommend this model to others like me who are looking for a device that has a little more power than an integrated GPU while still blending in with every day laptop's.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: antonline
Solid product
Works great, build quality is good and it's very easy to open and install more ram and storage.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: antonline