
Engineered for long-lasting performance, the Lenovo™ IdeaPad™ 3 delivers powerful performance in a laptop that's perfect for your everyday tasks, with features that you can depend on.
A: Yes, you can switch out of S-mode, that is one of the first things I did. It does warn you, though, that you cannot switch back into S-mode (though I have no idea why you would want to
Q: Lonova Idea Pad 3 What is the installed software on this computer ?
A: Windows 10 S-Mode 64-bit Operating System, additionally, the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17 Laptop, model number 81W2004AUS, ships with just two adware programs, a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365 (as part of Windows 10 operating system) and a 30-day trial of McAfee virus protection. Lenovo computers ship with one of the cleanest factory software installs within the consumer computer industry.
A: The laptop just arrived on 8-18-2020 I can confirm that yes it does come with the Ryzen 7
Q: Is the ram upgradeable? If so, what is the maximum ram capacity?
A: No. The maximum RAM this configuration can support is 12GB.
Q: for school, I need to know battery life if I fully charge this laptop
A: The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17 Laptop, model number 81W2004AUS, ships with a 3CELL_42WH_INTERNAL, Lithium Polymer Battery, with a battery life of up to 8 hours, depending on the work the device is performing.
Q: Does it have a CD/DVD writer and USB andm HDMI ports?
A: No, IdeaPad 3 17 does not have a cd/dvd drive. However, it has 3 USB ports and 1 HDMI port.
Q: Does the computer boot from the nvme drive? In other words, is the OS stored on the nvme or hdd?
A: Yes. The Operating System is loaded to the solid state hard on this model.
A: The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17 Laptop, model number 81W2004AUS, ships with the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor. This system ships with Windows 10 S-Mode Operating System. You can switch out of S-Mode and purchase the Windows 10 Pro upgrade. Here is a link to instructions for switching from Windows 10 S-Mode to Windows 10 Home: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4456067/windows-10-switch-out-of-s-mode