Yes for the price. More on reddit.com

You can get a much better laptop for like $100 more More on reddit.com

honestly if battery life and long-term reliability matter and you’re not gaming much, just get a MacBook Air. you’ll get like 15–20 hrs real use, no fan, no random performance drops, and it stays fast for years. macOS handles school, office stuff, zoom, and light coding effortlessly. for most students, it just works. but — if you’re doing certain types of programming, especially stuff like machine learning, CUDA, or algorithm-heavy courses that require Windows-specific tools or GPU acceleration, then yeah, a Windows laptop might make more sense. depends on what you’re studying and whether your coursework leans heavily on Windows-only dev environments. edit: the IdeaPad 3 you’re looking at uses integrated graphics (Radeon Vega 8), so no dedicated GPU. it’s fine for light gaming or basic rendering, but it’s not gonna handle anything GPU-heavy. also unlike something like an M4 or M3 Mac, which has dedicated media/GPU cores optimized for ML tasks, this is just CPU + iGPU. as for reliability — IdeaPad 3’s are budget-tier machines. they work, but don’t expect amazing build quality. plastic chassis, average screens, and thermals can get loud under load. it’ll probably get you through 4 years if you take care of it, but it’s not something you’ll want to hold onto long after that. More on reddit.com

After reading your comments with the other folks, I agree you should get an IdeaPad 5 instead, and I agree there is no reason to get a gaming laptop for older games from 2013. https://www.lenovo.com/hk/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/IdeaPad-5-Gen-7-14-AMD/p/82SE00ARHH This is the one I would recommend. It has the same CPU as the IdeaPad 3 you originally linked. The iGPU on that CPU is perfectly capable of playing older games. But the IdeaPad 5 I linked has a far better screen, 16GB RAM (in dual channel which is important for iGPU performance), and 1TB of storage so you can load up on games. I know most older games are only 10-20GB but they add up quick. Overall, this is only ~13% more money but its a way better laptop. And its still a nice thin and light 14" laptop that is not bulky like a gaming laptop. It looks professional and it has good battery life. You also mentioned you don't know how to open a laptop and so this one is fine. Lol the RAM is soldered and the SSD is already at 1TB so there is no reason to open and upgrade it anyways. Here is a full break down of the spec sheet if you are interested. https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_5_14ABA7?M=82SE00ARHH PS: I have the IdeaPad Pro 16...you dont need the Pro 16 for what you are asking for. It's a great laptop though, so if you do want some more power, I highly recommend it. More on reddit.com