Color seems true, and while there is some blur, it will do a decent job for video conferencing while you're hard at work. The camera itself, like the speakers, is average for the price. No surprises here for a laptop this price.Īs for the 720p front-facing camera located above the display, Lenovo has added a privacy shutter as a welcome addition. There's not a whole lot of bass, and when the fans get going under load, they will interfere with audio even when speakers are at maximum volume. They do a decent job for music and voice, but for gaming, you'll soon want to pick up something from our best PC gaming headset list. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)ĭown-firing 1.5W speakers are located on the front edges of the laptop. I get that Lenovo is trying to distance the IdeaPad series from the Legion series, but the rear port hub is a far more elegant solution. Once you plug in a gaming mouse you're down to just one USB without resorting to a docking station. No SD or microSD card readers and no Thunderbolt 3 it would be nice to have a couple of extra USB-A. Here you get two USB-A 3.1 (Gen 1), one USB-C 3.1, HDMI 2.0, RJ45 Ethernet (drop-jaw), and 3.5mm audio. In terms of cable management, it's definitely not as clean as the Legion laptops, and there's not as much space for as many ports. All ports are positioned in a more traditional layout along the sides. Unlike the Legion series, there's no rear port hub on the IdeaPad Gaming 3i. The chassis is cut with some offset angles to give it a bit of extra style. A single wide hinge runs along the center of the laptop, stamped with the IdeaPad Gaming logo in blue to match the keyboard's backlight. It has a hard shell with minimal flex, though there is quite a bit of movement in the lid and display. It weighs in at just less than five pounds and measures about an inch thick, not notably large or notably small. The IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15 has a PC and ABS plastic chassis that's sized to what most expect from a standard gaming laptop.

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