This is my 3rd Lenovo laptop and it does not disappoint! I’ve had it for about 2 months now and I am honestly very happy with my purchase. I am an engineer and a bit picky with my tech and considering the price, I don’t think you can find a better performing laptop for the price.
The Ryzen 5 5500U processor is blazing fast and the 16GB RAM is sufficient to handle multiple programs simultaneously without a problem. My model only has a 256GB SSD (this model was on a special for $599), but if you are using the cloud it is more than sufficient storage. I even run an Ubuntu dual boot with 60 GB allocated and the remaining storage on the Windows side is still plenty.
The touch screen and the stylus pen are significantly better than I expected. I’ve never had a touch screen laptop but I’m impressed with the responsiveness and the quality of the touch and draw features. I don’t use them very often though since I’m mostly writing software.
I do a lot of typing and I really like the keyboard (though I am not one of the picky software types with mechanical keyboards complaining about key travel distance and such).
I was aware of the low brightness screen (you won’t be able to work outside), the lack of display-over-USB-C capability (I just use the HDMI port) and the USB-C charger which eliminates the use of the USB-C port for other peripherals (I just use a small USB-C dock with extra ports), but I decided that for the price of the laptop, these are worth living with.
One thing that bothers me a little bit though is location of the power button. It is on the side of the laptop (on the right side), and I’ve pressed it accidentally a few times while adjusting the position of my laptop, which puts the laptop to sleep. Thanks to the SSD I can get it running again within a few seconds, but it is slightly annoying.
Overall I can highly recommend this laptop for someone that wants great performance at a low cost (but willing to live without certain nice-to-haves).
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Processor | 2.1 GHz ryzen_5_5500u |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 2400 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 12 Hours |
