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Lenovo IdeaPad S540 13.3" QHD (AMD R7 4800U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Iron Grey $1,275.00 Delivered @ Lenovo

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Lenovo IdeaPad S540 13.3" QHD (AMD R7 4800U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Iron Grey $1,275.00 Delivered @ LenovoAffiliate
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KenDiaMoi on 13/09/2021 - 09:09 lenovo.com (3233 clicks)
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Seems like a popular laptop among ozb folk

Bit more expensive than the education store deals but this deal is avaliable to general public

Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800U (8C / 16T, 1.8 / 4.2GHz, 4MB L2 / 8MB L3)

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64

Display Type
13.3" QHD (2560x1600) WVA 300nits Glossy, 100% sRGB

Memory
16 GB Soldered DDR4-3200

Hard Drive
512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe

Optical Drive
None

Warranty
1 Year Depot

AC Adapter
65W USB-C

Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Second Hard Drive
N/A

Battery
Integrated 56Wh

Camera
720p + IR + ToF

Fingerprint Reader
No Fingerprint Reader

Keyboard
Backlit, English

Wireless
802.11AX (2x2) & Bluetooth® 5.0

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  • janoski on 13/09/2021 - 09:27

    Damn that is a fine deal… I wonder if I can add that to educational pricing

    • KenDiaMoi on 13/09/2021 - 09:28

      Couldn't get education pricing and coupon to stack, let me know if you have any luck.

      • janoski on 13/09/2021 - 09:36

        No dice 😔

      • Bobby1122 on 13/09/2021 - 09:37
        +2

        Use code EDUCOMM to get it to $1,133.80
        EDIT I've added 1 year onsite warranty to that so might be lower

        • Bal on 13/09/2021 - 09:49

          Doesn't work.

          • Bobby1122 on 13/09/2021 - 09:50

            @Bal: Are you doing it through the education portal?

            • Bal on 13/09/2021 - 09:56

              @Bobby1122: I'm not. I will try that. @bobby1122: Thanks

        • pmel on 13/09/2021 - 09:50

          Code is not working

          • janoski on 13/09/2021 - 10:26

            @Bobby1122: I cant get this magic to work and the lenovo store just crashed… Im done

            Great deal OP

          • janoski on 13/09/2021 - 12:51

            @Bobby1122: OMG I am a numpty… had logged on to the normal site not the eduportal even though they are the same creds.

            Code works now and with edu pricing 3 years onsite warranty for $1239.83

        • Trojan on 13/09/2021 - 10:44

          Used EDUCOMM successfully to purchase. Thanks @bobby1122 and @KenDiaMoi

          • avan1976 on 13/09/2021 - 16:56
            +1

            @Trojan: Me too.
            Got it via edu email for $1124. Also got an additional $33 back through shopback.
            Great deal. Thanks for posting.

        • manja on 13/09/2021 - 22:52
          +1

          Thanks @Bobby1122. bought with 1 year and paid $1133.80

    • avan1976 on 13/09/2021 - 16:58

      Does anyone know how long these things normally take to deliver?

  • [Deactivated] on 13/09/2021 - 09:31

    The battery is not bad either

  • OGKauie on 13/09/2021 - 09:33
    +1

    Great laptop. I have the R5 version and have no complaints. It can match or beat my older i7 8750H laptop which weighs 3 times as much in Cinebench. Minor cons - the ram is soldered on and I only have 8 gigs, and the webcam is bad even for windows laptops' low standards.

  • d86 on 13/09/2021 - 09:36

    I bought it a few weeks ago from the Lenovo edu portal. Great laptop, the CPU is a beast. The only downside is the glossy keyboard and the lack of fingerprint sensor.

    • ja912son on 13/09/2021 - 09:46
      +1

      What's the build quality like?

      Thanks

      • d86 on 13/09/2021 - 11:43

        It's fine, I bought an Acer Swift before Lenovo and the Acer build quality was better, unfortunately had to return it as the ram was not upgradable.

  • KenDiaMoi on 13/09/2021 - 09:39

    Does anyone know how this will do with Photoshop and premiere ?

  • Oxxy on 13/09/2021 - 10:05
    +1

    I just picked this up the other week, tried Kubuntu and Manjaro on it, works really well. Good performance, battery life is pretty solid too. Great work machine.

    • retardedrabit on 14/09/2021 - 04:20

      Unfortunately the GPU kernel crashes when you connect it to a monitor through a dock using displaylink. Seems to be a common issue with AMD apus.

  • myoda on 13/09/2021 - 10:11

    Bah.. withdrawn… i was wrong… can't count.

  • CrypticM on 13/09/2021 - 10:16

    Looks nice.immediate shipping is bonus.

  • basketballfreak6 on 13/09/2021 - 10:19
    +1

    Really good laptop. I picked one up during EOFY sale with my friend's student account and have no regrets. Look and feels premium and performance seems good along with the battery life. The screen is very nice with the 16:10 ratio IMHO is more comfortable to look at for small screens such as this and with the 1440P resolution is crisp and colour is good. I mainly use it for media consumption and on the move photo editing with Lightroom and Photoshop and it's been working well.

    Main complaint for me though is that I wish the speakers would go louder; I feel like even my Xiaomi MiPad's speakers are louder than this laptop.

  • pmel on 13/09/2021 - 10:39

    Thanks OP and other OZ bargainers for positive reviews. Bought one for my daughter college study

  • ChipsChicky on 13/09/2021 - 11:08
    +1

    Waiting for Yoga Slim 7 Carbon, AMD 5800U OLED, Carbon (1.1kg).

    • Phoebus on 13/09/2021 - 15:07

      Waiting for something like this but AMD 6800U with RDNA2 graphics… CPUs apparently already in production.

      • ChipsChicky on 13/09/2021 - 19:48

        Is this a processor or a graphic card ?

        • Phoebus on 14/09/2021 - 20:03

          both, APU

  • Kirkk on 13/09/2021 - 11:09

    Please help me decide which one is better value

    IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH6 for $1,083.60 after applying EDUCOMM at education Store

    or

    IdeaPad S540 13" (AMD) Iron Grey for $1,124.10 after applying EDUCOMM at education Store

    • BenR31415 on 13/09/2021 - 11:21
      +1

      Do you want a heavier laptop with a larger screen or a lighter laptop with a smaller screen? That's probably going to be the major difference for you here…

      ideapad 5 pro has a brighter screen, newer processors (although base 6 cores) and the ability to be configured higher for processor, screen refresh and graphics, but for some is going to be too big to take around.

    • drongobongo on 13/09/2021 - 13:11

      I went for the first one personally. Bigger screen and smaller bezels. Don't like the off centre touchpad though.

    • Bargain-er on 14/09/2021 - 08:14

      Haven't checked AMD for a while. Is its performance and quality now better or on par with Intel? Thanks

  • lknight on 13/09/2021 - 11:45

    was this listed for $1124 just last week? - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/649479 and is this still active?

    • Bbad on 13/09/2021 - 13:53
      -1

      Code works for me

    • KenDiaMoi on 13/09/2021 - 15:14

      This is for those who don't have access to edu store

      (I say that in the description)

  • bobloblawlawblog on 13/09/2021 - 11:51

    Damn, if only these laptops were 14"

    I find 13.3" slightly too small. Feels cramped

    • KenDiaMoi on 13/09/2021 - 15:46
      +5

      Everyone always wishes it was half inch bigger amright

  • iheartmaccas on 13/09/2021 - 11:56
    +1

    Does anyone who purchased this laptop have issues with the trackpad? Mine seems to stop randomly for a few seconds, and is really glitchy. I've searched online and others have had the same issues but none of their recommended fixes have helped. I've ordered an anti-static protector type thing which helped when I had a macbook in the past but I'm not holding my breath.

    • shaneiwey on 13/09/2021 - 18:12

      I have one of these and absolutely love it, only thing sometimes theres a delay between moving the track pad or mouse and seeing the mouse move on the screen. Searched everywhere for a fix but cannot find anything. Its really weird. My next move is to reinstall windows and see if that fixes it.

    • avan1976 on 16/09/2021 - 15:11

      Yes, my stopped working after updating windows and drivers.
      Very annoying.

    • socratitties on 16/09/2021 - 23:30

      yep having the same issues with mine

  • stockpimp on 13/09/2021 - 12:16

    Ok y'all convinced me. Just ordered. It will update the Lenovo I bought in 2016

  • Suibiankankan on 13/09/2021 - 12:23

    How does it compare to the previous Dell G15 R5 5600H RTX3050 deal? https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/647005
    I know Lenovo is more portable and with 2k screen, but I mainly use laptop at home with a 2k monitor.

    • d86 on 13/09/2021 - 14:42
      +1

      Two different use cases. I use Lenovo with two QHD monitors via USB-C docking station. Works great.

  • lknight on 13/09/2021 - 12:32

    can anyone please comment on the keyboard response? Im upgrading from a Yoga 900s and hate the keyboard tactile response

  • lknight on 13/09/2021 - 12:39

    Also are there any touch screen versions of this ideapad?

  • ericc on 13/09/2021 - 12:47
    +2

    Cons: year 2000s webcam + speakers not very loud

    • polkatta on 14/09/2021 - 06:51

      This. I have this laptop and love everything about it but the webcam and mic are below average so I hook up an external webcam when I need to use it.

      Sidenote: I've hooked up a 4k 32 inch monitor + a 34 inch UW through a hub and both running at 60hz. In case this matters to some people :)

      • Trojan on 14/09/2021 - 09:32

        Connected to external monitors via HDMI or Displayport?
        Another poster said they had problems with Displayport hub.

  • Phoebus on 13/09/2021 - 14:59
    -2

    There should be some better deals than this coming over the next few weeks.
    Nobody will want to buy an old Windows 10 laptop

  • perthhunter on 13/09/2021 - 22:26

    Does anyone have problem with this laptop rebooting by itself without warning from time to time?

  • Timo1234100 on 13/09/2021 - 22:38

    How's the camera quality, does anyone speak from personal experience

    • polkatta on 14/09/2021 - 06:51

      Terrible. But I love this laptop. See my previous comment :)

  • FeZZa21 on 14/09/2021 - 14:23
    +1

    $1,083.75 on ebay with plus today only

    edit: and they jacked it from $1,275 to $1,499 in 13mins! guess they jacked it enough so it wouldn't become cheaper than their own store, what a bunch of d!ck$

  • AssociatedTonmoy0123 @ Lenovo on 14/09/2021 - 15:43
    +1

    I bought this on a end of financial deal. Using it for few months! Its alright but volume is very low and not that happy with the battery life!!! One other thing annoyed me no card reader slot. But with that price range and specs it's a good laptop.

  • playbargain on 14/09/2021 - 16:34

    Hmm… This or the T14s Gen 2 AMD for $200 more?

    • bleckyL on 14/09/2021 - 23:00

      With the same specs though?

  • stone21 on 15/09/2021 - 05:43

    I bought this last week and it got delivered in 4 days. Everything feels good except for the keyboard. The keys are rather "sticky" and now the space key is permanently stuck. Does anyone else experience the same issue with the keyboard?

    • Trojan on 15/09/2021 - 11:32

      Got mine today … no issues with sticky keys

      • stone21 on 15/09/2021 - 14:04

        I reckon there's a problem with mine during the build. How does your s540 feel with your previous laptops?
        I own a Macbook pro and a HP EliteBook before and the keys are just really different.. it just sticks..

        • Trojan on 15/09/2021 - 14:15

          Keys on mine are fine - sounds like yours is defective.
          Travel is short and worse than my M1 Macbook Pro. It feels similar to the Macbook butterfly keyboard.
          I use an external mechanical keyboard most of the time so I can live with it.

    • Dmaboo on 16/09/2021 - 21:28

      Mine arrived yesterday and it does not sit flat on my table or bench. Either the rubber feet are off or the body is bent.
      Opting for refund.

      • stone21 on 17/09/2021 - 10:05

        I'm getting mine replaced which will take about 3 weeks. I hope the next one will be ok..

  • Hansi on 15/09/2021 - 20:33

    Can anyone recommend a good and cheap compatible USB C hub? Ideally with 60hz refresh rate.

  • nandun1234 on 19/09/2021 - 17:23

    Hey guys, need help deciding getting a laptop. Right now I'm looking at these two models.
    Yoga Slim 7i 13" and Ideapad S540.
    There is a huge gap in the values between the two models, do you guys reckon I should try and look something better within the same upper budget instead of Yoga Slim?
    Or just stick with the Ideapad S540 even with its issues of the webcam, mic and the speakers not being up to par with the other laptops?
    Thanks a lot for the help!

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