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

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.

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.

This is a good general purpose laptop fine for surfing the net and using for office programs and is reasonably fast at that. That's what I use it for, I don't use it for gaming so have no idea what it would be like for that sort of thing. I use it mainly off the mains so I don't know what the battery life is but the few times I have used it on battery alone it seems ok so I reckon you should get several hours out of it. It is now running Windows 11 version 24H2, so far with no problems.

Easily set up. runs everything that I use, without issues, and as good as I could get for my budget.

It is an ideal laptop, with good speed, great WiFi and long battery life. The screen quality is ok and quite light in weight(not what I expected being it’s 6 inch screen

Brocken in 6 months. It was very slow and hot and in 6 months stops work keyboards. I dont trust this seller, they sell refurbished or faulty computers

I'm very pleased with my Lenovo. It is quite some time since I had a laptop, also a Lenovo which only went up to Windows 10; yet, as soon as I switched on my new one, it downloaded the important stuff from the old one! Presumably, all floating on a cloud! Very pleased with it!

Mainly used for family history and it is more than capable. Major Windows updates tend to be painfully slow though (and we have a fast FTB internet connection).