Its AMD Ryzen™ 5000 H-Series processors and workflow-improving smart features make it a perfect study buddy for remote learners.

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i Gen 7 15 Intel 12th Generation Intel Core i5-12500H Processor E-cores up to 3. This means that whether you’re trying to give it your all in a match, or you’re on-the-go, it can give its best performance at all times. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and the Ryzen 7 5700U will only perform slightly better, not enough to make much of a difference in most games. You’ll also enjoy some fun on the side with crisp visuals on a 14" FHD display while the webcam privacy shutter lets you reserve complete control over your privacy.

The IdeaPad provides a better user experience as its display is sharper and brighter, its keyboard is more comfortable to type on, and its touchpad is more responsive. While these machines all make use of an Intel processor-and-graphics solution, they're in the same performance ballpark and share similar CPU and GPU setups.

There's no keyboard backlighting, but we can live with that, and while the trackpad is on the small side it feels substantial and responsive. Lastly, Lenovo's specifications indicate there's a Windows Hello-compatible IR camera to log in via facial recognition, but the feature isn't available when we tried activating it in Windows.Its slimline profile makes it perfect for those on-the-go, whilst its robust construction ensures durability. An uninterrupted 2 hours of video streaming – again with the screen on maximum brightness – knocked down the battery from 100 percent to 75 percent in our test, suggesting around 8 hours of video playback in total if you're not doing anything else with the laptop in the meantime.

Max mode will give you thrilling speeds that’ll let you pull off killer combos in tournaments, while you might want to switch to ‘Battery Saving’ when you’re spending the day unplugged. The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 (2021) and the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021) are very similar overall, as the IdeaPad 5 is essentially a higher-tier model of the same lineup.It captures some fine details like the writing on the bottle or the cards, but the whole image is overexposed, making colors appear washed out. The typing and trackpad experience is definitely worth mentioning again, because it's one of the best aspects of the overall IdeaPad 3 package. The IdeaPad 3 14 struggled in the 1440p Aztec Ruins test, clocking an average of 23 frames per second (fps).