There are areas where Lenovos IdeaPad Slim 3i falls short, but its impressive performance power outweighs these negatives.
This laptop features quite a few available ports, an impressive feat for this price.
Then, youll find an additional USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port.
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Opening the laptop up, youll see a full-size keyboard equipped with a 10-key number pad.
If youve ever experienced an OLED or Mini-LED display, this laptops display wont look very vibrant.
On the IdeaPad Slim 3i, my average typing speed was 102.3 wpm, with 96.7% accuracy.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 is a budget-friendly laptop with a striking design and plenty of performance power for the average everyday user. Certain elements, like its speakers, aren’t top-notch, but the overall value of this laptop is excellent.
Although the trackpad placement looks odd, it wasn’t a nuisance while using the laptop.
Navigating with the trackpad was smooth, and both right- and left-clicking never gave me any issues.
The fans only kicked up when opening all the tabs, but have otherwise been insanely quiet.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 is a budget-friendly laptop with a striking design and plenty of performance power for the average everyday user. Certain elements, like its speakers, aren’t top-notch, but the overall value of this laptop is excellent.
For a budget-friendly laptop utilizing an i3 CPU, this performance is impressive.
The song didnt sound great on my smartphone, but it sounded better than on the IdeaPad Slim 3i.
All the atmospheric synth sounds and the bass notes were lost.
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Dialogue in movies and TV shows also sounded distorted but didn’t make things unwatchable.
After putting the battery through some basic tests, this estimate seems way too lofty for average use.
The laptop was manually put to sleep overnight and lost 4% battery over 8 hours and 55 minutes.
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Bumping brightness up to 70% would result in an even lower battery life than roughly 6 hours.
Should You Buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15?
Of course, all the features just mentioned will inevitably boost a laptop’s price.
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