Lenovo IdeaPad 15.6" for Business & Home & Student Abyss Blue 2025
The 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U and generous 24GB of RAM provide strong multitasking headroom rarely found at this price point. A 15.6-inch FHD IPS touchscreen with an included stylus adds a layer of intuitive control for note-taking and navigation, complemented by a full numeric keypad for efficient data entry. This configuration is best for students and business users who need a responsive, large-screen laptop for heavy office workloads and spreadsheet management.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo IdeaPad 15.6" for Business & Home & Student | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad 15.6" for Business & Home & Student | 36.1 | 44.9 | 59.3 | 45.7 | 42.4 | 47.6 | 68.8 | 79.7 | 91.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.6 | 96.4 | 78 | 99.2 | 67.9 | 99.7 | 96.9 | 88.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.6 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 96 | 73.3 | 90.1 | 59.3 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 86.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 96 | 72.1 | 68.8 | 32.2 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.3 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 91.2 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 59.3 | 87.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 23.8 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 91.4 |
Usage Scores
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