Ideapad C340 seems like a really good deal?

Ryzen 7 3700U
8GB RAM
512GB SSD
RX Vega 10 (?)

All this for RM2633.

This is what I have in mind.

1. Budget : 3k or less
2. Usage : Mostly for programming. Need something that can run Android Studio smoothly.
3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) : 1920x1080 Display (tired of 1366x768 when coding), decent battery life (5 hours?). Don't need dGPU but if within budget why not. Lightweight would be nice (<2kg).

Was initially looking at T495 and X395 but the C340 seems really tempting. Tho I'm only looking at Lenovo atm due to the 45% discount, not sure if there are better prices on different brand.

Looking at the specs of 3500U and 3700U, slight difference in clock speed. Based on very benchmark I could find, there isn't much of difference. iGPU also difference but doesn't really matter to me. Should I go with T495 instead since it's lighter and have longer battery life?

Price is around the C340 based on specs I picked.



Just saw Commandos Glock 5 which is on clearance. Customizing the parts and I get RM2634 for i5-9400, 8GB, 1050Ti. Though weight will go up all the way to 2.4kg. Couldn't find anything on battery life but considering it's a gaming laptop, probably bad? The better CPU is very tempting.

This post has been edited by alif1994: Jul 31 2019, 04:51 AM

Think I'll go with the T495. Hopefully the 3500U is more than capable for my needs. Used to my desktop setup and couldn't stand it when I see my friends' laptop laggging during startup.

This is what I currently have. Any recommendation for modification? I added some unnecessary stuff like IR Camera for Windows Hello just for convenience instead of fingerprint since I heard the camera is more reliable than fingerprint.

dGPU is dedicated GPU. Laptop usually comes with integrated GPU. dGPU is way more powerful than iGPU but usually comes with a price.

Hey just wanna say thanks for the recommendation! I ended up with 16GB because it seems like it's cheaper to get 16GB onboard (add RM140) instead of buying my own 8GB later on. The 400nits force the WWAN option which increases the cost a lot so I just ended with the 250nits. Color accuracy not really important to me. IR is more of convenience for me so I don't really mind the trade off in privacy.

Also I think the promo has ended.

Oh, what's the reasoning behind dual channel? Is it Ryzen specific issue?

Edit: So I googled around and it seems that dual channel gives massive boost in FPS when gaming with the Vega 8. Don't think I mind it if it only affects APU because it's purely for work. However if it does cause problems on other task than gaming, I might have to consider getting another 16GB which will be expensive.

This post has been edited by alif1994: Aug 2 2019, 02:51 AM