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 $710
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average ram (25th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
- Below average port selection (27th 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 Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics 740M | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 15.3" 3 | 62 | 55.9 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 57.7 | 57.4 | 25.4 | 80.4 | 51.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71.4 | 52.2 | 87.7 | 99.3 | 72.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 98.9 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 94.8 | 84.1 | 99.9 | 75.1 | 90.8 | 93.9 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 96 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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