Good enough, but for gaming? Hell no.

It is but i suggest going for a higher RAM storage like 16 or 32gb

Not perfect, but enough for web/office

Yes for the price.

It’s fine as a productivity (zero gaming) laptop. If this is a laptop that is being used for work, try to find a cheap used ThinkPad instead, especially a T or X series. You may appreciate the improved durability.

The spec is probably good enough for most college students.

But, based on my own experience, IdeaPad line laptops are not built very well. The plastic body is not strong enough and the hinges are easy to break. My own has some cracks in the plastics which caused the screen cracked. If you plan to carry that laptop around very frequently, I suggest you look elsewhere.

Just bought it, so far performs well and is very clean. The hinges are not wobbly as of now. Honestly I know the legend of the thinkpad. Might get an X1 for my rig to bring around, but with this one mainly staying home, it's very nice

(Also I got it for 250 in the end)

Idepads are the worst ever laptops produced by Lenovo. I do repair laptops and the volume of such units that I get every month is insane.

Depends on which Ryzen 7. Also, is that a 17" laptop? I would hate to lug a monster like that around.

What are the specs? (Processor, graphics, ram, storage) And what will you be doing with it?

What are you gonna take in college exactly

Check for the build quality before buying, specs are good.

how much

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I taught during the pandemic when everything moved to remote. Camera quality made a huge difference. So if you know you will have to do regular zoom meetings, get a model with a better camera. Look for reviews that test the webcam or test it out in store. Something that's FHD (1080p) will make a huge difference if you have to speak or present.

The rest of the laptop is fairly entry level on specs, but it should do fine for standard school work.

IMO, you would be better off getting a used business-quality laptop - in Lenovo's case, that would be a Thinkpad or Carbon. The quality of the components is just much better. An alternative would be a Dell XPS machine. See what's around on eBay or look at the vendors' refurb listings. I know shiny new things are fun, but you will be better off with something boring that is a tank, and will happily run Linux after you can no longer get Windows security updates.

In any event, I would not run Windows 11 on anything less than 16GB of RAM. You will quickly be in paging hell.

it's enough for now but if you have more budget then I suggest you to buy at least i5 recent gen (13 or 14th gen) for better and smoother multitasking + a bit future proofing.

i3 with 8GB of ram is gonna be rough but doable. especially if you start opening up hella tabs and have several programs open at once

Pretty basic specs. They will definetely do the job for documents and zoom meetings. As for more advanced stuff like graphical editing or programming you need quite a bit more. Also keep in mind 256 GB is pretty low for a laptop, but if it’s only for college stuff then it’s ok. Don’t expect too much from a cheap laptop tho. 

What level of school? (Middle school, college, etc)

4gb ram doesn't feel like a lot, but idk what your needs would be

You want at least 8gb ram. 3xxx ryzens are also quite old.

It should be enough for the basics as long as you don't try to push it too hard

Go for a thinkpad. Ideally from the t series due to them having better build qualities overall. If you're in the US, you can go check out Salem techsperts. They sell a bunch of them for cheap.

Edit: I meant affordable, not cheap (sorry)

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