Review on 💻 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15 15.6" Laptop - Ryzen 5 5600H, GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Win 10H, Shadow Black by John Hall

This laptop combines the powerful and proven Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics (April 2019) with the modern and efficient AMD Ryzen 5600H processor. The 5600H keeps you productive on the go with a small battery, while the GTX1650 offers affordable gaming performance. With a relatively low price, the specifications are not very high, but it is possible to increase both RAM and storage. Lenovo sacrificed endurance in this laptop, opting instead for lower cost and weight with a rather small battery. System: Windows 10 laptop does not contain many viruses. It includes a 30-day trial of McAfee LiveSafe. Another bundled utility, Lenovo Vantage, is required for the computer to operate. Keyboard: Lenovo has opted for a 96 percent keyboard with a number pad, which will certainly please users who like a full-fledged keyboard with a separate number pad. The keyboard has a white backlight, which is nice and eye-catching, but a little less pleasing to the eye than the red one. While many laptops treat the function keys (F1...F2 etc.) as secondary to the media keys (volume up...brightness up) and require Fn to activate the function keys, here the function keys must require holding down Fn to activate the multimedia keys , which is more traditional. control scheme. Monitor: This laptop features a 1080p 120Hz matte screen that delivers smooth gaming if you turn the settings down a bit. 120Hz isn't quite the 144Hz we see on many monitors, but it's double the standard 60Hz. The matte finish works well in bright light. The difference between maximum and minimum brightness is about 2-4W power, and the screen will turn off automatically at minimum brightness when you use the brightness adjustment hotkey. Interestingly, the multimedia brightness buttons don't support press-and-hold (you'll have to lift each notch and then press to make a large brightness adjustment), but the volume buttons do support press-and-hold. You can use the Lenovo Vantage software to adjust the fan speed. Maximize laptop cooling and performance, and limit charging to 55% to 60% to extend battery life. Since this laptop is likely to be connected to the network most of the time, it is highly recommended to enable this feature. In terms of performance, this laptop can consume up to 128W when connected to a network with maximum GPU/CPU performance and screen brightness set. maximum. The laptop consumes over 135W on a 135W AC adapter when powerful peripherals are connected. As with all laptops, good ventilation is recommended to avoid overheating during high-power tasks such as gaming by supporting at least one end of the laptop with a handle. 45Wh and my particular battery has a "true capacity" of 46.38Wh according to Lenovo Vantage. The battery can charge and discharge at 80W, which is pretty high for such a small battery. Pushing a battery to its limit in this way will undoubtedly shorten its lifespan. If you want to play with maximum battery power, it takes less than 40 minutes to go from 100% to 20% after a full charge. If you want to stream videos at medium brightness, the laptop lasts longer, more than 2 hours. This laptop is designed to be plugged into AC power, but you can only plug it into Lenovo's odd rectangular DC charger. There is a Type-C port, but while some laptops support Type-C charging (opening up the possibility of longer life for a traditional power adapter), this laptop doesn't support Type-C charging. In terms of upgradeability, the back panel can be removed with a screwdriver and prying, revealing the optional M.2 SSD connector and hard drive pins next to it. The RAM metal shield needs to be lifted to access the RAM and then slide to remove: There is 1 unused RAM slot. As a side note, I accidentally dropped mine from a height of 3 inches screen first and scratched the paint. (my fault). There was no functional damage, although the lid was scratched on the outside, i.e. a data point in the accidental drop test.