The Lenovo IdeaPad 320S-14IKB (80X400LNFR) is a new 14-inch Ultrabook that displayed at less than 400 euros under Windows 10. Designed for common use, it has a good amount of RAM, a solution Dedicated SSD storage, a low-power Kaby Lake Pentium Dual Core processor, or USB 3.1 Type-C connectivity.
With its clear design, it sports an elegant and sober look.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 320S-14IKB (80X400LNFR) is a notebook designed for everyday mobile use.
Its transport is facilitated by its compactness and its contained weight. Side autonomy, it can hold at least 4 hours on battery in light use.
Among its strengths, note the presence of 8 GB of RAM, more than the average quantity welcome multitasking, especially as it supports a processor showing its limits under CPU intensive software, the Kaby Lake low consumption Pentium Dual Core 4415U.
Such a duo is well suited for everyday use such as office automation and surfing the Internet. As it is not accompanied by a dedicated GPU, graphic processing is here entirely the responsibility of the Intel HD 610 integrated Kaby Lake, which allows to watch photos and videos.
The 16: 9 aspect ratio of the screen lends itself well to this use and the brilliant treatment revives colors but is subject to glare. The screen actually adopts classic specifications for a 14 inch with its definition of 1366×768.
The integrated connectivity is also composed of 1 USB 3.1 Type-C, Wi-Fi wireless ac modules and Bluetooth 4.0 for connections and remote communications, Ethernet and audio ports, 1 practical HDMI video output to easily connect this PC to a TV or monitor for example and 2 USB compatible both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 including 1 USB 3.0 ensuring transfers made up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if a USB 3.0 device is connected to it.
As for storage, it is another asset of this Ultrabook since it is entrusted to a dedicated SSD much faster than a hard drive while being more energy efficient, more robust and quiet. As often however the capacity of the onboard SSD is lower than the standard of the hard disks.
In the case where the 128 GB offered here prove to be too accurate, it is of course possible to help an external storage unit. Opting for a USB 3.0 device then represents an interesting solution because it benefits from fast transfers.