Shopping for a laptop usually means choosing between your budget and your wish list, but sometimes the universe throws you a bone: This Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 laptop (512GB, Intel i5, (8GB DDR5 RAM) just dropped to $439 on Amazon, slashing over three-quarters off its $1,999 list price in what’s an all-time low. Lenovo’s own website isn’t even close to matching this deal, which tells you everything about Amazon’s year-end clearance desperation.
This Year-End Surprise Brings Together Power and Portability
The IdeaPad Slim 3 laptop has an Intel 13th Gen Core i5-13420H processor inside and this octa-core chip lets you do a lot of things at once. This processor has a hybrid architecture with four performance cores that can run at speeds of up to 4.6GHz and four efficiency cores that can run at speeds of up to 3.4GHz which means it can do anything from streaming video to working on spreadsheets without any problems. The 12MB cache lets the system handle multiple browser tabs, documents, and applications at the same time which makes it great for students who have to write research papers or professionals who have to manage several projects at once.
The 15.3-inch screen has a WUXGA resolution of 1920×1200 pixels, which gives you a little more vertical space than regular Full HD screens which is useful when you’re scrolling through long documents or web pages. With 300 nits of brightness and an anti-glare coating, the IPS panel lets you work comfortably in a wide range of lighting conditions, from dark rooms to bright coffee shops. The 60Hz refresh rate works fine for everyday computing tasks, and the narrow bezels make the laptop feel more modern than its price would suggest.
The 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD provides a lot of space for documents, photos, and apps, and it also boots up quickly and lets you access files quickly. With this solid-state drive, you won’t have to wait for programs to start or files to save like you would with older laptops that had regular hard drives. If you ever need more storage space, the M.2 form factor makes it easy to upgrade in the future. This laptop has also two USB-A ports, one USB-C port with Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 support, an HDMI 1.4 output, a headphone jack, and an SD card reader: This means it can connect to just about any device you might need it to.
This laptop is a great deal at $439, especially since you’re getting hardware that costs less than a quarter of what it was originally asking for. That $1,560 discount turns what would be a mid-range purchase into an amazing deal, especially for people who need a good Windows computer but don’t want to spend a lot of money.
