– Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 | 15 inch Full HD Laptop | Intel Core i5-12450H | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Windows 11 Home | Abyss Blue

Bought this laptop for my Dad who just wanted something basic, however, I wanted to make sure the specifications meant the laptop would last. As someone who often builds custom gaming PC's, I am quite familiar with what good or bad spec'd laptops look like. During setup of everything, I was really impressed with the overall package: The speed of the device is good, it is snappy and quick. The i5-12450h is a good solid processor, one of reasons why I went for this laptop, so I was not surprised. The 8GB ram is suitable for my dad's needs that involves light to medium multitasking and the 512gb storage provides peace of mind - plus it is upgradable. Screen viewing angles are pretty Meh, but looking straight on is absolutely fine. It is clear and pretty bright, so no real complaints considering the price point. Sound quality from the built-in speakers are okay, perfectly fine for watching videos but nothing to write home about, they laptop speakers at the end of the day - wired or Bluetooth headphones would be the way for music listener's. Keyboard is nice to use and trackpad is responsive. The only negative is Windows 11. I personally do not like that it forces you to sign up for a Microsoft account to actually setup the PC. However, this is may not be an issue for some. It does come pre-installed with some bloatware that you'll want to uninstall, but not as much as I expected to be fair. I got it at a great price which made it worthwhile, but I think this would still be perfect as a solid first laptop, laptop for parents or children, or someone who is just on a budget but still wants a quick laptop. Absolutely zero complaints from me.

First I got this on offer at £299.99 and then started going through it's paces. Minuses first, only really battery life but that is down to it being slim and light, on battery should be okay for a short to normal commute. Pluses, it does charge quick, just remember to occasionally let the battery discharge or when you ned to use it battery it may not be much use, that goes for all battery devices. Setup takes a bit of patience but gets there okay. Performance is good with the OS and apps loading quickly as is speed in use. CPU/RAM/DISK are fast and adequate for normal use and you won't be high end gaming but for mid and online it's fine. Screen is sharp and clear and setting up an additional monitor was a breeze. Looks nice, the grey in the image is aa bit darker than in real life but it's just a normal laptop grey and quite pleasing. Unusually it comes with a number pad too so even better. All in for the price I'm happy and it replaces 2 Lenovo ThinkPad's before it.

Good laptop especially for the price, had to turn off windows s mode and recommend it for others. However, can be a bit slow when performing too many tasks at once so must be patient with it. Lightweight for its size.

If you want a cheap basic laptop for browsing, email and streaming, you could spend more and get less. We've had this for a year now and it is excellent. Half the price of my other laptop which is much slower to start and is more likely to crash. It's no frills and plastic but has survived our home just fine. I can't comment on battery life because we don't take it out and about so it gets plugged in. Clearly it will lack some connectivity and processing power. If your needs are specific then check before buying. I'm about to order a second one.

For the basic activities we use it for ; email , shopping, photo storage , documents & excel work it is excellent. Probably do lots more too. Quick & easy to use.

Lovely item, arrived safely packed up and needing a security pin.. Not everything these days is delivered so well by Amazon delivery drivers, which leads to chasing refunds. However, this item is lovely and well worth the money.

Unfortunately used laptop . Very slow loading the screen. Buttons not operating correctly Couldn’t connect to Wi-Fi even near the router

Good laptop for internet browsing, office use and nothing to demanding, no problems so far and easy for my wife to use