Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great choice for what I need. Fast, long lasting battery. Speed is great and graphics are amazing!

At the time of buying, you couldn't get a better deal. Purchased for my partner because her old Mac. Out of the gate this thing performed well. Lenovo site made it easier than any desktop I've worked on. I'm not sure you can find this kind of performance to value in a laptop anywhere else. I will be purchasing one for myself in the near future.

Nice, fast, easy to use laptop. I enjoy everything about this so far. It is easy to transport where I need to take it, and sits great at home when not in use.

Design & Build The IdeaPad 1 exhibits Lenovo’s signature clean styling in “Cloud Gray,” with gently rounded edges and a matte plastic chassis that feels surprisingly sturdy for an entry-level machine. At roughly 3.7 lbs and under 0.8″ thick, it slips easily into a backpack, and its 15.6″ footprint never feels unwieldy. The hinge is a bit stiff but solid, holding the touchscreen at any angle. Display & Touch Its 1080p IPS panel delivers vibrant colors and wide viewing angles. Peak brightness hovers around 250 nits—not enough for bright outdoor work, but perfectly fine indoors. The 10-point multitouch layer is responsive and adds extra versatility for browsing, drawing quick sketches, or navigating Windows without a mouse. Performance Under the hood, the Ryzen 7 5700U is a stellar performer in this class. In daily tasks—web browsing with dozens of tabs, multi-media editing, light Photoshop work, and streaming—everything runs smoothly. AMD Radeon integrated graphics can even handle casual 3D games at low settings and accelerate video encoding. With 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB NVMe SSD, apps launch instantly and multitasking never stutters. Keyboard & Trackpad The full-size island-style keyboard is comfortable, with decent key travel and a firm bottom-out. Typing long emails or essays is a breeze. The precision trackpad is generously sized and supports Windows gestures fluidly; palm rejection works well. Battery Life In mixed-use scenarios (Wi-Fi browsing, streaming video, occasional light work), you’ll see around 7–8 hours on the 45 Wh battery. Lenovo’s Rapid Charge feature can top you up to 80% in about an hour, which is handy between meetings. Connectivity & Extras Ports include USB-C (data only), two USB-A, HDMI, microSD reader, and a headphone jack. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 round out the wireless side. The 720p webcam is serviceable for video calls, though details are understandably soft in low light. Pros & Cons Pros: Strong Ryzen 7 5700U performance Generous 16 GB RAM & fast 512 GB SSD Responsive Full HD touchscreen Lightweight, compact design Cons: Middling battery life under heavy load Plastic chassis shows fingerprints Display could be brighter outdoors -------------- For under $600–650, the IdeaPad 1 15.6″ hits a sweet spot between performance and affordability. It’s perfect for students and professionals who need a reliable workhorse with a touchscreen flair—and who don’t require ultra-portable battery endurance or premium materials.

Very fair priced and easy to set up. Works very good and pretty fast speed

Fantastic computer, very fast, easy to setup and enjoyed by my high school student who plays games, watches movies and does artwork for his classes. More expensive than other options but the specs make this a homerun!!

Really great work laptop, fast and light. Wouldn't recommend for anything to heavy but I did manage to play league of legends on it.

For $399 - on a daily deal thing - this machine is an absolute steal! It has everything that someone might be looking for in a laptop. Ryzen 7 processor, 16GB RAM, 15.6", 512GB SSD, USB 3.0 ports. Only thing that might count against: No dedicated graphics card

An incredible laptop, very durable, great for lightweight gaming. Can run multiple programs at once and holds it charge for a while. I did spill orange juice on it accidentally, but i got it repaired for free, which was excellent. Very good laptop, would recommend. Touch screen is also great!

I bought this as a laptop I take to work. It has a large enough screen to feel like I can really get some work done, but isn't heavy. I have a gaming laptop that just isn't very portable like this is. It fits in every backpack I've put it in comfortably. I run Linux Kubuntu on it. Linux works great. Didn't require any tweaking after doing a fresh install. But the computer comes with windows 11 pre-installed. After a few months of use, the key above the "enter" and below the "backspace" key fell off. It's the "\" key. I don't even use that key, so thats odd, but it's a small issue for me. It hangs on, but is clearly falling off. Battery life is great. I'm not sure how it would be with Windows 11 still on there. When using Linux Kubuntu, I'm editing documents, listening to music, and have several tabs open, it runs for several hours. I can do some basic gaming on it too. No problems with anything I've run. I haven't tried out any recent AAA titles. I use this mainly for word processing. The overlap of usability in medium gaming means I don't use my gaming laptop much. Especially since it's much portable than that one. I take it to coffee shops and the library often. I haven't tested the webcam. Even with the broken key, I really like this laptop. It's my daily driver, but it's not my most powerful computer.

I got this laptop to replace a very old apple laptop I had, and this has been an awesome purchase! Super easy to set up. The screen is a great size, and the touch screen function is so cool and easy to use. I highly recommend this laptop.

I like the machine. It’s fast, enough storage , nice screen size . Only reason for 4 star is that the USB-C port does not support video to a secondary monitor or is it compatible with my USBC doc . I’m still trying to figure out the cable knot to get it to work via the dock. Right. Or I have a direct HDMI into my machine for one monitor which is fine but I want 2.

Excellent laptop for my school work. Laptop is light weight and very portable. Speed of the laptop is amazing and light-years faster than my old Lenovo. Would definitely recommend for school or work.

I am retired and only use the laptop for keeping track of my investments, email, and storing photos. So I am not one to really challenge this laptop. However I am very pleased wirh the overall performance. The display is bright and clear. The latop is thin and light. It is perfect for me.

I haven't used it much yet. Too recentl a purchase. It seems to be working great from the little that I have used it so far. It has a decent size screen and I love that it's a touch-screen. Seems to be great value for money at $400+ when I purchased.

Very easy to use. Love the touch screen. Battery life is really good

Solid pc for this price. Does exactly what I need it to do as far as getting work done. Work mainly consist of online usage, so not really storing too much on the machine itself. Keeps the drive pretty clean and doesn't pull too much from the CPU. Definitely would recommend for students and work professionals. Haven't had any issues either. Battery life is solid. Again for the price your getting a great machine. Would definitely recommend.

Great computer especially for the price. It is a very nice sleek looking computer. It is fast and it has good specs. Just as I expected it to work. I am a student so it’s perfect to get all my schoolwork done.

The computer itself is faster than the 6 year old Mac I was using, has a good display, is not terribly heavy, and I love the 10-key- but I don’t like that it comes with Windows 11 for home. Not everyone is buying a computer for home use and it took forever to redo it with windows for business, and take off all the useless software that comes added on. Pickup and trade in at Best Buy was quick and seamless.

I bought this computer on sale and at first I was hesitate but I'm so glad I bought it. I play sims on it and it doesn't lag at all. Its beautiful, light weight, and a good size.