Lenovo has launched a lot of new laptops in India, all powered by the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors and among them, the most interesting laptop so far has to be the IdeaPad Gaming 3i budget gaming laptop. With a completely new design and hardware, this is targeted toward gamers who need a good gaming laptop but don’t want to cross that Rs.1 lakh price bracket.
The battle-ready IdeaPad gaming laptops have been launched in India, empowering consumers to Do More, Their Way. Launched at the #ExperienceSmarter event, these new IdeaPad gaming laptops bring peak innovation in performance and immersive gaming experience. The minimal design language meets effective thermal management to deliver a seamless gameplay experience.
The IdeaPad Gaming 3i; has powerful processing and graphics for budding gaming prowess and top-notch streaming – making it a great choice for first-time gamers.
“Our new range of Legion gaming laptops brings unyielding play to gamers across generations and our range of Yoga laptops are packed with pure performance with powerful mobility, improved ergonomics, durable style, and enhanced features. It’s time for gamers and content creators to be at the pinnacle of their performance.” Dinesh Nair, Director – Consumer Business, Lenovo India.
“The 12th Generation Intel Core processors are a revolutionary step forward for the x86 architecture. Built on the latest Intel 7 technology, the Performance Hybrid Architecture with its Performance Cores and Efficiency Cores, combined with Intel Thread Director, work seamlessly to deliver class-leading performance. Between our class-leading technologies such as Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, industry-firsts such as DDR5 memory compatibility and the third-generation revision of the Intel Evo guidelines, we’re aiming to bring only the very best experiences to our customers.” George Chacko, Director, Global Account Sales, APJ, Intel technology Asia Pte Ltd.
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i – All You Need To Know
The new Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i houses up to Intel Core™ i7-12650H processor with 10 cores where 6 are Performance and 4 are Efficiency cores. This is paired with up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 graphics with 105W TGP, however, the combined TDP could reach up to 135W.
This is paired with 16GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200 RAM and 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe® 3.0×4 NVMe SSD, also both RAM and SSDs are upgradable. There is an extra RAM slot that supports another 16GB DDR4 RAM and another NVMe SSD slot supporting up to 1TB storage.
On the audio front, you have 2W x 2 stereo speakers along with a 2x array microphone. Talking about the display, here you get a 15.6″ FHD (1920×1080) IPS Anti-glare display with up to 300nits of peak brightness, having 165Hz of refresh rate along with a 100% sRGB color coverage, a healthy upgrade from last year’s variant.
You still have a white backlit keyboard, not RGB, along with a weight of 2.315 kg and coming to connectivity you get the latest Wi-Fi® 6 11ax 2×2 and Bluetooth 5.2 combo. Last but not least here are all the ports that you get on the new Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i:
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
• 1x HDMI® 2.0
• 1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
• 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
• 1x Power connector
• 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 / USB4® 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4, for RTX 3050/RTX 3050 Ti graphics models)
Lenovo expects this 60Wh battery to last up to 7 hours and you can charge the IdeaPad Gaming 3i anytime using the provided 170W Slim power adapter.
Pre-loaded 3 months of Xbox Game Pass: Enjoy unlimited access to over 100 high-quality PC games for 3 months. The Xbox game pass is pre-loaded on all Lenovo laptops.
The Legion Arena by Lenovo app is available globally for download in the Microsoft Store.
Pricing and Availability
The IdeaPad Gaming 3i in onyx gray color will be available starting at INR 84,990.
The Yoga, Legion and IdeaPad Gaming laptops will be available from 13th July on pre-order from Lenovo.com & Lenovo Exclusive stores. The laptops will be available across all online & offline channel partners including Amazon India from Prime Day on 23rd July 2022.
Head over to Lenovo’s official store to pre-order the IdeaPad Gaming 3i: https://lite.al/NX8EUI or wait for Amazon Prime Days as we will bring all the updates on these laptops along with mind-blowing deals.
