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MWC 2019: Consumer Notebooks IdeaPad S540, S340, and C340 Introduced

In addition to the revised ThinkPads of the T-Series, new IdeaPads for the consumer sector will also be presented at the Mobile World Congress. On board are AMD processors with integrated RX Vega.

The IdeaPad S540 can be equipped with a 14- or 15.6-inch screen, both of which are Full HD IPS panels. In June, the smaller version for 800 euros will be launched with a third-generation AMD processor (up to Ryzen 7) and an eighth-generation Intel processor (up to i7) for 900 euros. There are no details yet for the larger variant. The S540 has a full aluminium housing and is available in the colours Abyss Blue, Copper and Mineral Grey.

The cheaper version is the IdeaPad S340, consequently the full metal case is omitted. There is again an AMD version for 500 Euro, which will be available in May. The Intel models will be available for 600 euros from April. Again, we are talking about 14- and 15.6-inch screens, available in four different colours.

The IdeaPad C340 is a 2-in-1 device in the bundle. It has a 360 Grand hinge to fold the lid completely around the body. It can be operated with the finger, some models will get ActivePen support. From May there will be a device with AMD processors with 14-inch screen from 500 euros. You get a bigger display with Intel-CPU. These variants are available from April for 600 Euro.

Technical details

C340 (Intel) C340 (AMD)
Display Model C340-14IWL:
14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, 250 nits
14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) TN, 220 nits
14″ HD (1366 x 768) TN, 220 nits
Model C340-15IWL:
15″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, 250 nits
15″ HD (1366 x 768) TN, 220 nits
Model C340-14API:
14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, 250 nits
14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) TN, 220 nits
14″ HD (1366 x 768) TN, 220 nits
CPU Core i7-8565U
Core i5-8265U
Core i3-8145U
Pentium 5405U
Ryzen 7 3700U
Ryzen 5 3500U
Ryzen 3 3200U
Athlon 300U
RAM DDR4, On-board + SO-DIMM
4 GB (4 GB + 0 GB)
8 GB (4 GB + 4 GB)
16 GB (16 GB + 0 GB)
DDR4, On-board + SO-DIMM
4 GB (4 GB + 0 GB)
8 GB (4 GB + 4 GB)
GPU Intel iGPU + Nvidia GeForce MX 230 AMD iGPU (Vega)
no discrete GPU
Storage C340-14IWL:
PCIe SSD 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
C340-15IWL:
SATA / PCIe SSD 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
HDD 500 GB / 1 TB
SSD + HDD 128 GB + 1 TB / 512 GB + 1 TB
PCIe SSD: 128G (2242) / 256G / 512G (2280)
SATA SSD: 128G / 256G (R3-3200U & Athlon 300U only)
connections 2 × USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A
1 × USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C
card reader
HDMI 1.4b
3.5 mm Combo Audio Jack
WLAN 2 x 2 WiFi 802.11 ac
1 x 1 WiFi 802.11 ac
Loudspeaker 2 × 2W Dolby Audio
Battery up to 8 hours, 52,5 WHr, RapidCharge up to 8 hours, 45 WHr, RapidCharge
Price / Date from 599 €
March 2019
from 599 €
April 2019
S340 (Intel) C340 (AMD)
Display Model S340-14IWL:
14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) TN, 220 nits
14″ HD (1366 x 768) TN, 220 nits
Model S340-15IWL:
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) TN, 220 nits
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, 250 nits, touchscreen2
15.6″ HD (1366 x 768) TN, 220 nits
Model S340-14API:
14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) TN; 250 nits
14″ HD (1366 x 768) TN; 220 nits
Model S340-15API:
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) TN; 220 nits
15.6″ HD (1366 x 768) TN; 220 nits
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS; 250 nits (15″ touch only)
CPU Core i7-8565U
Core i5-8265U
Core i3-8145U
Pentium 5405U
bis Ryzen 7 3700U
RAM 4 GB (1 DIMM)
8 GB (2 DIMM)
12 GB (2 DIMM)
16 GB (Optane)
4 GB (1 DIMM)
8 GB (2 DIMM)
12 GB (2 DIMM)
GPU Intel iGPU + Nvidia GeForce MX 110/MX 230/MX 250 AMD iGPU (Vega)
no discrete GPU
Storage SSD PCIe 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB M.2 (support NVMe)
HDD SATA 1 TB / 2 TB
Hybrid (SSD+HDD) 128 GB / 256 GB + 1 TB HDD, 16 GB Optane + 1 TB HDD
SSD PCIe 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB M.2 (support NVMe)
HDD SATA 1 TB/2 TB
Hybrid (SSD + HDD) 128 GB/256 GB + 1 TB HDD
connections 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1
1 × USB-C
HDMI
DC Jack (round)
4-in-1 SD Card Reader
Combo Audio Jack
WLAN not available
Loudspeaker 2 × 2W Dolby Audio
Battery S340-14IWL:
up to 11.25 hours, 52.5 WHr, RapidCharge
S340-15IWL:
up to 11.4 hours, 52.5 WHr, RapidCharge
S340-14API:
up to 6 hours
S340-15API:
up to 8 hours
Price / Date from 599 €
March 2019
from 549 €
April 2019
S540 (Intel) S540 (AMD)
Display up to 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, Anti-Glare, 300-nits, 72% NTSC, Glass Display
up to 15″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, Anti-Glare, 300-nits, 72% NTSC, Glass Display
up to 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, Anti-Glare, 300-nits, 72% NTSC
CPU to eighth generation i7 bis Ryzen 7 3700U
RAM bis 12 GB
GPU Intel iGPU + Nvidia GeForce MX 230 AMD iGPU (Vega)
no discrete GPU
Storage PCIe SSD up to 512 GB
SSD + HDD up to 128 GB + 1 TB
HDD + Optane up to 1 TB + 16 GB
PCIe SSD up to 512 GB
connections 2 × USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A
1 × USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C
card reader
HDMI 2.0b (HDMI 1.4b for AMD)
3.5 mm Combo Audio Jack
WLAN 2 x 2 WiFi 802.11 ac
1 x 1 WiFi 802.11 ac
Loudspeaker 2 × 2W Dolby Audio
Battery up to 12 hours up to 12 hours
Price / Date from 899 €
March 2019
from 599 €
April 2019

Simon Lüthje

I am co-founder of this blog and am very interested in everything that has to do with technology, but I also like to play games. I was born in Hamburg, but now I live in Bad Segeberg.

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