Lenovo IdeaPad 300 15 – 15.6″ Budget Laptop

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The Lenovo IdeaPad 300 15 is a budget-class laptop PC with a 15.6-inch display. This no-frills notebook isn’t designed to impress power users. It’s rather for those who want to get their daily home and office jobs done, not much more than that.

Lenovo’s IdeaPad 300 15 doesn’t feature a fancy IPS wide viewing angle screen, keyboard backlight, nor fast solid state drive storage. Also the chassis is purely made of plastics. However, you can optionally add some nice perks if you’re willing to pay for pricier configurations. Besides the standard 1366×768, you can order the IdeaPad 300 with a Full HD 1920×1080 display. Processor choices besides the basic Intel Pentium 4405U processor include more powerful Intel Core i-series. Available are the Intel Core i5-6200U and i7-6500U for those who want more computing power for computing intensive tasks. System memory size is either 4GB for the basic multitasking or 8GB for power users running many programs simultaneously. As for storage, the old-school hard drives are the only option. You can choose between 500GB and 1 Terabyte capacities.

The system includes a built-in DVD writer, Dolby Advanced Audio optimized stereo speakers, a 720p 1-megapixel web camera, 802.11AC Wi-Fi wireless, Ethernet LAN port, Bluetooth, HDMI and VGA external display outputs, one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, a multi-format SD card reader, and a combo headphones / microphone connector.

The laptop comes with a modest 32 WHr battery capacity, which is enough for “up to 4 hours” of battery life, according to Lenovo.

The IdeaPad 300 is available with a black, silver, or red paint on the display lid.

If you generally like this notebook, but want a dedicated video card in it for improved gaming experience, you can check out the similar IdeaPad 500 series.

Lenovo IdeaPad 300 15-Inch Display

Lenovo IdeaPad 300 15-Inch Keyboard

Lenovo 300 Laptop Right Side

Lenovo 300 IdeaPad Laptop Left Side

Lenovo 300 Laptop Lid - Red

Specifications

Brand
Screen Size
Screen Resolution


Touchscreen
Other Display Specs
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-6100U 6th Gen "Skylake" Dual-Core 2.3GHz 3MB Cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 36)
Intel Core i5-6200U 6th Gen dual-core 2.3-2.8GHz 3MB cache (older-gen mid-range CPU)
Intel Core i7-6500U 6th Gen (older upper-mid-tier home and office CPU)
Intel Pentium 4405U (decent for daily computing, but not fully smooth)
Graphics (GPU) Intel HD 520 integrated graphics (for the lightest gaming)
Intel HD integrated graphics of low-end CPUs (only for the lightest gaming)
System Memory (RAM) Size


Data Storage


DVD Optical Drive
Keyboard & Input


Speakers & Audio Stereo speakers
Combo microphone and headphones audio jack
Camera Front-facing web camera
Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11AC
Ethernet Network Port Yes
Mobile broadband (4G LTE)
Bluetooth Yes
USB Ports 2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x USB 2.0
Video Output Ports 1 x HDMI + 1 x VGA
Media Card Reader SD card reader
Battery "Up to 4 hours" of battery life
32 WHr capacity
Weight 5.1 pounds
Height 0.9"
Width 15.1"
Depth 10.4"
Windows Version
Warranty 1-year

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Published on December 9, 2015

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User Reviews, Questions and Answers

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Current rating: 1 out of 5 stars

  1. LY –

    the sucks laptop ever, even first power on time the loading speed, browser speed it’s like virus occurred

  2. liz b –

    ughhhhh, most fruatrating laptop, nasical useless. Everytime i turn it on it is bogged up for at least a hour with firm wear using up all the hardrive space. I have tried to uninstall, but no luck. Basocally like owning a laptop with bad virus from day one. purchased at micro center. biggest waste of money. End up using my work Laptop instead

  3. Bright –

    How can you detach the battery from the laptop.
    Am using one,but there is no indication at back of the laptop that you can detach the battery.

    • Danijel Z –

      If the bottom of your laptop is covered with a single piece of plastics from end-to-end, that means the battery is sealed inside. You’ll have to remove the bottom cover to replace the battery.

  4. Mark –

    why is it the keyboard are bouncing every time I type?

  5. wanie –

    are this laptop suitable for engineering student? does it work good with autocad and other software?

    • Danijel Z –

      For Autocad and similar programs recommended are more powerful laptops – with dedicated video cards and preferably fast processors such as the quad-core Intel Core i7. However, you can run these applications even on the IdeaPad 300, but performance will be noticeably lower than on laptops with dedicated GPUs / fast CPUs. So, if you plan to use CAD and similar on daily basis, it appears to be wise to invest in a pricier but more powerful notebook.

    • 1 out of 5

      Hoonigan 64 –

      NOT AT ALL. It heats up extremely quickly, making it very unbearable to the hands. And when running like just 1 game(Asphalt 8), the trackpad doesn’t work very well. Especially when the whole contraption is plastic, components may melt easily. The keyboard is disgusting to type on after some time, and if you have ALREADY wasted your money to buy one, go to Windows power options click high performance > change plan Settings > Advanced settings and then put EVERY SINGLE THING to MAXIMUM, and although it eats your battery, EVERYTHING SIGNIFICANTLY SPEEDS UP by around 35%.

  6. Adi –

    I have this laptop with 4gb ram, is there more slot to add another 4 gb ram for this laptop? Thanks

    • Kumar –

      @Adi dear you can check no’ of slots and sure can upgrade ram depending upon the processor architecture
      5th or 6th generation.

  7. jun flores –

    can the battery be detach from the laptop?

    • Danijel Z –

      Yes, this model has a detachable battery.

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