Lenovo Ideapad 5 Review: 19 Ratings, Pros and Cons

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Lenovo Ideapad 5 Review: 19 Ratings, Pros and Cons

Date: 18/06/2020 (Last saved review: 31/01/2025) - Review: CommentChoisir.fr

Check all the 19 reviews find on Laptops Lenovo Ideapad 5, with the 15 ratings, comments, pros & cons from the reviewers.
Theses reviews and tests from Laptops magazines and websites give 15 ratings, we get this average rating to this Lenovo product : 4.1/5.

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Lenovo Ideapad 5 review : With an average rating of 4.1/5, you can buy Lenovo Ideapad 5 with your eyes closed (or almost). The opinions of the testers seem unanimous !

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Lenovo Ideapad 5 ratings

15 Ratings ranked from best to worst, green to good grades, red to bad, Average rating: 4.1/5.
Source: https://www.commentChoisir.fr

4.6/5 Chip.de	83/100 NotebookCheck	4/5 LaptopMedia	4/5 Labo Fnac
7.5/10 RTings	3.5/5 Tech Advisor	3.5/5 Laptop Mag

2 Preview or review without rating: PCWorld.com, ChinaHandys

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4.6

Chip.de

Long battery life
Large screen with high resolution.
Many USB ports

No HDMI port.
No SSD, only cheap flash memory.

[4.6/5] reviewed at 15/07/2020 - Test: Lenovo IdeaPad 5 im Test [read the full review on Chip.de]
[4.7/5] reviewed at 23/09/2020 - Test: Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 im Test [read the full review on Chip.de]
[4.7/5] reviewed at 27/06/2023 - Lenovo ?IdeaPad 5 Chrome Gaming im Test [read the full review on Chip.de]

100

NotebookCheck

several USB-C and USB-A ports
very fast for the size and the price
Adequate battery life
Versatile 2-in-1 design
Attractive price

IPS panel with limited sRGB coverage, brightness, and image refresh rate of 60 Hz.
Loud fan noise and poor speakers.
does not support M.2 2280 SSDs
The plastic casing may look cheap.
no USB4 support
something heavy

[83/100] reviewed at 07/07/2020 - Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05 im Test: Leistungsstark und trotzdem ausdauernd - dank 70-Wh-Akku [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[86/100] reviewed at 15/07/2020 - Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 im Test: Viel Rechenleistung in einem kompakten Chassis [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[86/100] reviewed at 20/05/2021 - Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 im Test: Kompakt, leistungsstark, ausdauernd [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[84/100] reviewed at 11/08/2021 - Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 im Test: 15,6-Zoll-Notebook überzeugt und überrascht [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[78/100] reviewed at 21/11/2024 - IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14AHP9 im Test: Eines der günstigsten Convertibles von Lenovo ist auch eines der schnellsten [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[81/100] reviewed at 05/01/2025 - Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 Test: Erschwingliches Qualcomm-ARM-Convertible [read the full review on NotebookCheck]

LaptopMedia

Several color options, and a choice between a plastic and aluminum base
Thin and light design
Great performance form the GeForce MX350 at a reasonably cool temperature
Features an SD card reader, a backlight to its keyboard, and supports M.2 PCIe x4 drives
Doesn?t use PWM for brightness adjustment (Innolux N156HGA-EA3)

Memory is soldered
Its base is not very stable
Poor color coverage, contrast ratio and viewing angles on the TN panel (Innolux N156HGA-EA3)

reviewed at 18/06/2020 - Test Lenovo Ideapad 5 (15) ? the GeForce MX350 brings the low-voltage gaming to a new level [read the full review on LaptopMedia]
reviewed at 25/06/2020 - Test Lenovo Ideapad 5 (14) ? one of the best affordable ultrabooks you can get [read the full review on LaptopMedia]
[4/5] reviewed at 03/08/2021 - Test Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (14?) ? the Ryzen 7 5800U is crazy fast [read the full review on LaptopMedia]
[4/5] reviewed at 24/11/2021 - Test Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (16?, AMD) ? a thin and light laptop for gaming and content creation [read the full review on LaptopMedia]

Labo Fnac

A staggering autonomy
Very honest office performance.
Rather a good value for money.

A very poorly calibrated screen
No graphics card: game performance inevitably affected.

reviewed at 02/06/2023 - [read the full review on Labo Fnac]

7.5

RTings

Easy to carry around.
Sturdy aluminum chassis.
Battery lasts nearly 9 hours of light productivity.
Display gets bright enough for use in most indoor settings.
Keyboard feels great to type on.
USB-C supports charging and video output.

Webcam image looks noisy and underexposed.
Integrated and entry-level dedicated GPUs can't handle demanding workloads.
HDMI port limited to 4k @ 30Hz output.

reviewed at 03/03/2022 - [read the full review on RTings]

3.5

Tech Advisor

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 23/06/2023 - [read the full review on Tech Advisor]

3.5

Laptop Mag

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 01/08/2024 - [read the full review on Laptop Mag]

not scored

PCWorld.com

Large, bright 2560×1600 display
Ideal wireless and wired connectivity
Good display, strong speakers