Review on 💻 Lenovo Flex 5 14: 14" FHD Touch Laptop, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Radeon Graphics by Shawn Martin

This Ideapad Flex 5 is a very powerful convertible laptop/tablet for the price. It offers tons of flexibility and options in a nice system that will satisfy most users. Using the Ryzen 5 5500U is a welcome addition. Instead, I would like a more powerful Ryzen 5 5600U based on Zen 3, but that would push the price up a bit. I definitely have a few issues with this laptop, primarily with the screen and the USB-C port. If both of those problems could be solved, this laptop would be a clear winner. SPECS - The Ryzen 5 5500U is essentially an upgraded 4600U based on the Zen 2 architecture with SMT clock speeds and higher, powerful enough for everyday tasks and light gaming - 16GB DDR4. in dual channel configuration 2 x 8GB DDR4 3200MHz, unfortunately not upgradeable - 256GB Samsung NVMe, easily upgradeable - 52mWh battery, enough for all day browsing, I could easily get by for 8 hours - 3.3 pounds, not the heaviest laptop by any means, but quite heavy for a convertible 2-in-1 SCREEN The screen is by far the weakest part of this laptop. A resolution of 1920 x 1080 is fine for a 14-inch laptop, but 250 nits is just terrible. The screen doesn't even come close to full sRBG coverage, leaving this screen unusable for color accuracy. The touchscreen was very responsive, so at least that's a plus. The reflective screen is also unsuitable for bright environments and causes a lot of glare. This is exacerbated by the dark screen. The screen is fine for most people though, but for creative people who need color accuracy you'll need to look elsewhere. The touchpad was responsive and executed touch commands flawlessly. I had no problems with my palm. The stylus works fairly closely with the touchscreen. But the pen holder system is complete nonsense. BODY / POWER SUPPLY The outer casing is made of plastic and is a bit forgiving, but that's common for laptops in this price range. It's sort of a fingerprint magnet, and the graphite gray color shows the grease off your skin quite easily. The power bank that comes with the laptop plugs into the laptop's USB-C charging port, making it virtually impossible to use that port when your laptop needs to be charged. The solution is strange because there is a barrel-shaped plug for power. I don't understand why they didn't offer a cylindrical plug for the power supply. -------------- BENEFITS - Powerful and efficient processor with lots of horsepower - Easy to upgrade NVMe SSD for more storage space. - stylus and touchscreen work well CONS - screen is not bright even at maximum setting, for indoor use in normal office lighting you need to keep it near maximum brightness for optimal viewing - RAM cannot be upgraded, soldered to motherboard - USB - C does not support display output. You must use an HDMI 1.4b connection. If you're using a 4K display, you'll get a maximum refresh rate of 30Hz.