Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
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Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
Processor | 2.1 GHz ryzen_5_4500u |
RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
Memory Speed | 2.1 |
Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
Chipset Brand | AMD |
Card Description | Integrated |
Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
Average Battery Life (in hours) | 10 Hours |
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Brand | Lenovo |
Model Name | Flex 5 |
Screen Size | 14 Inches |
Color | Graphite Grey |
Hard Disk Size | 256 GB |
CPU Model | Ryzen 5 4500U |
Ram Memory Installed Size | 16 GB |
Operating System | Windows 10 |
Special Feature | Fingerprint reader |
Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
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- Thin, light, and stylish – This 2-in-1 laptop weighs just 3.64 pounds and is only 0.82" thick. It's soft and comfortable to the touch, with a durable paint that creates a better user experience. Digital pen included
- The 10-point, 14-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS touchscreen allows the Lenovo Flex 5 14" 2-in-1 laptop to be comfortable, fun, and easy to use. It's also great to look at, with 4-side narrow bezels
- The 360⁰ hinge lets you use your 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop in whatever mode works best for you; Use it in 'Laptop' mode for everyday computing, 'Tent' mode for sharing things, 'Stand' mode for binge-watching, or 'Tablet' mode for more intuitive interaction
- Enjoy up to 10 hours of battery life, plus quick charge to 80% in just 1 hour
- Powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U mobile processor with Radeon graphics, you have the performance to do more, from anywhere. With more cores, you'll experience responsiveness that leaps into action for productivity, gaming, and content creation
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Touch Screen | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Battery life | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Screen quality | 4.1 | — | 3.6 | — | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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display size | 14 inches | 14 inches | 14 inches | — | 14 inches | 11.6 inches |
hard disk size | 256 GB | 256 GB | 1 TB | 0 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
computer memory size | 16 GB | 0 TB | 16 GB | — | 0 TB | 4 GB |
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cpu speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz | — | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
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Brand | Lenovo |
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Series | Flex 5 |
Item model number | 81X20005US |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Operating System | Windows 10 |
Item Weight | 3.63 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 12.66 x 8.56 x 0.82 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 12.66 x 8.56 x 0.82 inches |
Color | Graphite Grey |
Processor Brand | AMD |
Number of Processors | 1 |
Computer Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
Optical Drive Type | No Optical Drive |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Voltage | 5 Volts |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
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ASIN | B086226DDB |
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Best Sellers Rank | #3,222 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) #13 in 2 in 1 Laptop Computers |
Date First Available | March 17, 2020 |
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Accessorize your lifestyle with the Lenovo Flex 5 14" 2-in-1 Laptop. Ultra thin, lightweight, and ultra portable, the Flex 5 weighs in at just 3.64 lbs and is less than 1-inch thick when closed. Slim, stylish, and proudly powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U mobile processor with Radeon graphics, you can carry this touchscreen laptop with you everywhere – digital pen included. The Flex 5 is designed for excellent all-around performance, graphics, and productivity, whether you're enjoying entertainment at home, working in the office, or studying at school.
Keep your ideas flowing anywhere and anytime. The 360 hinge lets you quickly and easily turn your touchscreen laptop into a tablet for more intuitive interaction, letting you write easily with the included digital pen. Set your 2-in-1 laptop in tent-mode for sharing with friends or co-workers, or put your computer in stand mode when you're binge-watching your favorite streaming show. With narrow bezels on all 4 sides, you'll enjoy more viewing area and less clutter on the full high definition (1920 x 1080) IPS panel with 2 x 2W Speakers with Dolbsy Audio.
Other great features include a physical privacy shutter on the HD 720p camera with Fixed-Focus cmOS, 2x2 Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac) and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity options, and 2 USB-A, 1 USB-C, and an HDMI port. You'll also enjoy up to 10 hours of battery life, plus quick charge with a 65W adapter – only 1 hour of charge time gives you 80% power.
All battery life claims are approximate and based on results using the MobileMark 2014 battery life benchmark test. Actual battery life will vary and depends on many factors such as product configuration and usage, software use, wireless functionality, power management settings, and screen brightness. The maximum capacity of the battery will decrease with time and use.
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IdeaPad Flex 5
The IdeaPad Flex 5 gives you more creative choices, by blending performance, connectivity, entertainment and affordability with a sleek design and feel.
Processor
Proudly powered by AMD Ryzen 5 4500U mobile processor with Radeon graphics, the IdeaPad Flex 5 14 offers you excellent all around performance, graphics and more productivity in a flexible device built to be what you need it to be.
Specs
- AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor
- 16 GB DDR4 Memory
- 256 GB SSD Storage
- Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
- Up to 10 hours battery life
- Lenovo Active Pen included
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A narrow bezel on 4 sides gives you more viewing area and less clutter to interfere with the task at hand, whether that’s at work, or play, enjoy the most out of your screen with IPS panel technology and Full High Definition screen.
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From 0° to 360° in a flashThe IdeaPad Flex 5 is designed for you to keep your ideas flowing, anywhere, anytime with the ability to multi-mode your laptop and use it in ‘Laptop’ mode for everyday computing, ‘Tent’ mode for sharing things, ‘Stand’ mode for binge-watching, or ‘Tablet’ mode for more intuitive interaction. |
The Lenovo Flex 5 2-in-1 laptop, powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile Processors, brings you the performance to do more. Open apps in a flash, power through heavy tasks and run multiple demanding apps with the performance of the world’s most advanced laptop processors.
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Customers like the value of the laptop, saying it's good for the price. They also appreciate the touchscreen. However, some customers have reported issues with the keyboard, saying some keys stopped working. Opinions are mixed on quality, performance, battery life, screen, and ease of use.
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Customers appreciate the value of the laptop. They say it has the best set of features for the price, works great indoors, and is plenty sharp for the value. Customers also say that the screen quality is gorgeous for the cost and that the case/body doesn't look or feel budget to the touch.
"...mobile processors are fantastic, energy efficient, and offer great performance at lower cost than Intel...." Read more
"...Probably a bulb out. But I bought this at a great price used so I'll live with it. This one also had a sound issue. It just wasn't loud enough...." Read more
"...For the price I'd say the level of hardware included makes it a good value that probably only lags behind laptops costing twice as much in very..." Read more
"...The case/body doesn't look budget or feel budget to the touch. It also feels sturdy and solid as you open and close it or type on it...." Read more
Customers like the touchscreen of the laptop. They say it's pretty good, sensitive to the pen, and works well. The screen is IPS and touch enabled, and the keyboard is incredibly tactile and easy to type on. It also supports gestures such as pinch-and-drag.
"...Touchpad: The touchpad is decent. It supports gestures, and has a left, middle and right click...." Read more
"...how fast it starts up, shuts off, the battery life, the touchscreen feature and Pen. Pen comes with a pdf manual lol...." Read more
"...The touchpad under Windows is quite erratic. The touch pressure required varies from light to heavy just to be sensed...." Read more
"...The screen is IPS and touch enabled...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the laptop. Some mention that it is incredibly tactile and easy to type on, with a snappy keyboard. However, others say that it's frustrating and not fun to use the laptop, and that using Adobe Illustrator will force you into a weird mode.
"...The touchscreen feels decent to use and this laptop comes with a pen that takes 1 AAAA battery (1 is included), which also feels decent to use...." Read more
"...It's pretty easy to install, just youtube the directions. You can do it in 10 minutes." Read more
"...Decent travel, not the best typing experience, but I like it...." Read more
"...unit has a pretty solid feel for being housed in plastic, and is very snappy in use...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the notebook computer. Some mention it's a solid, inexpensive device with a pretty solid feel for being housed in plastic. They are also pleased with the promising lifespan. However, others say that the predecessor, the 8822BE, has many well documented reliability issues, the camera quality is not very good, and the computer begins failing after two months. They also complain about the WiFi chip not being the highest quality and the main board going bad.
"...Other OS Support: Linux support on this laptop is amazing, as long as you are running kernel 5.9 or newer...." Read more
"...Here is the real deal though. Two months in, my computer begins failing by not shutting down after I shut down and constantly heating up after..." Read more
"...Otherwise the keyboard is perfect, without issue, and Lenovo has figured out a smart modified system for the function keys that allow some of the..." Read more
"...The system itself looks good and functions well but it can fail due to something as simple as a system update from Lenovo Vantage...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the notebook computer. Some mention that it runs well, has a good CPU, and is fast. Others say that they can't get it to turn on.
"...GPU: The iGPU does fine. It's enough to let you play some older games at decent framerates, and maybe some new titles with some convincing...." Read more
"...Currently playing Rimworld, and FM2020 and the performance has been excellent.Can't really think of any major drawbacks...." Read more
"...No issues at all. Sounds isn't incredible, but it's good.All in all - I can't believe this is $600. Buy it - you won't regret it." Read more
"...the next day I get the charger and test my computer, and the issue wasn't fixed. The note inside says couldn't replicate the issue...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the battery life of the laptop. Some mention that it has fantastic battery life, while others say that it only lasts around 5 hours. The laptop uses a single AAAA battery that is included. Some customers also report intermittent charging issues and ACPI driver crashes. Overall, the opinions are mixed and depend on individual preferences.
"...Here are my own insights into this device:1. Great battery performance...." Read more
"...It has a massive battery and batteries have a lot of weight. But, flipping it and sitting it up to use it as a tablet works...." Read more
"...Nice design. I love how fast it starts up, shuts off, the battery life, the touchscreen feature and Pen. Pen comes with a pdf manual lol...." Read more
"...after I shut down and constantly heating up after shutdown and running out of battery...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the screen of the notebook computer. Some mention that it's decent, clear, and has great color. Others say that it is not that good, has lights bleeding around the bottom and top, and does not display out.
"...This one doesn’t. Sometimes the screen (web) looks a little blurry and some of my screenshots. My docs & 99% of the web are fine...." Read more
"...Indoors the screen is bright and crystal clear, and if your upgrading from a laptop that came out 4 or 5 years ago, (like me) the screen will..." Read more
"...I/O: The USB-C port is sadly not thunderbolt, and does not do display out. But it does do power delivery and data...." Read more
"...Screen may not be bright enough for outdoor use and the glossy coating leads to reflections/glare when viewing from an angle...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the keyboard quality of the laptop. They mention that the keyboard stopped working, the touchpad and keyboard stopped functioning, and the keyboard has intermittent loss of function. Some customers also report that the screen stopped working and the laptop is unusable when entering sleep mode.
"...The laptop does not work properly at all in kernels 5.6 or older...." Read more
"...how good they performed Temper your expectations of course, this won't run AAA games at high or even medium settings, but that's not where these..." Read more
"...What I do know is that static cling does occur with my blankets (I'd seen the sparks before) - so I think that was the true culprit, caused the same..." Read more
"...On October 10th,2020, it stopped working. The built in Lenovo Vantage suite installed an update that bricked the system...." Read more
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I've had this laptop for about 6 months, and I wanted to share my thoughts on it.
CPU: The CPU in this laptop is excellent. For daily web browsing honestly this CPU is a bit overkill. Unlike on some laptops, this laptop has built in power profiles that let you increase the processor's TDP in order to get better performance, which allows it to overtake some of the cheaper 4700U based laptops (albeit with more power usage). Using the "Extreme Performance" power profile, the CPU will use about 30-35W continuously and has a max burst power usage of 45W. Max temps in Extreme Performance mode are generally around 95C, and in "Intelligent Cooling" mode (basically Balanced Power:Performance) they are around 75C.
GPU: The iGPU does fine. It's enough to let you play some older games at decent framerates, and maybe some new titles with some convincing. Performance is pretty standard for a 4500U based laptop.
RAM: This laptop features dual channel 3200MHz DDR4 RAM, which the Ryzen CPU is quite happy with. However, the RAM is soldered and there is no way to expand it.
SSD: Mine came with a 256GB NVMe SSD (Union Memory 8SSSS0W761B1Z1CH05X0XH0). While this isn't going to win any awards, its decently fast and gets the job done. If you want to, the SSD in this laptop is replaceable with a 2280 or shorter, but unless you want to either buy or 3D print a SSD extension, this laptop will take 2280 and 2242 drives out of the box.
WiFi/BT: The internet wasn't very helpful in identifying what WiFi/BT card this comes with, but it is either a RTL8822BE or RTL8822CE, the only noticeable difference between these 2 cards is one supports BT 4.2, while the other supports BT 5. Based off of the description on this Amazon listing, its probably the RTL8822BE. While I kinda wish this laptop came with a WiFi 6 card, it is swappable and an AX210 only costs about $20. I do not believe there is a WiFi adapter whitelist in the BIOS either so any wireless adapter should work fine as long as it is an M.2 E key card.
Screen: It's okay. With only 250 nits of brightness, I wouldn't recommend it if you plan on using this outside often. The hinges are just about stiff enough to not have the screen violently shake while typing, but also soft enough to be able to open with just a single hand.
Touch: The touchscreen is probably my favorite part of this laptop. Although it only has 4096 pressure levels, it is plenty to write on and is probably enough to sketch. The touchscreen feels decent to use and this laptop comes with a pen that takes 1 AAAA battery (1 is included), which also feels decent to use. The laptop also feels quite nice to use in tablet mode.
Battery: I usually end up getting around 8 hours or so under typical usage. There probably is some room for improvement but 8 hours is already enough for me and I don't want to sacrifice features.
Keyboard: The keyboard feels okay. As far as I know it uses the standard scissor mechanism with rubber domes. The keyboard also has a backlight with multiple brightness levels.
Touchpad: The touchpad is decent. It supports gestures, and has a left, middle and right click. The middle click is something I quite enjoy.
Chassis: The chassis feels very nice for ABS plastic. It has a nice finish to it that makes it feel surprisingly premium.
IO: This laptop has a DC barrel jack, type C PD, HDMI port, 3.5mm combo jack, 2 USB 3 ports and a half length SD card slot. This laptop comes with a USB Type C charger (very nice). The type C port can act both to charge and as a standard USB 3 port with an adapter. I am not sure if this port supports video out, as I don't have anything to test it with and Google gives me mixed results. The laptop seems to be able to charge off of basically any PD capable adapter, however lower power adapters will make the CPU throttle down to 400MHz.
Audio Out: The speakers are upwards firing and sound okay for laptop speakers. The built in DAC definitely won't replace an external DAC, but for a laptop its pretty good. It sounds decent and provides up to 32 bit audio at 48khz sampling rate. It's output power is a little weak, but it can still drive 50 ohm headphones without a problem. The HDMI audio out supports 32 bit 192 khz audio.
Audio In: The internal microphone sounds okay but picks up a lot of noise, both in the electrical sense and in the background sense. Typing and clicking on the trackpad are about 2/3 as loud as my voice is.
Serviceability: Pop the back panel off and you have access to basically everything. A screen replacement seems to be pretty standard in terms of difficulty.
Included OS: My memory isn't too great for this part since uninstalling the included OS was the 2nd thing I did. However from what I remember it was Windows 10 Home, and the bloatware was okay. It mostly came with Lenovo stuff for the laptop.
Other OS Support: Linux support on this laptop is amazing, as long as you are running kernel 5.9 or newer. The laptop does not work properly at all in kernels 5.6 or older. Distros that I know include a new enough kernel and are for normal desktop usage are Ubuntu 21.04 (no stable release as of this review), Debian Bullseye (also not released yet), and basically all Arch Linux derivatives (Manjaro Linux is highly recommended by me, especially for this laptop). If you are going to boot Linux, make sure you are on the newest BIOS as older BIOSs have issues suspending. I highly recommend checking out this page if you want to tinker with this laptop on Linux (I did not have any of the mentioned issues that are on this page). https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_IdeaPad_5_14are05#Tips_and_tricks
FreeBSD based OSs boot, however are currently missing drivers in 12.x such as for the touchscreen, touchpad and WiFi/BT.
Other Notes: The AMD PSP is disableable on this laptop, which is a bit nice. There also exists a patch that you can apply to the BIOS for this laptop to unlock a bunch of stuff, including some base clock overclocking (this of course voids your warranty). Check out CodeHusky's video for more information on that. This BIOS mod does require a SOIC8 clip as the stock firmware flashing utility does not accept the modded BIOS file.
1. Great battery performance. Seriously this thing packs about 6 or 7 hours battery life under light use. Obviously if you are gaming or doing other CPU intensive tasks the battery will drain faster but for everyday usage this is perfect.
2. 16 GBs of RAM is essential. I cannot stress this enough. This is one of the only laptops (if not the only one) with 16 gigs of RAM at this price-point. For college use this is fantastic! This means you can have multiple web pages, Word, PowerPoint and other utility programs open and this thing (coupled with the fantastic Ryzen 5 4600 chip) will devour those tasks for you. You can probably find more "premium" laptops with better screens and storage at about a 200/250 price increase but for college use those things are not really essential. For more storage simply buy and external HD or swap the SSD.
3. Speaking of the screen, this one is just fine. Others reviewers say it's way too dim, 250 nits is not enough, it sucks outdoors, but imo this isn't really an issue. I assume most of your work will be done indoors anyways, so a screen with those minor drawbacks should not really be an issue for most. Indoors the screen is bright and crystal clear, and if your upgrading from a laptop that came out 4 or 5 years ago, (like me) the screen will probably look amazing to you.
4. CPU/GPU: it's Ryzen what else could you ever ask for? The new mobile processors are fantastic, energy efficient, and offer great performance at lower cost than Intel. Why would you use Intel at any price-point when Ryzen has an equivalent at a cheaper cost to your wallet? As for the GPU, this comes with integrated Vega 6 graphics which I was surprised as to how good they performed Temper your expectations of course, this won't run AAA games at high or even medium settings, but that's not where these laptops excel. For indie games, Civ 6, Sims 4 and games of similar graphical intensity this laptop will perform amazingly. Currently playing Rimworld, and FM2020 and the performance has been excellent.
Can't really think of any major drawbacks. For what I paid this laptop offers anything I could need and doesn't break my wallet like other devices would. This is absolutely the best sub 600 dollar laptop in the market right now.
Update 8/5/20 POTENTIAL HUGE ISSUE
So after a month of having this I found an issue that has not been mentioned by anyone else in the review section. The laptop has an option that allows it to be turned on by flipping the screen open without pressing any bottons. I don't remember if it was on by default, or if I turned on myself, but DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE! The laptop has an issue where any slight movement to the screen will register as lid open. This includes slight touches to top section of the device, if you press the lid down slighty, or if you carry it arround in a bag or backpack were it will constantly come in contact with other objects (books, binders etc).
YOU do not want this on. If your laptop turns on and you have it in a close down space it will heat up. It won't happen quickly, but after an hour or so of being fully powered, with little air flow the machine will start to heat up. It happened to me but thankfully I caught it before it burned out the system. TURN OFF THIS SETTING.
Go to the Lenovo vantage application>power settings>flip on. Turn this option off.
This is a structural design issue with the laptop, the setting is probably fine in other devices. This could be a deal breaker for many, otherwise this laptop has excellent performance for this price-point.
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Keyboard: Very responsive, thin, keyboard. Feels similar to the very expensive butterfly keyboard found on newer macbooks (awesome value for money here). Backlighting is very useful, and easy to turn on and off, only downside is that there is no dedicated number pad. I'm usually very picky about keyboards, but I find this one amazing. I'd rate the keyboard 10/10.
Camera: One drawback to the laptop is the Camera, which is very pale, and doesn't capture skin tone accurately at all. Although there are no built in camera settings to be found on Windows 10, a quick fix is to download Skype, and use the built in Camera Settings in-app that let you change hue, brightness, and most importantly, saturation. You might be thinking: "that's a bad fix, I don't use Skype", but for one reason or another, the camera settings in Skype apply to the system camera, so any changes will apply to any video meet service (zoom, google meet, etc). Based on this simple fix, I'd rate the camera a 7.5/10. Nothing to write home about, but does the job well.
Screen: I saw that some people were picky about colour accuracy, which I didn't find to be a problem. It might be slightly less accurate then many very expensive laptops, but at this price point (with an IPS anti glare display), its amazing. Bezels are also very think on top and on the sides. I'd rate the screen 9/10.
Touchpad: The touchpad is a bit of a downside for me, as I prefer a firmer touchpad. It's clicky, if you're into that, but also very responsive if you're not. I'd rate the touchpad 7.5/10.
Specs / Performance: Absolutely. Amazing. You can't go wrong with this new Ryzen processor (4000 series). It's faster than any comparable processor at this price point, or even well above it (faster than my i7 and i5 10th gen intel processors). 16GB of RAM was more than enough, and again, above what you would normally get at this price point (8-12GB). The integrated AMD radeon graphics worked pretty well for me- certainly not as good as an NVIDEA dedicated graphics card, but good enough for medium gaming. At this price point, you can't get anything better by a long shot. I'd rate spec / performance 9.5/10.
Cooling: Last but not least, a very important aspect on every laptop. I read some stories about overheating in the reviews, but I'm happy to mention that I haven't experienced any issues with cooling or fan noise. The fan can only be SLIGHTLY heard when running higher end gaming (which can be highly expected on a laptop), and only slightly heats up when running higher end gaming. I'm happy to report that *almost* none of the heat is conveyed through the keyboard / upper, but comes out the sides and the back. I'd rate cooling a 9.5/10.
Touch screen and pen: I personally don't use these 2 features, but when testing them, they performed about the same as my iPad Pro in drawing, and handwriting. The screen might get some fingerprints if you're using it as a tablet though. The pen itself doesn't feel too premium, just some higher quality plastic with 2 buttons, but the ballpoint definitely isn't cheap, as it feels really nice when writing or drawing. I'd rate the touch screen and pen an 8/10.
Build quality + hinges: I found the build quality to be very similar to very expensive laptops that cost over $1500. The finish is a metal, but almost slightly grippy / rubberized texture. It feels very premium, and definitely looks much better aesthetically than regular plastic on a cheaper laptop. The hinges are very sturdy, and are made out of a sleek finish metal, which seem to be built at a high expense by Lenovo. I personally don't flip it around very much, but if I did, I'd imagine that the hinges would last a very long time, as they're very high quality. The laptop looks and feels great, I'd mistake it for a very high end laptop any day of the week. I'd rate the build quality + hinges a 9/10.
Some negatives about the laptop:
-Like mentioned in some reviews, the warranty is a US warranty, so if you'd have any issues, you'd have to ship it to the US to get fixed (only an issue if you're in Canada), but it is extendable+upgrade able, and came with a 15% off discount on warranty extensions or upgrades.
-Ports: might not be enough for some people, but definitely covers the minimum / average that most people would use. One downside is that the included charger is USB-C, rather than the dedicated charging port charger. Haven't found it to be an issue, as most of my accessories are regular USB.
Conclusion: 100% buy this laptop if you're in a price range of 800-1000+. It feels very premium in almost every sense, from screen, to build quality, to performance. The value is unparalleled in 2020, much better than any dell Inspiron or Acer at this price. I hope this review was helpful, as it took me a bit of time to write, but I like when a product has a super detailed review, so I hope this will help some people who weren't sure about the laptop!
Overall the machine is fast. 16G RAM is fantastic. AMD Ryzen 5 cpu is no worse than the i5. The sound of this laptop is fantastic, one of the best in it's class ...
Have bought it for about a month and there's been 1 weird problem though, quite a major one ...
Recently the machine became very very slow when plugged in the power supply. During unplug/on battery, it's a breeze ... Have checked all settings and researched on web but still not much help. Finally resetting the Windows 10 (keeping user data) has resolved the problem. Have since reinstalled back all user apps one by one with 2 days in-between for testing.
[Update Oct 15] Just to add, only thing "not too good" is that the screen is relatively dim; not bright enough. Generally it's not a problem when you spend most of your time indoor. But for some night-scenes in movies/dramas etc, it's a strain to watch ... Can't imagine how it could work in bright outdoor environment ...
Cosas que no me gustaron, se traba o se cierran aplicaciones como editores de video o editores de fotografías, pensaría que lo resiste ya que tiene tarjeta gráfica pero si la trabajas muy rápido se congela, la pantalla táctil es muy buena aún que recomiendo comprar un protector de pantalla para evitar rayones, también con el uso de las bisagras se arroja la pantalla aún que no pasa nada, solo pues cuidado ahí.
Le pongo un 9/10 es buena aún que debes de cuidarla
Overall, this is the best laptop that you can find for 710$CAD on my opinion. For students it is perfect. I recommend using Onedrive (comes with windows) to save your important files for your studies or in general. There's some little cons(check bellow), but i think, especially for the price, the pros outweigh them big time.
Pros:
- Ryzen 5 4500u with 3200mhz 16gb ram gives a lot of power in such a small device
- Battery is good, above average, depending what you are doing. I get about 10hrs watching shows and YouTube, about 11-12hrs with word open and taking notes (depends on brightness). If you're browsing a lot, and multitasking a lot, you'll get in the 6hrs or so, depending on your brightness and power mode.
- Touch screen and the pen is really nice
- USB C charger, that means that I only need 1 cable to bring anywhere, for my phone and for the laptop.
- Fan isn't loud and the temps are okay for this form factor (about 85-90C under max load)
- Good speakers, unless you go higher than 85% volume, there's some distortion. + it comes with Dolby Audio
- Quality plastic used, with a nice texture and thank god that it is not a finger print magnet.
- Windows drivers for the trackpad, so you get all the features and gesture, the trackpad is a bit small tho, could've been bigger
- Finger print sensor and camera cover (for who cares)
- Fast SSD
Cons:
-Some might find the screen too dim, for indoor use I find it good, outdoor use won't be really possible + glossy screen will show the sun's reflections.
- The ssd is the only upgradable thing, ram is soldered. (but 16gb @3200mhz will be enough for most people)
- A bit heavy for tablet mode, but it depends what you're doing and for who. For myself it is fine, but for my younger brother, it would work.
- Some deck flex, but not when you're typing, so its not so bad.
- eSupport sticker on the deck is too big and bright, makes the laptop deck look ugly.
CPU score: Cinebench R23 : 5957
check for more benchmark results in the images.
Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2021
Overall, this is the best laptop that you can find for 710$CAD on my opinion. For students it is perfect. I recommend using Onedrive (comes with windows) to save your important files for your studies or in general. There's some little cons(check bellow), but i think, especially for the price, the pros outweigh them big time.
Pros:
- Ryzen 5 4500u with 3200mhz 16gb ram gives a lot of power in such a small device
- Battery is good, above average, depending what you are doing. I get about 10hrs watching shows and YouTube, about 11-12hrs with word open and taking notes (depends on brightness). If you're browsing a lot, and multitasking a lot, you'll get in the 6hrs or so, depending on your brightness and power mode.
- Touch screen and the pen is really nice
- USB C charger, that means that I only need 1 cable to bring anywhere, for my phone and for the laptop.
- Fan isn't loud and the temps are okay for this form factor (about 85-90C under max load)
- Good speakers, unless you go higher than 85% volume, there's some distortion. + it comes with Dolby Audio
- Quality plastic used, with a nice texture and thank god that it is not a finger print magnet.
- Windows drivers for the trackpad, so you get all the features and gesture, the trackpad is a bit small tho, could've been bigger
- Finger print sensor and camera cover (for who cares)
- Fast SSD
Cons:
-Some might find the screen too dim, for indoor use I find it good, outdoor use won't be really possible + glossy screen will show the sun's reflections.
- The ssd is the only upgradable thing, ram is soldered. (but 16gb @3200mhz will be enough for most people)
- A bit heavy for tablet mode, but it depends what you're doing and for who. For myself it is fine, but for my younger brother, it would work.
- Some deck flex, but not when you're typing, so its not so bad.
- eSupport sticker on the deck is too big and bright, makes the laptop deck look ugly.
CPU score: Cinebench R23 : 5957
check for more benchmark results in the images.