You get two USB Type A ports and an USB Type C connector with Thunderbolt 3, full-size HDMI, a card-reader and the headphone jack. The display is however covered in glass and it lacks touch, which is a combo I’m not a fan off, as it adds unneeded glare outdoors and in brighter rooms without at least the benefit of touch.Īs far as the IO goes, there’s nothing missing here. This one is a bit heavier, weighing in about 3.3 lbs in our reviewed configuration, but it’s still as compact as it can be, as you can tell from the narrow bezels around the 14-inch display. The sturdy metallic build and even the edges remind me remind me of my XPS 13, which is one of the best ultraportables out there. That’s an important aspect for those of us that don’t often use their laptops on a desk.Īnd since we’re talking about using the laptop, I have to say that I had a good time with this IdeaPad. Its screen is hold in place by a fairly stubborn hinge that requires both hands to open, but otherwise keeps it well as set-up and allows it to lean back flat to 180 degrees. The IdeaPad 720s is a clamshell notebook. That’s a pretty standard approach for laptops like this one. There are no other sharp bits though, not even on the underside where the back-panel attaches smoothly to the main-body, leaving no exposed dents like on some other laptops with a similar build.ĭown here you’ll notice the rubber feet, the speaker cuts and a large intake grill alongside the entire cooling system, with hot air being blown through some proper sized cuts behind the screen’s hinge. You’ll feel their bite when grabbing the laptop and when opening the screen. There is however one aspect of the construction that I have to nitpick on: the edges are rather sharp, both the beveled ones around the interior, but especially the ones around the screen. But even so, I feel it can can stand next to the best of the best in terms of build quality. It just feels strong, with not flex or give in the lid cover and only a tiny amount in the keyboard deck, as it’s still not an unibody construction and gets a plastic inner chassis. This laptop is very well made and you’ll immediately acknowledge that from the moment you get it out of the box. It’s listed at $899 as of November 2017, making it one of the most affordable ultraportables with MX150 graphics. Lenovo also offers an updated configuration with a quad-core Core i7-8550U processor and Nvidia MX150 graphics. 34 lbs (.155 kg) charger and cablesīacklit keyboard, VGA webcam, stereo Harman Kardon speakers Specs as reviewedġ4.0 inch, 1920 x 1080 px, IPS, non-touch, glossy More about these and all the other aspects of the Lenovo IdeaPad 720s in the in-depth article below. It also doesn’t skim on the build quality, the keyboard, the IO or the battery, so overall there are very few compromises you’ll have to accept for the sake of portability.Īmong those are the high case temperatures and noisy fans in demanding loads, a glossy non-touch display and a rather slow wireless out-of-the-box. It is however compact and portable, weighing about 3.3 lbs in the reviewed configuration and packing a 14-inch screen inside the body of a 13-inch laptop.
That makes it capable of handling everyday tasks smoothly and most games at FHD resolution with Medium-High details, but it’s definitely not as fast as some of the beefier laptops you can get at this price point.
What you should know from the beginning is that this notebook is a thin-and-light option built on Intel Core U hardware and entry-level Nvidia dedicated graphics. We’ve spent some time with it in the last weeks and gathered all our impressions below, with the good parts and its quirks, so by the end of the article, you’ll know if this is the right computer for you or if you should turn your attention towards something else.
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