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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15.6" or 14" FHD Intel i5-12450H 16GB 512GB SSD Win11 Abyss Blue Laptop

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Posted 3 January 2024

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15.6" or 14" FHD Intel i5-12450H 16GB 512GB SSD Win11 Abyss Blue Laptop

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Update 1 21st Jan

Only the 14" left in stock as £399.99

the 15.6" and 14inch models are both £399.. thought i share both on one post instead of multiple posts for the same spec laptop but different size screens

for the 14"

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Available in Abyss Blue, IdeaPad Slim 3i is smart, lightweight and thin profile that's 10% slimmer than the previous generation yet still military-grade rugged.
You can’t ask for a better screen than the 4-sided narrow bezels with Anti-glare and 15-inch FHD display, which -inch comes with a taller 16:10 aspect ratio.
Intel Core i5 processor and to LPDDR5 16GB RAM, enhanced by the adaptive performance of Smart Power. Store your multimedia and library with 512GB SSD storage.
Go farther and for longer with a larger battery and Rapid Charge Boost, with gives you two hours of use on a 15-minute charge.
Keep your eyes safe from strain with a TÜV-certified low blue light display and listen to immerse Dolby audio out of user-facing speakers.

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3rd Jan
Wow good student laptop and also the moaners about 8gb this has a HUGE 16gb
3rd Jan
But evidently a bad panel and flimsy chassis which are the compromises.
3rd Jan
One thing to pay attention to - the Amazon page has a £599 i7 variant with an 11th rather than the 12th gen CPU in the on offer machines as well as 8 rather than 16 GB of RAM.

The i7 does offer a memory slot supporting up to an 8 GB DIMM for a total of 12, although to use it you'd be discarding the installed 4GB.

I would very much expect the 12th gen i5 to significantly outperform the 11th gen i7, and 16 GB pretty much has to be better than 8 GB. Don't be tempted to "upgrade".
3rd Jan
Sounds like it's got a horrible tn screen with 250 nit peak brightness. Some reviews state it only goes up to 220 nits
3rd Jan
Was trying to find that out and suspected might be the case on the IdeaPad 3 as they often have TN panels. At this price level, there have been much better displays from other systems (Dell Inspiron and HP Pavilions from memory), the IdeaPad 5 used to be this price too from Lenovo Direct.

Also mentions WUXGA panels but they seem to be 16:9 so wouldn’t trust the description - most of the 16:10 panels seem to be IPS. (edited)
3rd Jan
This looks like a great spec for the money, with the screen the only trade off. Voted hot.Tempted but would happily spend a bit more for a similar spec with a better screen- any recommendations?
3rd Jan
The screen is a massive trade-off at £400, look for similar Dell Inspiron and HP Pavilions on offer as they often have at least average IPS panels.
4th Jan
Yeah I'd think both are best avoided. Both have TN screens, with a claimed 250nits of brightness from Lenovo.

Worth noting from the full specs linked below that the RAM is soldered to the board on both.

* 15 inch model listed as 83ER002NUK Full spec: psref.lenovo.com/Det…NUK

Display = 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) TN 250nits Anti-glare

* 14 inch model listed as 83EQ002BUK Full spec: psref.lenovo.com/Det…BUK

Display = 14" FHD (1920x1080) TN 250nits Anti-glare (edited)
4th Jan
A few of us mentioned this the other day and it was brushed off as nothing and 'misrepresentation' which is an opinion but not one I agree with when spending £400 on a laptop, suggested one of the recent HP Pavilion or Dell Inspiron deals as an alternative (also ASUS Vivobook 16X and Acer Aspire 5). Soldered RAM is less of an issue as it's at least 16GB though.
9th Jan
Hi all advice please - I have a Lenovo laptop AMD Ryzen 7 4800U with Radeon Graphics 1.80 GHz16.0 GB (15.4 GB usable), which I managed to break the hinge on (a real pain). How would this laptop compare/ Thank you for your thoughts.
9th Jan
Can you share the part number for your laptop? It'll be on the bottom near the serial and in a similar format to the example I gave with the full specs for the two in this deal, e.g. '83ER002NUK' for the 15.6 inch model. (edited)
8th Jan
I would highly recommend this model for anyone looking for a powerhouse of a computer at a bargain prices. Grab before they are gone, which is inevitable
4th Jan
These are nice laptops. Even the screen isn’t too bad either compared to IPS. John Lewis had these for £379 on Black Friday so this is the next best price I have seen.
3rd Jan
It's not a bad laptop for "Day to Day" Needs... Just don't get why 14" originally was more expensive than the 15"...lol
3rd Jan
The Ideapad 15" with the i3-N305 processor is also worth mentioning as £299 is good if you don't mind settling for 8GB RAM.
3rd Jan
That's a massive downgrade on this machine, it easily justified the 100 premium
3rd Jan
Thanks for posting. I noticed Curry's also have a similar laptop for £550, I think the only difference is the CPU is a year newer?
currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5i-14-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-abyss-blue-10250286.html (edited)
3rd Jan
Completely different. That Currys model has an oled screen but only has 8gb ram
3rd Jan
Anyone see any merit in checking CEX for laptops.

Saw a Dell Latitude 5510 i5 10310u 14” 32/512. (A551098C/UK)whatever that means. £300.

Can’t see much else to go on, don’t know what to expectbattery wise or if their 24 months warranty sill applies.
3rd Jan
No that's no good
3rd Jan
Not sure if anyone would know, but would this play football manager comfortably, im after a laptop just for that so i don't have to sit at the pc to play it (edited)
3rd Jan
Yes, more than ample, would be no problem for this machine at all.
3rd Jan
I don’t know if any body knows but will this run unreal search engine or unity
3rd Jan
Probably but you don't have a discrete GPU so you might find it limited, there is the onboard graphics but they are around half the performance of an Intel Iris Xe chipset.
3rd Jan
What do people recommend - a refurbished ThinkPad under £200, or a brand new IdeaPad at £400?

I personally would go for the former, but was interested in knowing what others think.
3rd Jan
Would depend on the machine, what specs does the ThinkPad have?
3rd Jan
Ordered thank you
4th Jan
I'm after a laptop which would run virtual dj and steam and record in obs without running slow my old think pad couldn't handle it cpu 2 much sometimes over heated also after running the new train sim game
6th Jan
If you are going to run stems you need a beast of a laptop. Especially with streaming aswell. You'll need a dedicated graphics. (edited)
4th Jan
Anyone know if this would be any good at video/picture work? (Photoshop and rending out in After Effects) and Blender?
7th Jan
why is there no pay in three for this. well for me there isnt (edited)
9th Jan
No label on the bottom of the laptop - Device ID states - 844C3CCF-3C37-XXXX-XXXX-710379DC6531 does this help?
9th Jan
No sorry - if you have the box still it'll be on the label on the side.
9th Jan
I have now found this - System SKU LENOVO_MT_81YQ_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad 5 15ARE05
9th Jan
LENOVO IdeaPad 5 15ARE05 based on a conversation with Lenovo is the right name for the pc with the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U with Radeon Graphics 1.80 GHz and 16.0 GB RAM no SSD. Thanks for the advice
12th Jan
got a 15 inch warehouse job. seems to be alright. had a 10 year old macbook air before
16th Jan
Not sure why my question was removed.

Only asked if this was a metal build or plastic?
16th Jan
Plastic one jaxx365