Our review of the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR)
Thin and light inexpensive laptop PC in an elegant silver design, the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR) ready for High Definition thanks to its 14-inch Full HD anti-reflective screen benefits from fast SSD storage which enhances its responsiveness. This laptop is suitable for everyday use with its 8 GB of RAM and its AMD Ryzen 3 Picasso processor.
Best known price: 499€
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR) Specifications
| Screen(s) | 14’’ Full HD LED 220cd/m² (1920×1080, antireflet) |
| Processor | AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Picasso (2.3 GHz, 2 cœurs, TDP 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 8 Go (4 Go soudés + 4 Go) DDR4 2400 MHz (20 Go), 1 slot (occupé) |
| Graphic card | AMD Radeon Vega 2 integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 256 GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2) + 1 free 2.5 inch 7mm slot |
| connectors | 2 USB 3.0 + 1 USB 2.0, HDMI 1.4b, SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC |
| Network | Wi-Fi ac (2×2), Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Backlit Keyboard | – |
| Numeric keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2×1.5W) Dolby Audio |
| Operating system | Windows 10 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 4 hours / Li-Ion 35Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.6 Kg / 327.1 x 241 x 19.9 |
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR) against the competition
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR) is currently offered by Lenovo France and positions itself as one of alone in its category to adopt a Full HD screen with such a large amount of RAM.
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Chassis, connectors, screen of the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR)
It has a sober and elegant design with its thin and light light silver Platinum Gray chassis.
This laptop is equipped with correct connections with its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example, its Wi-Fi ac Bluetooth 4.2 wireless modules for remote connections and communications, its port audio or even its 3 USBs all compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, USB 3.0 guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 peripherals are connected to it.
Lovers of videos and more broadly of High Definition content will be delighted that the screen adopts a 16:9 format associated with a precise Full HD definition superior to the 1366×768 standard. In addition, thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen is more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outside).
Performance, battery life of Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023EN)
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ADA05 (81W00023FR) is a compact High Definition laptop computer intended for everyday use.
In this area, as in Internet surfing and office automation, it delivers correct services with its good amount of 8 GB RAM, which is very appreciable in multitasking and its low-end AMD APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) processor Athlon Silver 3050U Picasso consumption.
Modest, the latter shows its limits under software that consumes a little processor resources, which causes slowdowns.
Fortunately, it is supported by the good amount of RAM mentioned above as well as by SSD storage which clearly enhances the fluidity and responsiveness on a daily basis compared to a simple hard drive.
It must be said that an SSD is much faster than a hard disk but also more robust, less energy-consuming and silent.
Result thanks to the SSD, the starts / stops and launches of applications are much faster for example.
Point of dedicated graphics card embedded in this PC logically with regard to the price charged. As a result, all the graphics are taken care of by the modest Radeon Vega 2 solution integrated into the AMD processor.
As a result, you can watch photos and videos on this laptop whose 256 GB capacity offered by the SSD is less than half the standard hard drives.
Best known price: 499€
However, if you need additional space, you can add a second SSD or a hard drive via the available 2.5 inch slot. Or rely on an external storage unit. Favoring a USB 3.0 device then represents an interesting solution for obtaining fast transfers.
As for the autonomy of this portable PC, whose transport is facilitated by its compactness, finesse and lightness, expect around 4 hours of battery operation in light use.
