Lenovo IdeaPad 330S keyboard and touchpad The Aspire 5 (209 nits) and Inspi(175 nits) are even dimmer. The IdeaPad 330S peaked at only 215 nits of brightness, which is short of the Aspire E 15's score (227 nits) and the mainstream laptop average (244 nits). Those colors are held back by poor brightness. The IdeaPad 330S even tops the category average (79%). It's hard to fathom that this display is able to cover 106.4% of the sRGB spectrum, which, on paper, makes this screen more vivid than those on the Aspire 5 (65%), Inspi(67%) and Aspire E 15 (62%). MORE: Laptops with the Best Display Brightness Worst of all, the screen was dim and the display quality suffered when viewed from even a slight angle. The Rock's red pants blended into the dreary dirt field in a scene where he performs a prefight haka, and the absurd helicopter-missile explosions looked washed out.

When I watched a trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, I could see patterns in Dwayne Johnson's Maori tattoos, but finer details, like Jason Statham's stubble, looked indistinct. Lenovo IdeaPad 330S portsĭespite having a relatively thin chassis, the IdeaPad 330S offers a good selection of ports. At 3.9 pounds and 14 x 9.5 x 0.8 inches, the IdeaPad is a lot more portable than the Acer Aspire 5 (4.6 pounds, 15 x 10.4 x 0.8 inches), Dell Inspi(4.9 pounds, 15 x 10.2 x 0.9 inches) and Aspire E 15 (5 pounds, 15 x 10.2 x 1.2 inches). Those narrow bezels offer two key benefits: a more captivating viewing experience and a compact chassis.įor that reason, the IdeaPad 330S is smaller and lighter than its 15-inch rivals. I found minimal lid flex when pressing down in the center, and the flexible hinges kept the display in place when I lifted the machine from my desk.Īs bland as it is, the IdeaPad 330S has thin bezels, a standout feature you won't find on most midrange laptops. The laptop's lid is actually made of aluminum, and the solid plastic underside deceived me into thinking that it, too, was metal.

The IdeaPad 330S' aesthetic shortcomings are excused thanks to a sturdy frame.

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