Lenovo Flex 5 14 Laptop, 14.0 FHD Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage, AMD Radeon Graphics, Digital Pen, Windows 10H

I use this laptop when I travel, mainly for checking email, weather, and watching movies. I dont use it for anything that needs extensive processing power, so I cant speak to that, but it suits my needs very well.

This works great. love how easy it is to use. its pretty lightweight battery lasts a long time nd the tablet mode is so cool. can do way more than any tablet can do and runs fast.

This is a nice little laptop. I have been using it for a couple months now and I really have no complaints. I am not a gamer but I dont think a gamer would even consider this one anyway. I am a lover and streamer of Netflix and other services. I do research and work from home on it with no problems. I have not tried out the features that make this a good choice for creative types. I think it is a good middle tier device that will work well for most people.

This Ideapad Flex 5 is a very powerful laptop/tablet convertible for the price. It offers tons of flexibility and options in a nice looking system that will satisfy most users. The use of a Ryzen 5  5500U is a welcome addition. I would have liked to see the more efficient Ryzen 5 5600U based on Zen 3 instead but that would have raised the price some. There are definitely a few issues that I have with this laptop, most notably, the screen and USB-C port. If these two issues could be addressed, this laptop would be a sure-fire winner.

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I have a similar Asus laptop, as well as an Acer laptop, and this Lenovo. The Lenovo is functional, but it is my least favorite of the three, and I would recommend the other two above it any day. The Lenovo has several issues worth mentioning:

So the first thing I noticed when setting it up, was how fast it went to the windows setup screen on initial boot. Being someone who fixes and builds PCs and laptops I really wasnt expecting that. Knew right there that it must be that 5500U rockin it. The laptop comes preinstalled with Windows 10 20H2 which is the latest version as of this review date, so that is a plus. The screen was a bit dim at first and I had noticed in the reviews that another said it was too dim. After adjusting brightness under Windows mobility, it looked much much better, though could honestly be just a bit brighter but not horrible. The colors were off a bit and I had to do some calibrating in Photoshop settings to account for this. I noticed during Windows updates that the cooling fan would ramp up quite often & is somewhat noisy. This ramping up concerned me a bit so I did some additional testing. I tested both Heaven and Cinebench while running HWMonitor in the back ground. The results I got were 38c at idle and 94c under semi-heavy load. I wasnt too impressed by either the idle temp or the high temp. I did see a bit of throttling occur because of this. So while you CAN game on this quite nicely, Id honestly suggest a cooling pad underneath for a little extra protection. Tablet mode/flipping the screen works quite nice, and as I stated in the headline, this is great for Photoshop. My daughter, being a digital artist, uses a pen tablet at her desk to draw on, so I gave this one to her. She was absolutely tickled pink to have a Windows 10 laptop/tablet to run Photoshop on while on the go. Going to hand down her old laptop to her aunt. Overall, I think this is a pretty Bad-azz laptop with alot of power and alot of punch, but because of the thermal issues Im seeing, Im going to deduct 1 star. The thermal issues I saw do not at all make this a bad laptop and do not reflect what one would commonly see with casual use. I simply took it to a higher thermal point on purpose for informational purposes. So even though I am deducting 1 star for my own personal reasons, I absolutely would still recommend this laptop if you are looking for a flip type tablet with lots of processing power on the go as long as you dont mind an occasional ramp up of the cooling fan during heavy loads.

My work provides us with Lenovo notebooks for meetings, so I have experience using an older model notebook. This new Flex model Ideapad, however, blows anything I’ve used out of the water. I have already taken it on a flight, where it fits neatly into my laptop backup as a carry-on item. It’s such a lightweight machine. The battery life is tremendous; I use it for multiple hours on multiple days of the work week without even thinking about recharging it. I think I’ve gotten it to last usually 9 hours or so on my current energy settings. The touchscreen is beautiful; I recommend using the included stylus over your finger for better accuracy and wider variety of functions. I didn’t quite give full points to the fingerprint pad that is used for sign-in. It’s quite easy to set up but it has been finicky every once in a while and will not unlock with my print applied. In that instance, however, it is easy to sign in using a 4-digit PIN. Voice/Cortana features are included and quite intuitive. My favorite feature of this, however, has been the flex screen. I use it quite often away from work to watch games using my MLBTV account because the flex mode makes for excellent TV/sports viewing without having to use my primary home TV. This allows us to watch our regular programming on our main TV while I can catch baseball action on the Lenovo off to the side. What a valuable, high-quality product from Lenovo.

Powerful and cheap laptop, very functional

This is a really nice laptop in the mid-range pricepoint. Its thinner and much better made than the low-end $300-400 laptops. The case doesnt flex, and the keyboard is much nicer than those found on lower priced models. The screen is very nice, both in terms of color and clarity, as well as the touch screen responsiveness. I really give Lenovo a lot of credit for this design. The hinges are very sturdy and I didnt ever feel like it was cheap or flimsy when going from laptop mode to tablet mode. When using as the inverted V shape, the hinges are stiff enough that you dont have to worry about it unfolding, yet they are still easy to move.