Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, Intel Core i5-12450H, 12th Gen, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD,
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H | Speed: 2.0 GHz (Base) – 4.4 GHz (Max) | 8 Cores | 12 Threads | 12MB Cache
- Display: 14″ FHD (1920×1080) | 250Nits Brightness | Anti Glare |TUV Low Blue Light Certified
- Memory and Storage: 16GB RAM LPDDR5-4800, soldered memory, not upgradable | 512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0×4 NVMe
- OS and Software: Windows 11 Home Single Language | Office Home 2024 | Xbox GamePass Ultimate 3-month subscription
- Design: 4 side narrow bezel | 1.79 cm Ultra Thin & 1.37 kg Light || Smart Learning Features : Lenovo Aware | Whisper Voice | Eye Care
Review :-
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 ($519 to start; $529 as configured) is one of Lenovo’s more basic laptops, and that’s not a bad thing. For a modest price, you can get decent everyday performance, a broad array of ports, and a 12-hour battery. But the value equation is all about price, and this laptop is sold through various retailers for a wide range, from as low as $299 to a bit above list price, depending upon the retailer. With a price swing like that, you’ll understand why our recommendation for whether to buy this laptop is an emphatic “It depends.” We recommend our top-ranked budget laptop, the Acer Aspire 3, for a more reliably priced option.
Configurations: A Bundle of Choices
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 comes in a few different configuration options, with choices to be made for the processor, memory, and storage. All of these are grouped under the product name of IdeaPad Slim 3 15IRU8.
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Our review unit is one of the cheapest options, equipped with a 13th Gen Intel Core i3-1315U processor, 8GB of memory (which is soldered and thus, not upgradable), and a 256GB solid-state drive for storage. This configuration is listed at several retailers, with prices somewhere between genuinely affordable budget laptops ($299 at B&H Photo) and not-so-cheap ($643 at Walmart from a third-party seller at this writing).
Lenovo also lists the IdeaPad Slim 3 15IRU8 with up to an Intel Core i7-1355U (which also bumps the integrated graphics from Intel UHD to Intel’s Iris Xe), 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. That obviously sounds a lot more capable, but it’s also harder to find—and when you do find it, it rings up at more than $1,000. At that price, several higher-quality options than an IdeaPad become available anyway.