Lenovo Flex 5 Laptop, 14.0" FHD Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Graphite Grey

I have only had this laptop for about a month. Overall, I really like it so far and have had no trouble transitioning from Windows 10 to Windows 11, although I don't give this machine a lot of tasks; it's my travel computer and my bedside companion. I did have a concern about the battery charging, though, and I want to alert people to the issue. If you don't want to read this review any further, just please remember to keep the Lenovo Vantage software on your computer in case you need it. First, the laptop ships with a charger that is a small brick with a cable that has a three-prong wall plug and another cable that connects to the USB-C port on the laptop. I used the charger and the battery charged up to 100% with no problems. I had my battery set to "Battery Saver" in the Windows 11 system settings. The laptop does have the older type of round charging port, but you have to buy a separate charger to use it. So that's what I did; I went to the Lenovo site and bought that charger---which by the way, is not too lightweight itself, but at least it's more manageable for use on trains and such, and it has the two-prong wall plug. So last night, I decided I had better make sure the additional (travel) charger worked okay. I noticed, though, that my battery was only charging up to 60% of capacity. The charger was powering the machine, but the battery wasn't filling up. I thought maybe the charger was defective. At that point I switched to the charger that came with the laptop, but with that charger, also, the battery wasn't charging beyond 60%! Oh, no! At that point, I thought my laptop must be a lemon. I downloaded an additional software from the Lenovo site, Lenovo Diagnostic Tool, and ran a test on the battery. The battery test failed! I remembered that another Amazon customer who had reviewed this laptop had complained that he couldn't charge his battery beyond 60%. A Lenovo representative responded something about a setting that prevented full loading of the battery to extend battery life if the laptop is kept plugged in. I looked for that setting in the Windows battery settings, and changed my Power Mode setting to Best Performance, but that didn't help. I could find nowhere in the Windows Settings to get the battery to charge more fully. Eventually, I looked in the Lenovo Vantage software, under More Settings, and found that my machine had been set (not be me, I swear) to Conservation Mode. This setting is only in the Lenovo Vantage software, and is NOT the same as Battery Saver in the Windows settings. Once I changed my laptop from Conservation Mode to Rapid Charger in Lenovo Vantage, my battery started charging again. The purpose of Conservation Mode is to conserve the life of the battery if the laptop is continually kept plugged in. Because that's how I use the laptop, I will continue to use Conservation Mode, but will try to remember to switch to Rapid Charge mode if I want to take the laptop to another location without taking along a charger. I suspected that the travel charger I purchased separately had somehow triggered the computer to convert from Conservation Mode to Rapid Charge, but that is not the case. If the computer is in Rapid Charge mode, either charger will charge the battery to 100%. If the battery has a charge of less than 60%, and the computer is in Conservation Mode, either charger will charge it to 60%. If the battery has a charge of between 60% and 100%, the computer is then put into Conservation Mode and plugged into either charger, the computer will be powered by the charger but the battery will not be further charged. I hope this review is helpful.

Just disable reflections. I am consistently impressed with this little thing on the gaming front. You should also raise the throttle percentage in the power settings for the processor to get rid of some of the weird inexplicable stickyness stickyness. It actually is a pretty decent processor and for a small notebook like this it really is overall a pretty powerful little computer. The screen leaves something to be desired. It easily reflects even low light, and is hard to see during the day time if there is too much sunshine in your vicinity, to the point it's nearly unusable in certain lighting conditions.

****Please note there is an issue with Lenovos battery software that sometimes causes it to conflict with windows battery management drivers. You can uninstall the windows drivers and windows will automatically reinstall them when the computer is rebooted ergo why I have this 4 stars (since Lenovo still hasn’t addressed it)**** I got this laptop when it was on sale just ahead of Ryzen 6000 series chips coming out for a 25% discount. Lenovo is presumably looking to get rid of old stock. If you can get it for <600 bucks it’s a great value as of March 2022. Specs for the unit I bought were: -Ryzen 5 5600U mobile APU (with onboard Vega graphics) -256 GB M.2 SSD -16 GB LPDDR4 Came with: -12 month warranty with technician support -USB-C Charger -Stylus For a laptop for my mom to browse the web and pay bills off of it kicks ass. It has a metal body with a nice finish that doesn’t attract noticible finger prints. It also came with their stylus which my mom loved just because it’s novel and she’s never had a laptop with that option. It is light, has excellent battery life, and makes for a great laptop for average productivity tasks and some very light gaming. It packs a punch and looks great doing it. The battery life in this is also fantastic. When doing normal workloads (I.e. just browsing the web, paying bills, etc) this thing will last literal days on one full charge. It also has a reasonable selection of IO with HDMI out, 2 USB 3.0 and 1 USB-C which is used for charging but can be used for other stuff. Overall, would recommend for now but as 6000 series laptops become more readily available you might want to start looking at those for RDNA 2.0 graphics if the price and specs are right. Don’t get intel they suck.

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).

I bought this product and though it is a good laptop there is a design flaw, the hinges in a 2 in 1 are prone to failure WAY quicker than a normal laptop hinge. On top of that I have reached out to Lenovo support (The Store Page your currently on) and shockingly they don't stock or supply the top cover which is the MOST frequently breaking part on a 2 in 1. I'm not a believer in things break after warranties end, but having no way to get support from the manufacturer in total after the warranty is over is not only a product design flaw but a company/manufacturer design flaw. This model is less 2 years old from purchase and is now a busted piece of junk that I'm afraid to touch. The hinge mounted to the top cover has had the 3 little plastic mounting point that broke from being opened and now the hinge plate presses against the back of the touchscreen, causing deformity and pressured color distortions. Lenovo Support has offered me no help or solution on the situation, I don't sling my lid open, so I know it's not from misuse/mistreatment. AGAIN BEWARE!!! When these hinge mounting posts give out on you, which they will, you be left with no way to fix it in the proper fashion, which is getting support from the manufacturer. You will be left with acquiring a replacement cover from a third-party vendor, hoping it was removed from its laptop correctly, and for those not tech savvy you will run the possibility of having bought on that is for a different model. Performance as a computer is great, it does what laptop should, but with a design flaw that ultimately has me unable to do anything about it, I can't give this any more than one star. Thanks Lenovo...

I purchased the Ryzen 5 16gb/256gb variant. I wish I had gotten the variant with more storage (1tb instead of 256gb)... although if I choose to upgrade, I can do it myself since theoretically the M.2 NVMe SSD is able to be replaced. Came with laptop, 65w PD charger, and stylus with AAAA battery. I purchased two accessories (listed at end of review) One USB C port: Supports PD charging up to 65w (charger included but you can use your own if it supports PD) and data transfer at 2.0 speeds. Two USB A ports: both support 3.2 speed, one of them has constant power (intended for charging other devices when laptop is off). One audio jack: headphones out and microphone in use the same port. Plugging in regular headphones is just as normal, no adapters needed. The side mounted power button is hard to hit but you will rarely use it. Even after being shut down, it will turn back on when you open it. Fingerprint reader is quick to recognize your fingerprint. Unlocking the computer after startup is extremely quick. Touchpad is very responsive and features the same tricks we use on our phones (i.e. double tap, scrolling, ect.) For examples on the gestures you can use, search "touchpad gestures". The screen is bright. Using it in a classroom, office, or outside in the shade is great. Direct sunlight is where it becomes hard to read. The screen folds all the way back. You can use it in any position. Once folded, it will orient itself to the way you're holding it. Think of how your phone automatically changes it's orientation if you rotate it. Webcam is decent. I love the privacy slide cover it has. With this I always know that the camera is covered. Keyboard is normal. It's a laptop keyboard. Clicky but spongy. Battery life is normal for a laptop of this size. Whatever the advertisement says is probably true. I've never tested it because I always have it plugged in. GAMING: It can game. I have successfully played Valorant, Fortnite, and Minecraft. It can do it, but don't expect 1080p at 60fps unless you turn down the games performance. Notes: I purchased these accessories: 1. A screen protector called: "Spigen Tempered Glass ... (81X20005US)" 2. A case called: "mCover case ... /5-14ALC05/" 3. And put clear tape over the palm rests.

For the most part it did it's job. However, the battery is an issue. Too often it would simply not charge. As the "fix" for this was rather quick I wasn't concerned about sending it in. The customer support certainly didn't wish me to. Now, with the warranty having expired two months ago, the battery life is atrocious. It can be completely closed, not powering anything, and it'll drain 20 percent in an hour. Forget about using it as a portable computer. Do yourself a favor and get a different brand.

This is the second one of these I have purchased in two years. The first one was mine. This one was for my wife and she loves it! Initial Setup: Out of the box experience is standard Windows 10. During the setup process, you are asked if you want to upgrade to Windows 11. It was so easy that my wife did this without needing any help from her IT husband. Ease of Use: The included webcam and fingerprint reader makes for easy chatting with friends and quick sign-on without the need for password/pin. The embedded webcam is clear and works in varying lighting conditions. The webcam has a software "kill" switch but for those that don't trust software, there is a hardware slide cover to keep the webcam from being viewed without your consent. Final Thoughts: I will continue to by these Lenovo laptops with touchscreen capabilities. They just work and can handle some video gaming as well.

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Me ha gustado bastante esta pc, llevo poco con ella pero se siente de buena calidad. Ofrece bastante para su precio; la pantalla es adecuada, el Ryzen 5500u sirve incluso para jugar a fortnite (modo rendimiento a mas de 60 fps) Obviamente se calienta cuando se somete a altas cargas de trabajo como el gaming, ademas de que las entradas y salidas de aire no son muy optimas. De cualquier modo, recomendaría un teclado externo y mouse para una mejor experiencia al jugar, y audífonos en el modo tableta a que las bocinas quedan del lado opuesto a la pantalla al hacer flip. El hecho de que incluya el lápiz es un plus, aunque creo que podría ser mejor, tiene un accesorio para anclarlo a una entrada usb, pero es un poco estorbo, así que hay que tener cuidado de no perder ese lápiz. Una cosa que no me ha gustado es la disposición del botón de encendido/apagado. Está en el lateral derecho y en ocaciónes lo presiono sin querer al momento de moverla o voltearla a modo tableta; no es nada grave pero estaría mejor integrado junto al teclado, o incluso en el sensor de huella. Otro punto negativo no es realmente del hardware, sino del Windows 11 que viene preinstalado, y es que tiene aun varios bugs gráficos y demás. Imagino que se corregirán con el tiempo. Tambien podrías tener en consideracion la calidad de los materiales, se mira bien pero el plastico se siente un poquito fragil y se raya realativamente facil. Por ultimo, el especio según que necesites descargar puede ser insuficiente, afortunadamente puede cambiarse por un ssd m.2 de mayor capacidad, pero es algo a considerar. En general estoy contento con ella, me parece una buena compra incluso con el impuesto de importación. Iré actualizando según se necesite.

Es una lap muy práctica, la quería para estudiar y llevarla a todos lados, por lo que una grande se me hacia más complicada de cargar, es ligera y se siente muy bien construida. La pantalla se ve muy bien, y el pad es muy como de usar, igual que el teclado, aunque yo ya estoy acostumbrado a los teclados sin ñ, por que precisamente esta lap no la trae. Es muy rápida al encender, eso no tiene objeción, ya configurada y todo enciende como en como en 5 seg o menos y ya estás en la pantalla de inicio. Su procesador y la gráfica son excelentes, yo no la uso para jugar, pero podrías hacerlo sin problema, jugando con las configuraciones gráficas del juego que quieres correr u sin problema lo mueve. Toma en cuenta que no es aluminio, es plástico de calidad, se siente muy bien y sólido, no hay quejas. En general super bien por el precio. Otros modelos de características similares superan los 18000 pesos mexicanos y no son tan versátiles como está Lenovo.

Es un excelente equipo me espere más de un año para realizar una reseña del equipo y verificar su funcionamiento. Si lees esto y solo quieres saber una respuesta rápida, pues si recomiendo este equipo para casi cualquier uso a excepción del uso en gaming, para lo cual este equipo claramente no está diseñado. Sin embargo, esto no quiere decir que no pueda mover algunos juegos, a lo que me refiero es que no serán en las mejores calidades gráficas. Para uso estudiantil e informática tendrá un desempeño execelente. Para uso con programa más pesados como: AutoCAD, argicspro, Matlab, Anaconda, SAP, Photoshop por mencionar algunos programas tendra un muy buen desempeño. Por lo cual, también la recomiendo sobretodo en su versión de 16gb de ram. La calida de imagen es excelente, la pantalla táctil es una gran ventaja, antes no veía de buena manera una laptop con pantalla táctil, sin embargo, ahora no podría tener un esquipo portátil sin esa cualidad, ya que son de mucha ayuda cuando se requieren hacer notas rápidas. No hay más que decir es un muy buen equipo, lo recomiendo casi para cualquier ámbito.

En general es muy buena, es bonita, funciona bien y todo, pero a mi en particular no me va a servir para lo que necesitaba, que es en el ámbito del arte y diseño. El lápiz no es del todo exacto a la hora de hacer detalles al dibujar, lo cual es comprensible, no se podía esperar la calidad de una tableta gráfica profesional, pero ni tan mal. Pero el punto mas negativo y principal problema es la pantalla, que solo cubre el 45% del espectro de color NTSC, que seria poco mas de la mitad del espectro sRGB, lo cual significa que los colores de esta pantalla se ven apagados y menos saturados que un monitor estandar. En conclusión: Si vas a utilizar la laptop para tareas de oficina, programación, trabajos de la escuela o algun juego lijero de vez en cuando, es perfecta. Pero si lo que necesitas es editar videos, fotografía, hacer ilustraciones o algo de diseño en general, solo por la pantalla, tristemente deja de valer completamente la pena :/