With Amazon’s Back to School discounts currently in full swing, there’s one notebook that looks almost too good to be true: the 2025 Lenovo IdeaPad 15.6″ with a solid mid-range spec (12GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Celeron N4500, Office 365 for one year, Windows 11 Home) for a record low price. Amazon is likely clearing out old inventory, likely without making a single penny in profit, and that makes you the beneficiary of a deal that’s too great to pass up.
This computer usually costs around $2,400 but today Amazon reduced its price to as low as $349: That’s an 85% discount, and you’ll be saving around two thousand dollars on a brand-new computer. You’re spending less than most individuals spend on a smartphone at this price point, but you’re receiving a full Windows computer bundled with a one-year subscription of Microsoft Office 365.
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Specs do matter, even in a budget-friendly machine, and this Lenovo is far from stripped down: It’s powered by an Intel Celeron N4500 processor. Although it’s not for serious gaming, it’s perfectly suited to day-to-day productivity tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets and streaming television shows. The inclusion of 12GB of DDR4 RAM is a difference-maker: multitasking is so much more responsive than the 4GB or 8GB of memory you typically find in this price category.
A fast 512GB PCIe SSD gives you speed and space which means Windows boots in a flash, programs load in a flash and still having space for a large collection of school work, work documents, or entertainment media. In addition to the SSD, there’s also a secondary 128GB eMMC that gives you additional space to work with light files or backups.
The 15.6-inch HD display features anti-glare coating so your eyes don’t get as tired during extended study sessions. Paired with Dolby Audio dual speakers, you’ll enjoy more immersion when streaming or Zoom calls. You even receive a built-in HD 720p camera with a privacy shutter which is surprisingly rare on laptops in this price range.
Connectivity is also a plus point: USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, an SD card reader, and an audio combo jack are all present and give you all the ports you’ll need to have accessories and external storage easily attached. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 are integrated within so wireless speed and dependability are on tap for both online classes and easy Netflix streaming.
Discounts this intense rarely stick, and since Amazon is clearly liquidating excess stock, make sure you don’t miss it.
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