Laptop for primary student

khalessi

One of the kids needs a laptop for school and I was wondering what you think of the Lenovo Idea pad 3 in power city. I dont have much budget, they need it to type assignments and some schoolwork.

Thanks
Khal

https://powercity.ie/product/750959

Product Information:
Lenovo ideapad 3

Amd athlon gold 3150u dual core

2.3 - 3.3ghz processor

4gb ddr4-2400 ram

128gb pcie solid state drive (ssd) storage

14.0in full hd (1920 x 1080 px) slim display

Windows 10 s

Streamlined for security and performance

And works exclusively with apps

From the microsoft store

Amd radeon integrated graphics

Wifi 5 (ac) - 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n dual band

Bluetooth v5.0

Battery life: up to 7 hours 30 mins

Ports:

- 1 x usb 2.0

- 2 x usb 3.1 gen 1

- 1 x hdmi 1.4b display output

- 1 x 4 in 1 media card reader

*** no cd / dvd drive ***

*** no ethernet port ***

Integrated webcam with mic

Built in privacy shutter

Stereo speakers with dolby audio

Weight 1.6 kg

Colour: abyss blue

Features:
SCREEN SIZE : 14 INCH
BRAND : LENOVO
PROCESSOR : AMD ATHLON
BATTERY LIFE : UP TO 7 HOUR
DISPLAY RESOLUTION : FULL HD (1920 X 1080 PX)
RAM : 4GB
STORAGE : 128GB SSD
OPERATING SYSTEM : WINDOWS 10 S
WIFI : WI-FI 5 (AC)
BLUETOOTH VERSION : V5.0
HDMI OUTPUT : STANDARD HDMI
USB 3.0 : YES
WEBCAM : YES

LENOVO 14" AMD ATHLON 4GB 128GB SSD LAPTOP - BLUE
Product Code: 750959

Warranty: 1 Year Parts and Labour

€349.95

yes that's ok for the money.

not a bad option

the new Athlon Gold cpu's are not the worst.

on benchmark scores they should run windows fine

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+Gold+3150U&id=3777

maybe upgrade the 4gb ram to 8gb if it's not soldered in or else just run one program at a time on the machine and cut out un-needed start up programs in windows task manager

the screen on it is pretty dim but that's the sort of compromise you're going to get at that budget level.

this will click right in for a cheap and worthwhile upgrade from 4 to 8gb

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT4G4SFS824A-PC4-19200-Single-260-Pin/dp/B019FRDKWI/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=ddr4%2B4gb%2Bsodimm&qid=1598340330&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVFBEN0pVT0xHR1VSJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzg1NzgyMlA3RDhFVTFRQkVNUiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzI1MDExMVI4M0NXQjlVS0FBVCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

khalessi

Would this be any better? Would it have a better screen?

Features:
SCREEN SIZE : 14 INCH
BRAND : LENOVO
PROCESSOR : INTEL PENTIUM
BATTERY LIFE : UP TO 5 HOUR
DISPLAY RESOLUTION : HD (1366 X 768 PX)
RAM : 4GB
STORAGE : 128GB SSD
OPERATING SYSTEM : WINDOWS 10 S
WIFI : WI-FI 5 (AC)
BLUETOOTH VERSION : V4.2
HDMI OUTPUT : STANDARD HDMI
USB 3.0 : YES
WEBCAM : YES
FORM FACTOR : NOTEBOOK

LENOVO 14" PENTIUM 4GB 128GB SSD LAPTOP - BLACK
Product Code: 115079

Warranty: 1 Year Parts and Labour

€399.95

Lenovo ideapad s145

Intel pentium silver n5000 quad core

1.1 - 2.7 ghz processor

4gb ddr4 ram

128gb solid state drive (ssd) storage

14.0in hd (1366 x 768px) slim display

Windows 10 s

Streamlined for security and performance

And works exclusively with apps

From the microsoft store

Intel uhd 605 integrated graphics

Wifi 5 (ac) - 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n - 2.4ghz

Bluetooth v4.2

Battery life: up to 5 hours 30 mins

Ports: - 1 x usb 2.0

- 2 x usb 3.1

- 1 x hdmi 1.4b display output

- 1 x 4 in 1 media card reader

*** no cd / dvd drive ***

*** no ethernet connectivity ***

Integrated webcam with mic

Stereo speakers with dolby audio

Weight 1.6kg

Colour: granite black

not really. go for the other laptop.

as I said it's a bit dim (other one) but will be fine indoors

that screen on your second link is a worse resolution as you can see from the lower numbers.

you're not going to get much in the way of great screen quality sub 550 to 600 euro (magicbook has a decent enough IPS screen)

that's the reality

khalessi

glasso wrote: »

not really. go for the other laptop.

as I said it's a bit dim (other one) but will be fine indoors

that screen on your second link is a worse resolution as you can see from the lower numbers.

you're not going to get much in the way of great screen quality sub 550 to 600 euro (magicbook has a decent enough IPS screen)

that's the reality

ok thank you

get the first one and buy the cheap ram upgrade and it will do a decent job

khalessi

Thank you appreciate the help