Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5
14", AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32 GB, 1000 GB, CH
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8 reviews
incredible purchase although many delivery issues
The performance you get for the price is out of this world and incomparable to anything else being offered at the moment, the 14 inch form factor and build quality are perfect in my opinion, there is no deck flex to speak of and the screen closes with magnets and opens without pulling the whole chassis with it. The screen is 1440p in a 16:10 aspect ratio meaning you get a bigger screen with more resolution.
However it comes full with Lenovo and windows bloatware which can fortunately be removed. The ram, which is 32gb of DDR5 6400mhz (really fast, no compromises) is soldered onto the motherboard leaving no room for upgrades but at this price point and this ram capacity this can be overlooked as I don't see anyone needing more than 32gb in 2023, especially on a laptop of this caliber. If you need any more then you will not be using a laptop to begin with. Or alternatively opting for a bigger, more costly laptop.
The really large triple cell 75Wh battery makes the laptop last the whole day and then some more despite the power hungry components and the charger is a 100W brick that uses USB C to charge which is perfect. However it would've been nice to have a 120hz display but considering the 780M iGPU (it can play some light games and maybe some AAA titles at low settings and even use pro-sumer applications) the 120hz refresh rate isn't really necessary.
Finally the I/O is better than most other laptops on the market with both 2x USB C and 2x USB A one of which being on the 4.0 standard while the others are on 3.1+. You also get an HDMI port which is amazing but an RJ45 Ethernet one would've been nice although not necessary considering the form factor and target audience of this laptop.
Overall it is an ideal laptop for the price and I could not be happier with this purchase.Pro
- price to performance ratio
- Hardware and build quality
- form factor
- screen pixel density
- battery life
- I/O
Contra
- multiple delays during delivery
- lots of bloatware
- non upgradeable ram
- no 120hz
highly recommended! top display too!
Very good high performances laptop
Pro
- Size, design, quality
Contra
- -
Mediocre battery life, but really fast
The description here is just wrong, display size and resolution only as an example.
Unfortunately relatively picky when it comes to chargers, always shows slow charging as a warning if it works:
45W usb-c pd Acer charger did not work
30W usb-c pd No-name does not work
65W baseus nr1 does not work
65W baseus nr2 works as long as nothing else is connected
65W baseus USB c pd powerbank works
Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 essential dock works
The supplied 100W charger works without warning.
Pro
- Fast CPU, hard drive and large RAM
- Good display, touchpad and keyboard
- Works with the Lenovo thunderbolt 3 essential dock
- Elegant housing
- Quiet fan even under full load, stays nice and cool.
- Lenovo Vantage can limit maximum charge level to 80%
Contra
- Grotto-bad product description here on digitec/galaxus
- Battery life (realistically 4-6h) even when surfing
- Only accepts 65W or more powerful USB-C PD chargers
- SD card is halfway out of the reader
6 out of 8 reviews
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