12/3/21: For posterity after the fact...
This particular model uses a soldered 4gb 3200mhz chip, and an 8gb sodimm 3200mhz chip. You can put a single 16gb sodimm and you will get 20gb ram without problem. Because of the 4gb soldered chip, you will only get 4gbx4gb of dual-channel performance, but the remaining 12gb of the second chip will be addressable at single-channel speeds. I have done this so I know it works.
32gb: I don't have personal knowledge of this, but there is potential the motherboard could support 32gb chips, so you could get 40gb total, though I'd be surprised if anybody actually needed that much RAM on a laptop with these specs.
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Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 1080p - Abyss Blue
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I never said to not buy because it uses ZEN2 vs ZEN3 architecture.
However, a casual buyer would not realize this fact unless pointed out.
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In some areas, there is little difference.
Others there are large.
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https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...60676.htm
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Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 1080p - Abyss Blue - $449 which is $50 less
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I paid $515 open box for a Dell with a Ryzen 5500u 8GB 256GB SSD, its a great CPU that can play games. Runs FFXIV at 720p 50-60fps and games like Heroes of the Storm at 1080p 60fps
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In General, both Dell and Lenovo use a numbering system to designate build quality.
3,5,7 is generally shown as increasing build quality..
Inspiron 3000 is the lowest build quality.
Inspiron 5000 is slightly better.
Inspiron 7000 is the best for the inspiron line.
The IdeaPad can be a 3, 5 or 7 with increasing quality.
So this model would be one of their cheapest quality builds for idea Pads.
Lenovo has a more confusing "ThinkPad" lineups where they use letters to differentiate quality. Some are rather cheap....others top of the line quality.
The nice thing about Costco, however, is their return policy so if you don't like it you have 90 days to return it.
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The fact it is a "3" does not mean do not buy.....
Just be aware that their "3" model will have cut some corners vs the IdeaPad "5", which will be more $$$ with the same CPU, RAM, SSD combo.
The 5600u uses ZEN3 cores, which will have a much bigger boost.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3...uying.html
This does not make the 5500u a "Bad" CPU or one to avoid as per the article above....
It is just something to keep in mind....that the "5600/5800" are a noticeable step up from 5500/5700 one would think based on model numbers alone.
i5-11gen $499 vs Ryzen 5500 $499
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 1080p - Abyss Blue - $449 which is $50 less
Not sure why you think the Intel is faster. It has four cores vs six cores. Multi core is considerably faster for the Ryzen. Single core is faster on the Intel. Multi core is more and more the norm.
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Never yet seen something on sale where something else more expensive was not better. Unless you are looking at the most expensive in the first place.
I never said to not buy because it uses ZEN2 vs ZEN3 architecture.
However, a casual buyer would not realize this fact unless pointed out.
https://www.notebookche
In some areas, there is little difference.
Others there are large.
Yes...One has to pay more to get more.
However, one has to understand what they are comparing to make an informed choice.
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