[Lenovo Canada] Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, 15.6” FHD, 4800H, 8 GB, 512 GB, GTX 1650 Ti 4GB: $890

Apr 1st, 2021 4:08 am

#1

FunnyGamer [OP]: Member; Jun 17, 2018; 329 posts; 654 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 4:08 am

[Lenovo Canada] Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, 15.6” FHD, 4800H, 8 GB, 512 GB, GTX 1650 Ti 4GB: $890

Deal Link:: https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/id ... 8IPG301588
Price:: $890
Savings:: $175 off
Expiry:: April 2, 2021
Retailer:: Lenovo Canada

https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/id ... 8IPG301588

AMD® Ryzen™ 7 4800H Processor (2.90 GHz, up to 4.20 GHz Max Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 8 MB Cache)
Windows 10 Home 64
15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 120Hz
8 GB DDR4 3200MHz
1 TB 5400 RPM HDD + 512 GB PCIe SSD
1 Year Depot or Carry-in
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB
720p HD
Backlit - Blue - US English
802.11AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.0
Part Number: 82EY002AUS

Price: $1,064.99
Discounts:
5% off with coupon code EXTRAFIVE
12% Rakuten cashback today only: rakuten-ca-12-flash-cash-back-april-1st-2455490/

Net Price: $890.33 + tax

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Apr 1st, 2021 4:24 am

#2

FunnyGamer [OP]: Member; Jun 17, 2018; 329 posts; 654 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 4:24 am

Onsite and extended warranties are affordably priced. Worth considering.

+1

Apr 1st, 2021 5:06 am

#3

TheRealSwatson: Member; May 19, 2017; 319 posts; 475 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 5:06 am

I hate when people include rakuten in the headline price.

+26

Apr 1st, 2021 5:35 am

#4

feroxide: Member; Sep 28, 2007; 243 posts; 165 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 5:35 am

TheRealSwatson wrote: ↑I hate when people include rakuten in the headline price.

All the hoop jumping gets in the way of impulse buying.

+2

Apr 1st, 2021 6:02 am

#5

joe77: Member; Feb 12, 2008; 288 posts; 70 upvotes; Scarborough

Apr 1st, 2021 6:02 am

100 dollars less and I'd have a hard time not buying

+3

Apr 1st, 2021 6:59 am

#6

sswilson: Deal Addict; Sep 19, 2017; 1140 posts; 944 upvotes; Moncton

Apr 1st, 2021 6:59 am

Decent enough even when compared to last week's blowout sale on the HP Pavilion gaming 15 ($730 w/ a mouse bundle).

$160 for a 1TB HDD, upgraded GPU (ti vice vanilla), and 120hz screen sounds fair to me. (I managed to grab one of the HPs).

Koodo 8GB UL T&T @ $45 (ported in from Public Mobile)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom @ $299 / Certified Pre-Owned Huawei P20 @ $240 / Huawei P20 + Huawei Watch GT @ $240

Apr 1st, 2021 8:07 am

#7

angryboy: Member; Feb 3, 2015; 447 posts; 343 upvotes; Scarborough, ON

Apr 1st, 2021 8:07 am

Worst customer service ever. Never getting lenovo products.

+4

Apr 1st, 2021 8:50 am

#8

SpaceWaffle: Newbie; Sep 8, 2020; 63 posts; 81 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 8:50 am

Anyone know if the HDD is a replacable SATA slot? got some spare SSD SATA's

also, i remember reading this, probably on RFD, but "gaming" ideapads are just business laptops with a graphics card in it, whereas Legions are more designed for gaming (i.e. in terms of better cooling etc) can anyone confirm this or was this a fever dream

Apr 1st, 2021 9:32 am

#9

bishop613: Jr. Member; Apr 16, 2014; 152 posts; 200 upvotes; Ottawa, ON

Apr 1st, 2021 9:32 am

SpaceWaffle wrote: ↑ Anyone know if the HDD is a replacable SATA slot? got some spare SSD SATA's

My Ideapad gaming 3 came with a SATA adapter which could be used in the second drive slot. Mine came with only 1 drive installed though, it seems this version has 2 already. Looking at the specs I believe the larger drive comes as an SATA HDD.

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PD ... 5_Spec.PDF

+1

Apr 1st, 2021 10:13 am

#10

Superjester: Sr. Member; Jul 22, 2015; 603 posts; 1037 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Apr 1st, 2021 10:13 am

How the hell do they still name it a "Gaming Laptop" but Jam only 8GB of Ram into it.

Apr 1st, 2021 10:31 am

#11

ShadowVlican: Deal Guru; Jun 12, 2003; 14939 posts; 1215 upvotes; Markham

Apr 1st, 2021 10:31 am

Is the RAM upgradable?

ShadowVlican

Apr 1st, 2021 10:59 am

#12

Dhanushan: Deal Fanatic; Jun 20, 2020; 5562 posts; 5783 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 1st, 2021 10:59 am

ShadowVlican wrote: ↑ Is the RAM upgradable?

Yes, this configuration comes with 1x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200 and has anther slot to make to it dual-channel

from https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad ... 82EY002AUS

Memory
1x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200
Memory Slots
Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Max Memory
Up to 16GB DDR4-3200 offering

+1

Apr 1st, 2021 11:29 am

#13

sswilson: Deal Addict; Sep 19, 2017; 1140 posts; 944 upvotes; Moncton

Apr 1st, 2021 11:29 am

ShadowVlican wrote: ↑Is the RAM upgradable?

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Yes, this configuration comes with 1x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200 and has anther slot to make to it dual-channel

from https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad ... 82EY002AUS

Memory
1x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200
Memory Slots
Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Max Memory
Up to 16GB DDR4-3200 offering

Keep in mind that when you upgrade the memory, you need a stick that does 3200 in JEDEC as opposed to XMP. There won't be an option in the bios to select XMP so it has to be something that will be picked up automatically by the bios (JEDEC).

These ones worked fine in my (similarly spec'd) HP...

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08C4Z ... UTF8&psc=1

Koodo 8GB UL T&T @ $45 (ported in from Public Mobile)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom @ $299 / Certified Pre-Owned Huawei P20 @ $240 / Huawei P20 + Huawei Watch GT @ $240

+2

Apr 1st, 2021 12:24 pm

#14

bishop613: Jr. Member; Apr 16, 2014; 152 posts; 200 upvotes; Ottawa, ON

Apr 1st, 2021 12:24 pm

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Yes, this configuration comes with 1x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200 and has anther slot to make to it dual-channel

from https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad ... 82EY002AUS

Memory
1x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200
Memory Slots
Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Max Memory
Up to 16GB DDR4-3200 offering

I threw one of these 16GB (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08C51 ... =UTF8&th=1) in addition to the already installed 8GB and brought mine up to 24GB.

Apr 1st, 2021 12:30 pm

#15

develale: Newbie; Apr 28, 2013; 7 posts; 49 upvotes; Victoria

Apr 1st, 2021 12:30 pm

I had this and returned it. Among reasons was the fact that the USB-C port didn't work with my monitor (I tried both USB-C to DP converter and USB-C to USB-C cable). Didn't look deeply in specs so don't know if that's by design or if mine was faulty.
Beware!

Apr 1st, 2021 1:34 pm

#16

sswilson: Deal Addict; Sep 19, 2017; 1140 posts; 944 upvotes; Moncton

Apr 1st, 2021 1:34 pm

develale wrote: ↑ I had this and returned it. Among reasons was the fact that the USB-C port didn't work with my monitor (I tried both USB-C to DP converter and USB-C to USB-C cable). Didn't look deeply in specs so don't know if that's by design or if mine was faulty.
Beware!

If it's the same as the HP (and I suspect it is) it's just a USB port, there's no video over it.

Koodo 8GB UL T&T @ $45 (ported in from Public Mobile)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom @ $299 / Certified Pre-Owned Huawei P20 @ $240 / Huawei P20 + Huawei Watch GT @ $240

Apr 1st, 2021 1:42 pm

#17

Dhanushan: Deal Fanatic; Jun 20, 2020; 5562 posts; 5783 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 1st, 2021 1:42 pm

develale wrote: ↑ I had this and returned it. Among reasons was the fact that the USB-C port didn't work with my monitor (I tried both USB-C to DP converter and USB-C to USB-C cable). Didn't look deeply in specs so don't know if that's by design or if mine was faulty.
Beware!

sswilson wrote: ↑ If it's the same as the HP (and I suspect it is) it's just a USB port, there's no video over it.

Yes, the USB-C port does not support DisplayPort alternative mode and Power Delivery

from https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad ... 82EY002AUS

Standard Ports
1x power connector
1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
1x headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
1x HDMI 2.0
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1

+1

Apr 1st, 2021 2:09 pm

#18

tsx: Member; Aug 23, 2010; 259 posts; 43 upvotes; Montr

Apr 1st, 2021 2:09 pm

i have a usb to hdmi converter, for an extra monitor, that should work on one of those usb 3.2 port.
It does on my current ideapad.

Apr 1st, 2021 2:29 pm

#19

setTopbox: Sr. Member; May 31, 2005; 695 posts; 212 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 2:29 pm

And 250 nits. Not a chance.

Apr 1st, 2021 2:58 pm

#20

engmsf: Deal Addict; Jan 1, 2007; 1156 posts; 208 upvotes

Apr 1st, 2021 2:58 pm

setTopbox wrote: ↑ And 250 nits. Not a chance.

Agree. I think this is the most important spec of a laptop screen that people always ignore.

+1