Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14 Inch FHD Laptop - (AMD Athlon Gold, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD, Windows 10 S Mode) - Abyss Blue

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Read more about the condition Opened – never used: An item in excellent, new condition with no wear. Palm rejection is usually okay, but there are some instances where it would register a movement or tap. The Acer has better-sounding speakers, a wider port selection that includes a USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 support, and longer battery life. Engineered for long-lasting performance, the IdeaPad 3 (14", AMD) delivers a powerful experience in an entry-level laptop. As for GPU computing tasks, none of the integrated graphics are powerful enough to handle such tasks.

It's available with a better IPS display, as it gets brighter to combat glare, and its wider viewing angle makes it easier to share the screen with someone else. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It's a bit choppy at high graphical settings due to low frame rates, but it's much smoother if you turn down some settings. FREE Upgrade to Windows 11 - The Windows 11 upgrade will be delivered to qualifying devices late 2021 into 2022. The bezels are not as thin as those on, say, the XPG Xenia 14, but they're still plenty modern-looking.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering lab-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. The privacy cover is only a physical switch and doesn't deactivate the camera at the software level, so it can still record audio when shut. Every laptop in this comparison makes use of integrated graphics—either Intel's newer Iris Xe silicon, the standard Intel UHD Graphics found in many budget laptops, or in the IdeaPad 3 14's case, AMD's Radeon integrated GPU.

You can also configure it with only a 5400 RPM 1TB hard drive or in combination with an SSD; however, it's best to avoid these models as the physical drive is significantly slower, and to make space for the drive, these models have a smaller 38Wh battery. All three GPUs can only handle light tasks, not for demanding workloads like gaming or video editing. Thanks to up to an AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Mobile Processor, it’s perfect for managing everyday tasks and more—with technology you can depend on.A valiant effort—but still coming up short when compared with the Asus VivoBook S14, the HP Pavilion x360 15, and the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 13. On the other hand, the HP is much larger and heavier, but it's equipped with powerful AMD Ryzen H-series CPUs and dedicated entry-level NVIDIA GPUs that are significantly better suited for heavy workloads like gaming, 3D design, and physics simulations. Max mode will give you thrilling speeds that’ll let you pull off killer combos in tournaments, while you might want to switch to ‘Battery Saving’ when you’re spending the day unplugged. It is powered with a robust processor with excellent graphics, with multi-core processing power that offers incredible bandwidth for getting more done faster, on several applications at once. That’s why we engineered the 14" IdeaPad 3 with cutting-edge AMD Athlon Gold processing—as well as powerful memory and storage.

It feels well-built, it's easy to carry around thanks to its thin and light design, and its battery lasts easily through a typical school day. That’s why we engineered the 14" IdeaPad 3 with cutting-edge 11th Gen Intel ® Core™ processing—as well as powerful memory and storage options. So much for the IdeaPad 3 14's features; how does it do in a direct comparison with other laptops in its class? Upgrading to the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U or the Ryzen 7 5700U will give you better performance overall, but they still won't match the H-series CPUs found in mobile workstations and gaming laptops. Lastly, Lenovo's specifications indicate there's a Windows Hello-compatible IR camera to log in via facial recognition, but the feature isn't available when we tried activating it in Windows.The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021) and the ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 (2020) are both thin and light Windows laptops.