Lenovo stuck to the basics and covered all the essential ports, including a USB 3.0 port. The Ideapad 310 has only one USB 3.0 port. The SD card slot along with the regular mic/headphone jack is a standard practice on these budget machines, but our review machine also had the optional DVD drive.
You also get a standard HDMI port and the proprietary power port. The power brick is now integrated on the plug itself, making the charger lighter to carry.Keyboard and touchpad: Room for improvementBudget laptops from Lenovo have often had better keyboards than their competitors, and that shows here.
The island-style keyboard has flat keys with linear depression. This means that the keys travel straight down when pressed without wobbles, translating into smoother typing experience. Further, actuation point ( where the keyboard detects a key press) is just right, and the keys make a distinctive click sound when you press them. The feedback from the keyboard is ample, too. However, the resistance of the keys could have been slightly better to enhance overalltyping experience.
The touchpad is pretty standard for a budget laptop. It supports all windowsgestures, but pointer speeds are a little slow out-of-the-box. You can of course adjust this as per your preference. The left and right click buttons have little travel and work without any issues.