Hey Chris u have changed ur rating system,,this laptop with i5 1235u vs Dell Inspiron u have reviewed 6 month ago.with same configuration i51235u which one is better
Waiting on mine now, great review, very very helpful and in depth, literally almost all the questions I had before even about Photoshop were addressed in this awesome review! Keep it up!
I snatched nearly $1,000 Flex 5 with Ryzen 7 7730U, 16 GB Ram, 1TB storage, and integrated AMD Radeon graphic that was on sale at Lenovo website for $650. Like, dang that was a really good deal!
I just purchased one same specs as yours seems like how do you like it? I am thinking about returning it I saw one at best buy with similar specs but a 2.2k monitor instead and 512gb ssd
@@glazed45 I played roms on it. I don't think the graphics card will hold for gaming. There is a laptop on dell insprion 13 with similar specs but better graphics for 699 I would hop on that deal. Also this lenovo laptop I had to return twice due to touch screen issues.
The fun part is that since most tablet designers are using windows-Ink now instead of the ancient old wintab, you can actually install a Huion tablet and use a huion drawing display and a lenovo pen at the same time. No wintab? No broken mixed stylus support. ✊
Hi … thanks for this video. When you were talking about I/O you mentioned the charging port. Do I understand that the charger that comes with the laptop doesn’t use the charging port but uses the Usb Type C port instead?
not like i undertand any of that but im buying on that is twice the price probbly diffrent a little but i just hope the baterry last long for movies i sit all day watching movies
Thanks Chris! In an effort of transparency - we never review Chromebooks - not fans. I deal with quite a lot of Chromebooks however, so if you have questions about a particular one I'd be happy to answer for you.
@@ComputerStuff I respect that, thanks! My desktop PC is on its last legs but I'm not sure I want to continue with the PC platform. I'm just not sure where Microsoft is heading with its OS plane so ... Right now I'm trying to decide between the Acer spin 513 w 3:2 panel, the Spin 514 Vero w 256gb storage, the Spin 714 and the 16" Asus 5601 that's $200 off at BB. I really like the vibe and look of the spin 514 but have seen some reviews that trash the display. Have you seen either the 514 or the Asus up close to gauge how good the screen is? It's that question that is holding me back on those models. (CU trashed the display of the Asus, but best buy reviews are much kinder.) The specs for the spin 714 seam outstanding, esp ports and the 16:10 screen, but I've read complaints about quality control issues. I'm left wondering if the spin 513 might not be the safest bet? Any thoughts you can share are most welcome. And if you have a suggestion that's not even on my list I'd be glad to know. Thx!
@@chrissmith2963 There's a little known fact on some of these machines but unfortunately depending on the factory they were built at you may get a good screen or a bad screen. The ASUS machines typically get a bad screen, whereas ACERs tend to get a little luckier. Were it my money I'd go with the ACER Chromebooks. Vero models tend to have lesser quality screens than there other units, however again that is luck of the draw depending where it was built. In general the reason why I recommend people stay away from Chromebooks is because quality control on them in general tends not to be so good. A lot of Chromebooks suffer with motherboard problems as well as issues with screens. I'd recommend giving the Windows platform another consideration as you'll typically get something a little better in that realm.
This would make a solid upgrade for the Wifes laptop, she likes Linux Mint though since I put that on her machine, which would not quite take full advantage of the hardware. Could even be some issues, can you tell us about dual boot with linux (I'm JOKING). I like the rating system, whatever's clever, 1-5 worketh as well
Dolby is only an audio signal processing system and not speakers itself, aka the computer support surround sound (just like every other windows computer more or less) but the built in speakers has nothing to do with it.
But my theory of advertising "Dolby, THX, Harman, etc" as a means of advertising superior audio quality and in turn having horrible speaker quality is almost always true and stands to point.
@@ComputerStuff absolutely, they definitely use weird, hard hitting names to make their product look better in the eyes of the buyer. Therefore it is important to know what they mean, both "Dolby" and "THX" or sometimes "Atmos", these are signal processing systems, all it tells is that the product can handle certain tasks like surround sound for example. But it does not mean the built in speakers can handle it. Extremely misleading. However when it says "Bang & Olufsen", "Harman", "AKG", "JBL" etc. These are are speaker brand names. Dropping one of these in and deliver crap audio would ultimately damage the brands name and reputation. With that said there are a lot of laptops with heavy hitting speaker names that sound garbage. a story for another time maybe. Great review btw.
I just ordered the 16" Flex 5i for the same price but it has the Intel i7 1255u processor, not the AMD 5500u. The ram is 16GB DDR 4LP 4266 and 512GB nvme pcie4.0 for storage. It does have some upgrades, that this model didn't have like 2k5 IPS screen with 400 nits and thunderbolt USB 4. How much difference is there with the CPU? The Intel has a 10 core, 2P cores with 8E cores. I bought it for my wife and she insisted on a 15 or 16 inch screen. The best deals seemed to on the 14" models, except this one on a 24 hr sale at newegg.
Hey how is your computer doing? Did you buy it upgrades by happy ranger? And if so is everything good? I want to buy one that has the 2k screen and 400 nits
After comparing a lot of laptops at this price range, I think this is the best according to bang for your buck. But my only concern is if it's good enough for video editing for You Tube 🤔 Or do you think there is a better option at this price range?
Sadly I didn't have pleasant experience with Lenovo Flex5 which I purchased last year from CASTCO. The charging USB port is misbehaving from the beginning, sometimes it works but mostly it doesn't. Apparently it fails to power up the attached USB device. Secondly the laptop battery gets overheated for no reason. It has happened multiple times when the laptop was idle no applications was open except the browser. The laptop was however charging with battery at +90%. The battery compartment gets so hot that it is hard to touch and can easily damage the LCD if lid is closed. Twice it has happened with lid closed as well when the laptop was on standby. The most unfortunate part part is that there was no response from Lenovo on their portal to my help request. I have been using laptops for the 25 years but this was my first experience with Lenovo and honestly extremely discouraging. I would caution all potential buyer to be very careful.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Do you have a support number you can call instead? If you're from the USA they do have telephone support options.
Would you recommend this pc for a student who needs it for school? Because I need a touch pc for drawing figures (anatomy etc.) and taking notes, and based of prices I end up on this
Can someone please explain the different Flex 5's? This one has like a notch sticking out on the top of the screen while other reviews don't seem to have it. What is the difference here? Are they different models or what?
Hey I just saw the video and just wanted to ask one question... You may have checked whether it is possible to connect two more screens to your computer via an HDMI splitter or via TYPR-C
Would you recommend this laptop or Dell Inspiron 5420 (12th Gen i3, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, Non Touch) 14 inches laptop? Also, what battery backup were you able to get on a full charge?
making a comparison. between this model and the yoga i7 model with i5 1335u processor 8gb ram and 512 GB SSD. What would be the best option taking into account that the yoga i7 would be costing 150 dollars more? Im student of veterinary medicine and i like a model with the 2 and 1 Thanks for your video
i play SCS software games, beamng drive( im ok with 30fps on this), cities skylines, minecraft, and roblox. will this laptop work for me? 8'm looking at the same model with 16gb RAM and ryzen 7 7730u + iGPU options
I don't believe our test model supported display on USB-C (but dont remember). That said its a feature of some of the Lenovo Ideapads. Check when buying to make sure that it supports "Display on USB-C"
shit i never use laptops with no headphones but the worst shit now i dont want it ahhhhhhhhhhhh i sould do less reseach ill never buy a laptop at this rate lmao
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 is complete garbage. The monitor is made of plastic so it easy to break. And I got quoted a price of $800 to repair it (cost to buy is $1,200). Now a second hand one is $700! Its disgusting what Lenovo did to users. THey could of used a 4k screen thats cheaper than the 2.2k screen. Screwed over the user for sure.
Am I grimy for saying "just buy a used galaxy book on ebay"? AMD 5000 was better, but the screen and pen on the samsungs were so much better. They depreciated like crazy too lmao - but thats why i dont buy samsung anymore lmao (ironic i know)
I disagree but respect your opinion! I'd guarantee you an alarming chunk of modern "photographers" couldn't care less about color gamut. Same would go for amateurs or those shooting for hobby.
