Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 15.6 Inch FHD Laptop (Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe, Windows 10 Home S) – Platinum Grey, (82HT0062UK)

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It’s reasonable to expect comparable results on the storage benchmark, since all of the systems use similar SSDs, but it’s immediately clear from the PCMark 10 results that the Flex 5 is in a different league.

Support for charging via USB-C also makes it easy to ‘borrow’ some power should you find yourself running low.But, things changed when I took it outside, the display’s 250 nits brightness is not enough to view the screen and on top of it, the glossy reflective screen makes it even harder to see the content on the screen. This doesn't sound impressive when combined with the results of our Handbrake editing test, in which it took the Flex 5 25 minutes and 30 seconds to convert a 4K video to 1080p. e. upwards of 60%), things start to sound muddy, muffled, and messy, but generally, these are good laptop speakers. As a ‘Flex’ model, that screen is hooked up to the IdeaPad’s chassis via a full 360-degree hinge and thus supports operation in full Tablet mode.

Having more physical cores provides better performance than multithreading since each core can work exclusively on a single process. That rough doubling of scores, on both 3DMark tests, between the Flex 5 and the rest of this competitive field parallels what we saw on Superposition. The Ctrl key is located to the left of the Fn key in the lower left corner, instead of the other way around. It's actually pretty stylish with its charcoal grey metal coating on the front with the Lenovo logo inlaid on the top-right corner. But if you're partial, say, to running loads of browser tabs while you edit images - or some other typical multitasking scenario - you’ll quickly run out of system memory with only 4GB at your disposal, especially as some of that is pinched by the integrated graphics.

You can see our unit's specifications and the configuration options in the Differences Between Variants section. Not at any point did I feel like working off the battery was going to be risky, though I’d occasionally slide into the 20% danger zone after seven hours. But there’s a certain amount of hefty engineering required for the 360-degree and 2-in-1 capability. gets you the most powerful version, with a Core i7-1065G7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a roomier 512GB SSD. The Lenovo Flex 5's battery lasts almost as long as Lenovo's 10-hour claim in the video playback test and almost an hour and a half longer when surfing the web.

The Lenovo Flex 5 is only available with a 60Hz display, which is typical of most productivity-focused laptops. We found this way too restrictive, so we took it out of S mode as soon as possible and didn’t find any slowing of the machine. The keys have plenty of travel and provide good tactile feedback, although you have to apply a fair amount of force to actuate the keys, which might cause some strain when typing for very long periods.This versatility gives you the option to use your computer the way you want to use it with the extras like WiFi 6 and long battery life, it lets you do it where and for how long you want to as well. This makes it a full-fledged digital stylus, unlike the integrated digital pens included with premium 2-in-1s like the Lenovo Yoga C940 and the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex. The Surface is better for most uses, with a high refresh rate 120Hz display that's sharper, brighter, and more color accurate, a much better touchpad, and a far superior webcam and microphone that are better for video conferences.

Naturally, more cores will give you better multi-thread performance, so if you run heavily multi-threaded applications, it's best to get the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U. The battery lasts a full day of typical work, and the model with the Ryzen 5 4500U CPU performs well for multitasking and light productivity. The HP ENVY x360 13 (2020) and the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) are very similar 2-in-1 convertible laptops, as they both have a 360-degree hinge that lets you flip the screen around into tablet mode.When connected to a Wi-Fi 6 capable router, you can expect to see speeds of between 649-1201Mbps when in the same room as the router or a satellite.