Lenovo IdeaPad Slim Series 15.6" IdeaPad Slim 3 Review
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 47 Wh
67.8 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average screen (29th percentile)
- Below average ram (32th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme |
| Type | discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 47 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo IdeaPad Slim Series 15.6" IdeaPad Slim 3 | Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro - Apple M5 chip with 10-core | ASUS ZenBook ASUS - Zenbook 14 14" FHD+ OLED Touch Screen | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme | Apple M4 GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 47 | 72 | 75 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad Slim Series 15.6" IdeaPad Slim 3 | 59.3 | 70.8 | 43.9 | 62.6 | 47 | 50 | 58.8 | 76 | 80 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M5 chip Compare | 82.8 | 20.4 | 68.3 | 83.9 | 96.8 | 70.7 | 72.1 | 95.1 | 98.5 |
| ASUS ZenBook 14" Compare | 89.1 | 66.3 | 94 | 99.2 | 75.8 | 84.8 | 72.1 | 56 | 97.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 68.8 | 66.3 | 86.7 | 90.5 | 93.4 | 85.3 | 72.1 | 76 | 96.5 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.6 | 66.3 | 86.7 | 98.3 | 90.5 | 95.5 | 72.1 | 56 | 87.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95 | 41.6 | 86.7 | 94.7 | 81 | 87.4 | 72.1 | 76 | 97.3 |