On sale 30%
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 15.3" 3
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics 740M
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 60 Wh
46 Overall Score
Price $500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average ram (24th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
- Below average port selection (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 740M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI® 1.4 (supports resolution up to 4K@30Hz) |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 15.3" 3 | Apple MacBook Air M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-PS99T | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics 740M | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | - | - | 75 | - | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 15.3" 3 | 62.2 | 55.2 | 23.7 | 27.9 | 58.1 | 54.4 | 25.4 | 79.9 | 53.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71 | 59.3 | 47.9 | 81.9 | 91.2 | 63.4 | 97 | 99.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-PS99T Compare | 88.8 | 65.4 | 91.3 | 81.4 | 94.9 | 86.1 | 63.4 | 59.5 | 97 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.7 | 59 | 84.5 | 81.4 | 74.6 | 78.7 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 97 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71.2 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 75.8 | 94.5 | 31.3 | 90 | 79.9 | 90.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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