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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 853 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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90%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers commend the Ideapad Gaming 3 for its strong performance, especially in gaming, and its upgradable RAM, making it a good value for the price. However, some users point to shortcomings in battery life and storage capacity as areas for improvement. The screen brightness and potential overheating issues were also noted as concerns by a few customers. While generally considered easy to use, some users suggest considering upgrades to the power supply and storage for optimal performance.

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The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great laptop with required specs

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The laptop is very well built and has very good capabilities for playing games, developing apps and doing many of the productivity tasks

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent for gaming. Bought for my fiancé she loves it. Graphics look great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Been having it for about half a year now. No problem! Battery life is okay; 2 hours no charge gaming, 5 hours regular sessions.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice For Basic gaming needs

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While not the best gaming computer on the market, it suffices for basic gaming. Have no negative comments only positive feedback for the item - for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Would avoid

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worked fine at first, but after not very long began to suffer from pretty poor performance, generally performing worse than the laptop I had prior which cost less, and was acquired over 5 years prior. All of this in spite of the prior laptop also having lower specs out of the box. Tried everything, nothing seems to fix the performance issues. Browser crashes semi-frequently, has trouble loading up even some less demanding games, and occasionally goes unresponsive for a few seconds, for seemingly no reason. I think I'll be avoiding Lenovo products in the future.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Our team is all on on this one.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Best Buy yet. A computer tailored for our specific needs. Our research was In depth and this one checked all the boxes especially with the additional software.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent for gaming in ultra

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent product, to play some games in ultra is really good, double cooler for play until 12 hours continually.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this computer for my nephew and he love it ❤️

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome laptop at an unbelievable price! Great product!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was good just miss my graphic card in it I waited a year for this and I couldn’t even get to play the best on it so hopefully it was just a mistake

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son loves this gaming laptop, works great, very happy with this purchase. Previously we bought one that was defective and with this we have no problem.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lab top

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for my 12yo, he has just about every system… yea dont get me started. As far as this laptop he hasn’t complained or broke it yet. Great buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good laptop and good graphics card

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really good gaming laptop. My only complaint is that it only has 8 GB of RAM. I ended up upgrading this laptop to 32GB of RAM.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good gaming laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the price it performs excellently for my sons VR and online games. He has it hooked up to a 30" monitor and he is very happy with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Starter Laptop / Needs upgrades.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very happy with my purchase but my only recommendation when buying this product is buy additional RAM and SSD to fully enjoy the experience.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s reliable for the few games I play on it and probably one of the better computers I’ve owned

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Theoretically decent budget laptop, but its bad

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Runs games, 120hz screen is nice, but this is just an overall terrible package. Firstly, the small internal SSD and 8gb memory make it hard to run modern games even at medium settings successfully, so upgrades are required. I have upgraded mine to a total of 16gb ram and changed BIOS to make the integrated gpu be less "forced" for applications. Still, this laptop cannot simply handle it. I get at least one to two crashes (sometimes more) in each session, and this is even with games on lowest settings. I suspect it has to do with power draw, as the battery is also terrible. You must keep the charger plugged in, and even then the charger is only about 135w so its still under powered for handling the upgrades you must add. I got this unit on sale and still feel ripped off. It even freezes up with normal casual browsing/multitasking at times. Do not recommend, save some money and get a better model if you need one. If you can, get a desktop instead, gaming laptops are always bad and having to use this one temporarily just reminded me of that truth.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hello, Jake, we are sorry to hear that your IdeaPad Gaming 3 15 did not meet your expectations. When looking for a new computing solution, we recommend checking the requirements and compatibility of any software you will be installing on your computer and referencing the specifications of any potential devices you plan on purchasing, to help ensure you find the right fit before you invest in any computer. Lenovo

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Really good if on sale

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You will want to grab a ram upgrade immediately the amount given will not run anything except some emulation games or just basic computing. The graphics card is nice for the price and the screen is also good aswell. I would try to find this at a low price for upgrades you will need for the device. Also the fans kick up i would get a stand because the lift does not given enough room for it to breath on a flat surface.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Lenovo budget laptop is okay

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This laptop was pretty good for a budget gaming device but it only ran 80% of what I wanted it to.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this laptop because it was a Lenovo and I wanted a gaming computer, more so for the graphics. This one was on sale at a good price. The graphics were definitely improved but it seemed to slow down the computer when I had graphics on high. I thought it would be much faster than it is also. I would recommend this computer but it depends on what you use it for. Decent laptop but not so great for gaming. Get the one with more memory.

    I would recommend this to a friend