Lenovo IdeaPad C340 15

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Pros:

Contrast-rich IPS display, good system performance, moderate heat development, low noise levels, NVMe SSD plus HDD, keyboard backlighting, good battery life, optional stylus input
Good performance in short tasks, Backlit keyboard, Its IPS panel has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (Chi Mei N140HAC-EAC), Lenovo Active Pen inside the box (optional), Good battery life
Performance king for the hardware it packs, Backlit keyboard, Its IPS panel has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (BOE NV156FHM-N48 (BOE0700)), Lenovo Active Pen inside the box (optional), Great battery life

Cons:

Dim display, poor color-space coverage, mediocre Wi-Fi transfer speeds, no DisplayPort via USB-C, no power delivery over USB-C
Heats up pretty fast, Covers only 54% of sRGB (Chi Mei N140HAC-EAC), It has a low maximum brightness (Chi Mei N140HAC-EAC)

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Last revision on May 14, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Contrast-rich IPS display, good system performance, moderate heat development, low noise levels, NVMe SSD plus HDD, keyboard backlighting, good battery life, optional stylus input
Good performance in short tasks, Backlit keyboard, Its IPS panel has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (Chi Mei N140HAC-EAC), Lenovo Active Pen inside the box (optional), Good battery life
Performance king for the hardware it packs, Backlit keyboard, Its IPS panel has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (BOE NV156FHM-N48 (BOE0700)), Lenovo Active Pen inside the box (optional), Great battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Dim display, poor color-space coverage, mediocre Wi-Fi transfer speeds, no DisplayPort via USB-C, no power delivery over USB-C
Heats up pretty fast, Covers only 54% of sRGB (Chi Mei N140HAC-EAC), It has a low maximum brightness (Chi Mei N140HAC-EAC)
Gets a little warm under the bonnet during short full load bursts, A little heavy for a convertible, Uses PWM to adjust its brightness up until the maximum level (our Health-Guard profile takes care of that) (BOE NV156FHM-N48 (BOE0700)), Covers only 50% o

Expert reviews and ratings

The Lenovo C340-15IWL is the ideal choice for those who want a laptop that doubles up as a tablet, but are working with a budget. At just short of £500, it's great value.It coped well with word processing and basic photo editing and the web cam's...

By goodhousekeeping.co.uk on January 15, 2020

With the IdeaPad C340-15IWL, Lenovo delivers a well-rounded 15.6-inch convertible.An NVMe SSD provides a fast system. There's also a 1 TB hard drive on board. Furthermore, it's possible to replace both storage devices. The keyboard (two levels of...

By NotebookCheck on October 24, 2019

The Lenovo IdeaPad C340 is an overall great laptop for work and studies. It's light, thin, and packs a decent punch. It could certainly use some upgrades in CPU, GPU and RAM for better long-term...

By pokde.net on September 18, 2019

Lenovo Ideapad C340 (14″) is perhaps one of the best-valued convertibles on the market. Especially, when you consider the fact that it comes with a Lenovo Pen (optional). What else should you expect – it performs good, but as soon as it reaches its...

By laptopmedia.com on August 01, 2019

All-in-all we've got a great experience with this laptop. We love to see more and more convertible devices, as this would generally mean that the technology is improving, as there is more competition. However, we were most impressed by the performance...

By laptopmedia.com on July 18, 2019

Lenovo macht beim IdeaPad C340 vieles richtig. Es ist robust, hochwertig verarbeitet und bei der Hardware spart Lenovo dankenswerterweise nicht an der falschen Stelle. Die Akkulaufzeit ist keine Offenbarung. Sie reicht aber ohne Weiteres aus, um auch...

By blog.notebooksbilliger.de on July 05, 2019