Let’s do the Lenovo AMD Athlon 3050U review. A stylish and powerful laptop powered by an AMD core clocked at a speed of 2.3 GHz and sports a 15.6 inch. On the memory front, the laptop is equipped with a hard drive of 1 TB and 4 GB DDR4 RAM, thereby making it possible for you to store a whopping amount of data. The aforementioned features and more ensure that you go through all your tasks throughout the day with ease.
The Lenovo V15 (AMD) laptop will permit you to tackle any task with a powerful AMD processor. There are two storage options you can choose from HDD or PCIe SSD, whichever suits your needs—and budget. And coming with the integrated firmware, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, your passwords and data are encrypted to facilitate more security. You should rest assured, the Lenovo V15 (AMD) laptop has your back.
It has fully been tested for reliability and durability, it has undergone various extreme tests, including for shocks, vibrations, and operating temperatures. So you know it will handle whatever your business brings daily. The slim, sleek Lenovo V15 (AMD) takes everything in its stride from videoconferences to presentations and multitasking. This affordable 39.62cms (15.6) laptop helps you get more done with powerful AMD processing while safeguarding your sensitive data.
Lenovo AMD Athlon 3050U KEY SPECIFICATIONS
CPU: AMD Athlon 3050U
RAM: 4GB DDR4 expandable to 16GB
STORAGE: 1TB HDD
DISPLAY: Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels
OS: Windows 10 Home
BATTERY: Up to 5 hours
DIMENSION: 36.2 x 25.2 x 2 cm; 2.8 Kilograms
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Lenovo AMD Athlon 3050U review: Design
This is a thin and lightweight laptop. Weighing just 1.85kg, this is definitely a laptop you can carry around with ease even if you’re a traveling professional. Its 180-degree hinges are also something to admire in this laptop as you don’t have to worry a lot for your kids toiling with the hinges.
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Worthy of note is the spill-resistant keyboard on this laptop. A spill-resistant keyboard usually has a polymer film that covers the critical component like a circuit board, so the spilled liquid won’t touch any of these and liquid will flow over the film. If you check the bottom of these keyboards, you will see some holes with water drops or marks near them. This means your laptop can withstand some amount of liquid spilled on it in case of an accident. This is a great boast of protection for people who have troublesome kids in the house or like to have a cup of coffee at hand while working.
Display and graphics
With its 15-inch screen and (1920 x 1080) FHD display, this laptop offers you a great deal of display for your day-to-day work including presentations, video editing, surfing, and lots more. the Full HD display will enable you to get quite a great deal of graphics from movie watching to minute gaming this laptop computer can handle.
The display also comes with anti-glare technology. An anti-glare monitor is a screen that uses a layer of coating to reflect light. This allows you to use it in bright light settings, like when you’re sitting near open windows or working outdoors, without a noticeable reflection.
Performance
Sitting at the heart is an AMD Athlon Silver 3050U processor. This machine is capable of taking you through a whole lot of workload without fizzling. With a base speed of 2.3 GHz, and maxing up to 3.2 GHz, 2 Cores, 4MB smart cache this machine can serve you well in your office or your next school project work.
On the forefront of storage and memory, the AMD processor is supported by 4GB DDR4 RAM that can be upgraded up to 16GB and a whopping 1TB HDD storage @ 7200RPM. With these specs, you’re sure to get a pretty fast and responsive laptop. And, hey, don’t forget that 1TB storage is going to go a long way in storing your files and media.
Upon purchase, the laptop comes with Windows 10 Home preinstalled as an Operating system which can be changed to any version of your choice without hassle.
Battery life and charging
And yes, this laptop computer is battery powered and comes with a lithium-polymer battery that can last for over five hours on a single charge. While this may sound a bit disappointing especially with rivals such as Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Dell XPS 15 able to take you through a whole workday on a single charge, you don’t have to feel bad unless you’ve got a lot of cash to spare.
Supporting a 45W you can charge the laptop from zero to a hundred percent in an hour or less, so you don’t have to keep your laptop plugged in all the time while working.
Price and availability
The Lenovo V15 (AMD 2021) was released in May 2021 and is available for you to buy right now from your favorite retail store. With a starting price of $351 for the entry-level, that could amount to up to $400 upon upgrading the RAM and some other features for optimum performance.
What we think about the Lenovo V15 laptop
With all that has been said above on the Lenovo AMD Athlon 3050U review, we can’t say this is a bad laptop neither is it one of those flagship Lenovo laptops in the market. However, tend to cater to your basic daily computing needs especially if you don’t have much to spend for the time being.
If for nothing, the AMD Athlon processor is capable of doing a great deal of work for you on the go. The 1TB storage also offers a good bargain on a laptop worth $351, that’s like one of the cheapest 1TB storage laptops we’ve seen so far in the market. And not to mention the spill-resistant keyboard and anti-glare monitor you’ll be getting from this piece.
| WHAT WE LIKE | WHAT WE DO NOT LIKE |
| Cheap and affordable | The camera is not great |
| Lots of storage space | Battery life is only ok |
| Thin and lightweight | |
| Great value for money laptop |