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日本Lenovo V15 Gen 3 review – third generation of plastic efficiency
Lenovo markets the V15 Gen 3 as a laptop that brings premium performance at an exceptional value. This is not far from the truth, but there are surely some underlying things about it, that we’re soon going to find out.
When it comes to affordable notebooks, Lenovo is king. It produces everything from IdeaPads, V15, V155, ThinkBook, and so forth. However, the V15 has always been characterized by compromises made in favor of performance.
This seems to be the case here, too. The Gen 3 model can be found with Intel’s Alder Lake U-series or the Ryzen 5000U Refresh CPUs. The two models differ by the three symbols at the end of their name – “V15 G3 IAP” for Intel, and “V15 G3 ABA” for AMD.
We bought ourselves the Intel model. Regardless of that, the review is relevant for the entire series, due to the minimal difference between the two models. One feature shared by them is the display.
You can either get a TN or an IPS panel with a Full HD resolution. Needless to say, you should aim for the IPS screen, but unfortunately, we were only able to snatch a model with the TN panel.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-v15-gen-3/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
Lenovo V15 Gen 3 - Specs
- GPU
- Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) #235 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) #226 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) #234 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W) #232 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) #242 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W) #251 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon 610M #258 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 40GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home, No OS
- Battery
- 38Wh, 2-cell, 45Wh, 3-cell, 38Wh, 48Wh, 45Wh, 38Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 236 x 19.9 mm (14.13" x 9.29" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 1.4b
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD with Privacy Shutter, Fixed Focus
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone with Noise Cancellation
- Speakers
- 2x 1.5W, Dolby Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Nano Lock
All Lenovo V15 Gen 3 configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-v-series-laptops/lenovo-v15-g3-iap/downloads/driver-list
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, you will find some paperwork, as well as a 65W charger. There are two options – one with a barrel plug, one with a USB Type-C connector, and support for Power Delivery 3.0.
