IdeaPad Gaming 3i - 2022 - Everyday Gaming Laptop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti Graphics - 15.6" FHD Display - 8GB Memory - 512GB Storage - Intel i7 12th Gen - Onyx Grey

When I first opened the box, I found that the laptop had a relatively solid build quality. Even for plastic, the solid quality to it doesn't make it feel flimsy or loose to type into. Some minor flex is noticed, but doesn’t make it feel "hollow" or cheap either. Two days into continuous usage and some stress tests and I'm contented to how snappy it feels. The i7 model I went may be a little bit of an overkill, but it is more than enough for anything. (The i5 model runs out of stock pretty quick.) For someone who came from a Surface Pro 4 i5 and MBA, the build quality is rather impressive for the years I have owned aluminum-based devices. I have not really experienced any serious issues with gaming either. The Lenovo Vantage app is a great touch and I was able to optimize the usage I have for my computer. Speakers were decently capable, and I was able to tune it out using the Nahimic program. The 120hz display is silky smooth and clear with its anti-glare surface. Bottlenecks, Recommendations + NOTES: Upgrading the RAM helps...but is rather necessary. I experienced some lag in some areas when I had a lot of programs opened, including FPS drops when I played games requiring a lot of memory. Task Manager showed consistent 40% or more RAM being used. I strongly advise others to focus on upgrading the RAM to at least 16GB to prevent lagging and some potential crashes in other software. Keep in mind, the RAM it uses for intel (both i5 and i7) model laptops is DDR4, which isn't the best, but a great performer nonetheless..Just unusual that the Ryzen version has a MOBO that uses DDR5. I recommend getting 3200MHz to get most out of the performance you need for the RAM. The "16GB" limit stated from the manufacturer is uncertain, the possibility to use 32, or even 64GB of RAM should work. The storage is decent, however the 512GB may not be enough especially for gaming. So I recommend upgrading the memory. NOTE: It is necessary to use the smaller M.2 (2242) SSD (gen 4 capable) if you don't intend to replace the stock 512GB M.2, as it occupies 2280 M.2 already (for what I know about intel) The display of this laptop is good. It could definitely be better, but for everyday tasks and gaming it does more than enough for what I need. I don't highly recommend doing art/design related work on it, as the colors aren't going to be impressive for this laptop, they are okay at the best. I recommend getting a separate display for that. Some light bleed may be noticed on a very dark background as well. Battery life may also be lacking if the user uses extensive graphics in this computer. It is decent for the most part, and could possibly range from the least 2-7 depending on how it is being used and the specification it has. I'm yet to run out of battery since I have kept it charged in most cases. I don't travel that much either. Note: To mitigate with battery life, I recommend opening the Vantage app to switch the power mode to "Hybrid-Auto" mode, so it switches to the integrated graphics when unplugged for lower power usage. Unless you intend to game, you may put it back to Hybrid mode. I also recommend switching the thermal mode to "quiet" mode, so it reduces performance that may hinder battery life. The hotkey Fn-Q can switch power modes seamlessly. Which is indicated by the power button LED. I highly recommend updating all drivers as well. I bought this laptop in mind to use it long term and for moderate tasks and not solely for its gaming purposes. Overall, it is value for price, definitely needs upgrades though.

Finally arrived! After being missing for almost a week I finally have it in my hands. The laptop is very nice and everything works perfectly. I recommend upgrading the RAM since the default RAM is not enough (at least for gaming and multitasking). In my case I added 32 GB of RAM to it and it works perfectly fine, so if you are wondering if it can accept this amount of RAM, the answer is yes. The battery is not very good but I will have it charging most of the time so it is not a big problem for me. On the other hand, Amazon support is terribly bad. No one was able to give me a proper answer and everyone was sending me a default answer, they don't care about their customers at all, it's disappointing.

I'm rating this laptop based on it's specs, not compared to all available specs. With that said, I'll keep it simple. For what it is, it's great. I bought it for a family member that doesn't play the most up to date games so it'll definitely handle anything they need where the graphics card is concerned. There are two things however. The RAM is still low. 8gb just isn't that much. A lot of games suggest 16 but even outside of gaming, open enough Chrome, Firefox, etc tabs and you'll use up 8 pretty quick. The good news is another 8gb stick is about 20 bucks. Storage is also rather small by today's standards. 512gb. Half of that was used up within a couple hours between the operating system (windows 11) and the first couple games. This is where things get pricier. A half decent NVME SSD will average around 80-100 dollars per terabyte (1024gb). Faster ones may cost a little more depending on the brand. So long as you know what you're buying, it's good. I highly suggest adding RAM for $20. As for more SSD space, it's questionable. If you're patient, you could easily get a decent sized external drive to swap programs on for a lot less than another NVME but, don't expect it to be near as fast. This computer is fairly sleek. Boots fast. Runs kind of loud but not in a concerning way. The battery life is decent. For the price you'll have a hard time finding much better if you're looking at a laptop purely gaming related (that is, at this time given that prices drop fast).

This has been amazing for me ever since I bought about 5 years ago, still going strong!

I really like this laptop the graphics is so nice the sound is amazing for the price I highly recommend this laptop for gaming and entertainment

I ordered this for a compact, cost-effective product. I got it and then later that night after I picked it up to move it, I heard something was loose inside. I shook it a couple of times to make sure I wasn't imagining it. Sure enough, there was something inside the main body that was loose. It almost sounded like a rounded object. I didn't think it was going to be a big problem, until I tried connecting to my Home WiFi. It refused to do anything aside from giving me the "Connected, No Internet" error message. What is mind-boggling and infuriating is that it can connect to other networks (like an internet cafe), and my phone and other devices can connect to the home WiFi. But not this laptop for some reason. I did all of the troubleshooting, and it still won't fix the problem. Didn't get to do much gaming as a result, or experience what this laptop can offer. One star review for now until I can get a new one. I am returning this product in exchange for a new one that will hopefully work and I can get back to gaming with my friends.

Bought this as a gift for my dad for Christmas. He's been in need of a new gaming laptop and this one works amazingly. He's able to play everything from modded Minecraft to Fortnite to World of Warcraft all on max graphics.

Ive had my laptop for about 6 months(?) This is a solid budget option for casual gaming and productivity IF you spend 60$ extra and add a (2x16)32gb ram kit to it (DDR4 fyi). comes from the factory with a single 8gb stick. This will really wake up the laptop, 8gb is pretty limp in 2023 but they upgrade is simple, lots of youtube videos out there to show how its done.

Un producto muy bueno, es una laptop que eh usado más para jugar videojuegos, la mayoría de juegos te corren a gráficos altos o medios, lo que si recomendaría sería aumentar de una la ram, aumentarla a 16 GB, aganle sus servicios a tiempo y les va a durar mucho tiempo🦝 La batería si es deficiente, ya que a lo mucho dura 2 horas, Pero creo que es así en la mayoría de laptops gamer. Ahorita la tengo con 32gb de ram y va muy bien, por el precio al que lo adquiri (18,000 pesos mexicanos) fue una buena opción

Esta laptop me encantó por su perfil discreto, está destinada a gaming, pero no lo aparenta a primera vista, y es justamente lo que esperaba, corre prácticamente cualquier juego que le pongas, cierto que los ventiladores trabajan a tope con juegos de muchos requerimientos, pero ayuda colocarla en una base elevada y ventilada, la ventilación que tiene es suficiente para que la carcasa no se ponga a mucha temperatura mientras juegas. Otro detalle a considerar es la batería, con uso normal sin jugar o exigirle mucho procesamiento dura aproximadamente 2 horas, lo que es suficiente para muchas tareas, sin embargo una vez que arrancas un juego o le pides algo exigente el tiempo de batería se reduce enormemente, y esto es totalmente esperable, considerando las capacidades gráficas y de procesamiento, además de su doble ventilador lo recomendable siempre será utilizarla conectada. En resumen, a cambio de la potencia se sacrifican algunas características, pero el costo beneficio es de lo más alto que podrán encontrar.

Sacándola de la caja, esta laptop tiene dos puntos negativos que son obvios: la paupérrima, terrible y dolorosa cantidad de RAM (es prácticamente inutilizable) y la duración corta de su batería. Sin embargo, el primer punto negativo es algo que fácilmente se supera comprando un kit de memoria DDR4 para portátiles. Cabe señalar que se le pueden instalar hasta 64 GB de RAM en dos módulos de 32 GB. Y no, Lenovo no recomienda ni dice que la máxima cantidad de RAM es 16 GB. En la especificación detallada lo que dice es que 16 GB de RAM es la cantidad máxima con la que Lenovo vende una variante de esta laptop, nada más. Yo llevó un año usándola con 32 GB de RAM. Solamente la encendí una vez con sus tristísimos 8 GB de RAM de fábrica. Si no le van a poner más RAM, entonces busquen otra laptop. Por otro lado, un punto sumamente agradable es que el SSD que incluye está ocupando el slot pequeño, y no el más estándar de 80 mm (M.2 2280), así que es muy fácil que quede con dos SSDs y así no dejar de aprovechar el que ya incluye. El slot 2280 también es PCIe Gen 4 (por ahí andan datos falsos volando que dicen que es Gen 3), así que se va a calentar si le instalan uno rápido, y la laptop no trae un pad térmico extra para este slot, por lo que les recomiendo que compren un disipador de metal delgado para laptop (aquí en Amazon venden unos) o al menos un pad térmico ancho que alcance a hacer contacto con el metal de la tapa. En cuestión del display, pues cumple y ya; nada sobresaliente. El sonido es mediocre. La batería es mala (ya lo había mencionado). Y la laptop se siente decente al tacto; es lo suficientemente sólida. En estos aspectos, cumple con lo que se puede esperar de un modelo de su gama, excepto por, tal vez, su batería. En conclusión, esta laptop tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio, y para quienes saben qué esperar de ella, es una muy buena compra; pero no se la puedo recomendar a todos porque sus 8 GB de RAM iniciales la hacen inutilizable para quienes no están dispuestos a hacerle la mejora.

Excelente equipo lo utilizo para trabajar y me funciona excelente la recomiendo completamente el único punto en contra es la batería cargada al 100 dura como hora y media pero fuera de ahí si la tines conectada el rendimiento es excelente otro factor a considerar es la RAM solo tiene 8 GB pero eso no impide que su potencia sea buena además es posible expandirla. Así que en pocas palabras cumple con lo que dice y es un excelente equipo.

Diseño limpio, buena calidad de los materiales, y cumple con las especificaciones. Lo usare para jugar y edición de imágenes y render de producto.