Lenovo IdeaPad 730S

Overview

Lenovo's IdeaPad 730S is made for people who are tired of paying extra for touchscreens, convertible designs, and other fancy laptop features. By trimming away fancy gimmicks, Lenovo has delivered a lightweight laptop that looks great and performs well for a reasonable price.

-- As reviewed by PCWorld

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8.2

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Last revision on December 24, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Incredibly light and portable
Slim and classy design with no garish logos or labels
Quiet operation
Good WLAN performance
Can be charged using any of the three USB Type-C ports
Great audio
Relatively affordable price

Reviewers Didn't Like

Disappointing CPU performance
Extremely limited port selection
Highly-reflective display
Touchpad seems a bit cheap
The display hinge could be stiffer

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Lenovo IdeaPad 730S ultrabook is definitely a thin and elegant ultrabook which isn't too hard on the wallet. With a fairly decent screen and o.k. battery life, this ultrabook should get you through the better part of the day. With a Rapid Charge...

By techaeris.com on June 04, 2019

By PCWorld on March 15, 2019

Featherweight Companion. Lenovo's IdeaPad 730S design shrinks the popular ultraportable even further, but thanks to a quad-core Core i5-8265U, 8 GB RAM, and NVMe SSD, it promises blazing general performance nonetheless. At $870, how does it fare in what...

By NotebookCheck on February 19, 2019

The $999 IdeaPad 730S is an ultrasleek laptop with a vivid display and impressive...

By LaptopMag on February 12, 2019

The IdeaPad 730S is a laptop that doesn't add any half-baked extra features to entice consumers, nor does it sacrifice the quality of its core features in order to bring the price down. The aluminum body is lean and light and can be easily carried...

By windowscentral.com on January 31, 2019

Definitely an interesting laptop from Lenovo. As it is interesting, it is not for everybody. If you want a device that is going to serve you as a long-lasting companion, or you need it for the university, meeting rooms or somewhere where you need to be...

By laptopmedia.com on March 31, 2019

It's always nice to see a laptop that knows what it's trying to accomplish. Instead of attempting to be all things to all people, the Lenovo IdeaPad 730S is content to be a solid thin-and-light laptop with a strong sense of style. It's ideal for people...

By Good Gear Guide on March 13, 2019

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