You’ll need a reasonably priced laptop with respectable performance if you do most of your work on the Internet. A laptop like this is the Lenovo Ideapad 330-15. This laptop is reasonably priced and offers above-average performance together with a stylish appearance.
Our experience with the Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 will be explained in detail in this review post. You can decide if this laptop is right for you based on the information provided here. Its pros and cons will also be examined.
Okay, let’s get started.
Our Experience with the Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 Design:
Lenovo provided a sleek and stylish design for the Lenovo Ideapad 330-15. It comes in a platinum grey color. The good thing about this is that this color falls on the cool side of the color spectrum. This was a really nice experience for us to have it in our workspace. It really blended in.
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The body is made of solid plastic, although the keyboard deck, palm rest, and touchpad felt like they were actually made of aluminium.
Here are more details about it:
- Our concerns about the laptop’s screen breaking from excessive opening have decreased because of its almost 180-degree rotating hinges.
- Its dimensions are 378 X 260 X 22.9 mm.
- Being a budget laptop, Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 still provides good quality speakers that are two 2W Dolby Audio speakers.
Although the laptop is pretty thin, it still provides a quite good range of ports for connectivity purposes. It has:
- A USB 3.1 port
- A USB 2.0 input
- An HDMI port
- A headphone jack that serves both for the microphone and speaker
Overall, the design really impressed us. Although the plastic body might not be as durable as a metal one, it still feels pretty hard and uncrackable if you use it normally, of course.
Our Experience with the Display:
The bezels of the laptop screen are not pretty impressive. They are not very thin and might ruin your multimedia usage experience. The model we reviewed has a 15.5-inch screen. Its resolution is 1366 X 768.
This might not be very impressive for some users (like us). That is because there are other laptops that can provide much better resolution than this one.
The multimedia experience on this low-pixel screen can be a little disappointing. That is because this laptop (according to a test) covers only 66% of the sRGB color gamut.
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The brightness of this laptop is also not very impressive. The maximum brightness is almost 188 units, which might not be so good to use in brighter environments.
Overall, our experience with the display was just ‘okay’ and not very impressive.
Our Experience with the Keyboard and Touchpad:
Lenovo has consistently worked to include the greatest touchpad and keyboard possible in its laptops. This model is not an exception. The keyboard keys feel pretty good to type on. It requires a considerable amount of force for actuation (almost 70 grams), which might be helpful for the typing experience.
This machine provides a touchpad measuring 4.1 X 2.6 inches. It is fairly responsive, and during our testing, we felt no inconvenience while using it or performing any gestures on it.
Our Experience with the Performance:
An 8th Generation Intel Corei7-8550U (4-Core) is available in this laptop. Its 1.80GHz frequency has a maximum potential of 4.0 GHz.
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Providing a RAM of 16Gb (DDR4), the laptop was very efficient in switching between multitasking tabs during our testing process. There is one thing to consider here. One of the RAM slots is attached to the motherboard. This means that it cannot be upgraded.
Although having 16GB of RAM is pretty much enough for daily life tasks.
Graphics:
Graphical specifications play a great role in the performance of a laptop. Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 does it finely. It provides a multiple graphic configuration option. Having an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or an AMD Redon 540 is, therefore, a possibility for you.
The table given below tells more about their specifications:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | AMD Radeon 540 |
It has a 1050 base frequency | It has a base frequency of 1100MHz |
It contains 1518MHz of boost GPU frequency | Its boost GPU frequency is 1124MHz |
Overall, the experience with the graphical performance of the laptop was pretty good due to multiple configuration options.
Our Experience with Battery and Storage:
The Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 comes with a 3-cell 52.5 Wh battery. You might be wondering how long the laptop can provide screen time. Well, Lenovo claims that it can last for almost 6 hours.
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The important thing to consider here is that the lasting time is not always as the officials claim. That is the reason why we decided to test the battery of this laptop ourselves. It lasted almost up to 6 hours. This time, the officials were right.
As a computer enthusiast, you may know that battery time depends on the work you perform on your laptop. This indicates that the battery may expire soon if you undertake intense work on the laptop (such as gaming).
Overall, we were delighted with the laptop’s battery performance.
Now, let’s discuss about the laptop’s storage specs.
Just like multiple graphic configurations, the laptop provides multiple storage options. You can get a laptop with the following two storage options:
- SATA HDD (the maximum memory support for this option is 1TB)
- SSD (the maximum memory support for this option is 256GB)
Although the Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 also provides you with a 4-in-1 card reader for a little extra storage. This includes:
- SD
- SDXC
- SDHC
- MMC
Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 Pricing:
The price of this laptop can be different because different platforms sell it at different prices. Generally, it will cost between $350 and $450.
You can also purchase it on Amazon via this URL, https://amzn.to/3ykMtNr
Pros and Cons:
Here are the details of the pros and cons of this laptop:
Pros:
- Sleek design
- Sensitive touchpad and a comfy keyboard
- Affordable Price
Cons:
- Dull display
- Average performance
Final Lines
To conclude, the Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 is a decent budget laptop. It provides pretty good performance for daily life tasks, due to its 8th-generation processor and RAM. We have reviewed this machine completely. The information above discusses our experience with each of its major features. Reading it can help you make a decision to purchase it.
FAQs:
Is the display of Lenovo Ideapad 330-15 good for multimedia watching?
Yes. The display of this laptop is good enough for having a decent multimedia experience.
Where can I buy this laptop from?
You can purchase this laptop from your nearest laptop-selling shop. You can also order it online.
Is this laptop good for playing high-end games?
Not really. You can’t play high-end games on this laptop.
Can Lenovo IdeaPad 330 run GTA 5?
No, this laptop is no able to run heavy games.