Lenovo is killing it right now with their AMD ryzen laptops and now the Chromebook market. I own their Lenovo Duet but this Flex 5 seems like a solid mid-range Chromebooks for around $400. Mid-range chromebooks have been $500-$700 lately so this Lenovo Flex 5 is a breathe of fresh air.
It's even better now that there's a Core i3 / 8GB / 128GB NVMe / 13.3" FHD option. Thankfully, I was able to purchase one of these configurations on sale at Costco for $350 before tax. IMO, this device is a steal at this price.
Hi i have a few questions: Can you record some music and have maybe diferent apps for it? And how much of a diference is between these system and windows?
I use the flex 5 also. Although I'm using the 14inch Ryzen 5 version that came with Windows. I needed the Ryzen for photo editing large files. Now I'm running Ubuntu on it great laptop.
Hi I’m a little late but I wanna get one for Christmas and I’m planning to do school work but also play games on like Minecraft ,fortnite,Csgo,or among us but I don’t know if it can run those type of games can tell me if you can run those games?
great review. any long term user here? im on the hunt to replace my acer spin due to hinge problem. this model has similar complaints with the hinge breaking that made me pause my purchase. thanks.
Not sure if I should want to buy this or not? I'm on desktop computer but it's dying and since I'm no longer a pc gamer, I rather moved to laptop. A friend suggestion this one among the others from the UK website Currys (UK here and the store nearby should it reopen from lockdown). He only suggestion this one cos it was the only one that is I5 althought he not super selective on laptop (more into desktop). Before you asked, I guess I am looking for a laptop for everyday uses as I just used a computer for watching video and typing comments althought I still want a medium/ large screen for watching purposes.
I bought my Lenovo Flex 5 about a month ago and really, really like it EXCEPT the battery life is a little disappointing. A far cry better than your average laptop, but for a Chromebook I was expecting more. My HP Chromebook's battery is good for about six hours. I get less than four on this one.
I got this device today as my old laptop had keyboard issues but as I opened it I was very disappointed that many of the keyboard keys are not working. I have sent an email to the support services. I need to solve the issue at earliest and would appreciate any guidance in this regard. Thanks
Its 2022 and I just bought one. I have big hands and keyboard is perfect Is very fast Very well made I had a bad experience with lenovo before so I have always found the lenovo to do poor quality so MAINLY used the Toshiba satellite and here I was pleasantly fu.. surprised Quality and speed of operation of this machine is lovele Perfect tool for COMPANIES. Soon I will put Linux on a separate partition for additional work but with what he has already suitable for running a small company. Probably too heavy for Children. I have a version with Intel 7505 2.0 GHz ram 4GB and display 13.3 storage 64GB but I added cards and USB stick and I dont know why I added it because I keep everything in the cloud anyway I found new one for the price of 399€ ps Greetings from Europe
Hi, I have been looking for someone to do a video on how well Chromebooks deal with MS office products, especially Word, PowerPoint, and excel. Are the files developed on Chromebook compatible with windows and Mac versions, and do they have all the features available on them? Please shed some light. Thanks.
How's the display? like how many nits? Like ~180 nits range or ~300 nits range? I'm getting mixed reviews from others. It'd be great if you responded. Thanks!
I bought this and cant get the backlit keyboard to work i can hold Alt in and push the screen lightsbuttons to get the reglage for the backlit to show but there is no backlit, what am i doing wrong. Pls help
Are either of the USB C ports Thunderbolt? According to a few articles, this was announced with Thunderbolt, but I haven't seen any material indicating it has launched with it.
I just bought a lenovo flex 5 chromebook (13 ,05) does anyone know how to turn on the back lights I looked all over online and it just states that I should press Fn and spacebar. I don't have Fn on my keyboard is there another way to turn it on.
I would like the addition of an HDMI port. This computer is pretty much what what I am looking for. I do a lot of Itunes and transfers to my Tablet (Amazon Fire 7) I have a 2012 Samsung laptop (2012) getting old indeed. What other option do you know of that supports the HDMI port. Hopefully with this price range. Thank you.
I bought this a yr and a half go. I hate it now. The battery life is horrible and always was. I am unable to download numerous apps due to noncompatibility issues...like CVS, etc...pretty basic stuff.
Just managed to scoop the i5 version with 8gb ram and 128gb SSD ..... available in the UK at pc world with a carry bag and wireless mouse for £499 reduced from 599....
What apps does it run smoothly? I just got one today and downloaded genshin impact; it didn’t work and the game kept crashing. Have an idea why the computer couldn’t run it? I had to delete it.
If gaming is a priority and you only have a device like this, you might have more joy using Stadia instead of relying on the processing power of the device
The link in the description takes you to the Lenovo Chromebook C340 on amazon: A very different product. I'm looking to buy a flex 5 chromebook in the UK and I can't find anywhere that sells it here :/
This isn't a workstation and you shouldn't be using chrome os for anything related to content creation, get a windows gaming laptop or a MacBook if you need to edit videos
@@ravitejaknts what does it mean that an operating system is "end to end encrypted"? i personally don't care too much about clean UIs. i need to use windows for certain tasks and linux for others
Have you used a touchpad or mouse on Windows? Chrome OS works the way it should, especially compared to Windows when it comes to touchpad and mouse, for example. If you don't need Windows, Chrome OS is so much better.
And it's really funny because x86 Chromebooks actually run Android applications worse than their ARM counterparts, cost more, and have worse battery life. The expensive Chromebooks should have flagship ARM processors.
The CPU in most intel chrome books is a N4000-N5000 class cpu. And they are weaker than a 5 year old cellphone cpu. They are hot garbage! The CPU in this model is actual decent, no where near as good as Ryzen at similar prices from LENOVO, but decent. This is as stronger than the base model Mac Book Air, which is overpriced, but still significantly better than most Arm based Chromebooks. Now bear in mind, Apple’s A series processors are damn fast, so you would need a flagship Snapdragon CPU to compete with a Apple A series processor. That would make this cost $1000. And they usually only catch up with Apple flagship cellphone CPU about 6 to 8 Months later and they don’t have anything as powerful as the iPad Pro from Qualcomm... YET. I have hope that the latest gen of Arm IP will close that gap.
I think something is off with engadget channel...other channel with this amount of subscriber count get way more likes and views within an hour but eveytime you guys upload a video, the production quality is usually top notch but you guys don't get that much of views. I literally can't understand this situation.
They just sound very generic with no personality. If I ever go to a Dave 2D video, I know he'll sneak in a couple of Easter Eggs in the video. MKBHD has fantastic transitions. Flossy Carter got that no-bullshit long-form approach. But this video just reads like a spec list.
Nikola Vidojevic It seems like a long time to me, but I’m a bad person to ask because I haven’t timed it, and I’m coming from no laptop to this, but I get through a full day of my usage easy. I love it. I bought the ASUS c434 with 8gb of RAM just before this came out, but I returned it and got this, and I like it way more for the money.
hi, sorry to bother u. Im thinking of getting one but im not sure about some things. How is the screen? And is it easy to use? im mean about the chromebook part, never use one. Thx and sorry for my english :)
VaiNight the screen is great , I love this laptop, in my opinion it is the best chromebook currently for the money. As long as you’re not doing really intensive tasks, you can’t go wrong!
I don’t need anything special... just simple stuff I like to surf the web text and video chat and watch tv shows and movies...... my friend is buying me this 💖
Don't buy this because the tight hinge shattered the corner of the screen of my unit. Also the thin plastic casing of the keyboard against a metal hinge cracked - a disaster in less than 2 years from buying.
Duet had better specs then this device. I went with the display and that it will be updating for 8 years. There was a ;pt of negative reviews about the hinges. For a cheap device its alright. The duet gor me more then 10 hours!
Be warned - although generally happy with this product the sound is really terrible and so quiet it is very hard to hear if not directly in front with no competing noise whatsoever; it's really no louder than a phone so I can't recommend
Lenovo is killing it right now with their AMD ryzen laptops and now the Chromebook market. I own their Lenovo Duet but this Flex 5 seems like a solid mid-range Chromebooks for around $400. Mid-range chromebooks have been $500-$700 lately so this Lenovo Flex 5 is a breathe of fresh air.
It's even better now that there's a Core i3 / 8GB / 128GB NVMe / 13.3" FHD option. Thankfully, I was able to purchase one of these configurations on sale at Costco for $350 before tax. IMO, this device is a steal at this price.
I bought this Chromebook (my first) because of this review. It's great for what I need. Thank you for a great review video.
How IS it ?
How much did you get
@@maktalou eh, it’s fine, battery doesn’t last very long.
Thanks for the great review. Opinionated yet fair and informative. Very helpful!
Hi i have a few questions:
Can you record some music and have maybe diferent apps for it?
And how much of a diference is between these system and windows?
I use the flex 5 also. Although I'm using the 14inch Ryzen 5 version that came with Windows. I needed the Ryzen for photo editing large files. Now I'm running Ubuntu on it great laptop.
Which pen is suitable for the computer's touch screen?
Any printer suggestion, best-compatible for this chromebook?
How are the speakers compared to the Pixelbook go?
Very good review and presentation. Mine's scheduled to arrive today!
Hi I’m a little late but I wanna get one for Christmas and I’m planning to do school work but also play games on like Minecraft ,fortnite,Csgo,or among us but I don’t know if it can run those type of games can tell me if you can run those games?
@@thetop10couch83 No. It does use chrome OS, so You cannot run .EXE things on it. (It is not windows)
@@thetop10couch83 no it can't just get a gaming laptop for that
Still loving it.
It is really good for the price!
great review. any long term user here? im on the hunt to replace my acer spin due to hinge problem. this model has similar complaints with the hinge breaking that made me pause my purchase. thanks.
Can you upgrade storage easily?
Not sure if I should want to buy this or not?
I'm on desktop computer but it's dying and since I'm no longer a pc gamer, I rather moved to laptop.
A friend suggestion this one among the others from the UK website Currys (UK here and the store nearby should it reopen from lockdown). He only suggestion this one cos it was the only one that is I5 althought he not super selective on laptop (more into desktop).
Before you asked, I guess I am looking for a laptop for everyday uses as I just used a computer for watching video and typing comments althought I still want a medium/ large screen for watching purposes.
Is it a good laptop for programming??
I bought my Lenovo Flex 5 about a month ago and really, really like it EXCEPT the battery life is a little disappointing. A far cry better than your average laptop, but for a Chromebook I was expecting more. My HP Chromebook's battery is good for about six hours. I get less than four on this one.
Where did you manage to find one?
@@DrRobrez I bought mine on Amazon about a month ago.
omg you should get it checked because it’s meant to have 9 hours
how do i turn on the backlit keyboard?
Is the Lenovo flex 3 good as well?
How is under 3 pounds super heavy when the MacBook air is also slightly under 3 pounds ?
I got this device today as my old laptop had keyboard issues but as I opened it I was very disappointed that many of the keyboard keys are not working. I have sent an email to the support services. I need to solve the issue at earliest and would appreciate any guidance in this regard. Thanks
Its 2022 and I just bought one. I have big hands and keyboard is perfect Is very fast Very well made
I had a bad experience with lenovo before so I have always found the lenovo to do poor quality so MAINLY used the Toshiba satellite and here I was pleasantly fu.. surprised Quality and speed of operation of this machine is lovele
Perfect tool for COMPANIES. Soon I will put Linux on a separate partition for additional work but with what he has already suitable for running a small company. Probably too heavy for Children. I have a version with Intel 7505 2.0 GHz ram 4GB and display 13.3 storage 64GB but I added cards and USB stick and I dont know why I added it because I keep everything in the cloud anyway I found new one for the price of 399€ ps Greetings from Europe
TY
I just ordered this
Can you use Pages or other writing devices on here?
I'm think about getting the acer 15 chromebook I heard good battery life on it
Am I able to load Microsoft products like PowerPoint and excel on this?
Hi, I have been looking for someone to do a video on how well Chromebooks deal with MS office products, especially Word, PowerPoint, and excel. Are the files developed on Chromebook compatible with windows and Mac versions, and do they have all the features available on them? Please shed some light. Thanks.
I have same questions...have u gotten a response?
@@christinacruz-benton8796 No I didn't
when i use the flex in tablet mode it scratches alot of ir becausef it has no feet pad near the track pad or anything
How do you turn on the backlit keyboard. My doesn't seem to work
Does anyone know if this Chromebook work with an active stylus?
Just ordered the lenovo flex 5i what ever that means needless to say thank you for the review
How's the display? like how many nits? Like ~180 nits range or ~300 nits range? I'm getting mixed reviews from others. It'd be great if you responded. Thanks!
300. it's in the lenovo website specs.
I bought this and cant get the backlit keyboard to work i can hold Alt in and push the screen lightsbuttons to get the reglage for the backlit to show but there is no backlit, what am i doing wrong. Pls help
Is that laptop made for video editing or video gaming
Can you use office ? Word Excel ?
Can you use a mouse with it?
Can i use microsoft word and or powerpoint on this?
64GB enough for 4 years school work/doc storage?
Can Microsoft Outlook b used on this Lenovo flex 5...I think I'm going to buy one Costco is having a sale
How is it for photo editing?
Are either of the USB C ports Thunderbolt? According to a few articles, this was announced with Thunderbolt, but I haven't seen any material indicating it has launched with it.
i'm on my lenovo flex five right now!
Do I recommend
@Nicolle Aran why not? Tell them it's on sale until 1/24/2021 at Costco for $349
Same
Does it have a fan and HDMI port?
@@Bri11ante I didn't even know it was on sale until the last day. I bought mine for $349 too in the last hour of the sale! This Chromebook rocks!
I think this one will be cool as it have intel 10th gen i5 8GB ram and 128 GB SSD it's cool with touchscreen and having yoga feature .
I just bought a lenovo flex 5 chromebook (13 ,05) does anyone know how to turn on the back lights I looked all over online and it just states that I should press Fn and spacebar. I don't have Fn on my keyboard is there another way to turn it on.
What stylus can you use with. I got the Lenovo active pen 2 but no joy
Any USI compatible pen should work with the Flex 5.
Does the keyboard turn off when you put it in tent mode. My old Lenovo doesn't which basically makes those modes useless.
Yes, it does. I have it and it works but mine glitches out from time to time when it comes to that feature
Where is the backlit keyboard?
Should i buy it now in 2022 for 300$, i live in Norway so everything is expensive here😅
is ip flex 5 chromebook 13itl6 is dual voltage?
Anyone know what model is the one from 0:06?
Is it good for freelancing?
Can I use a stylus on this?
Hi I bought it but backlit is not working can anyone help me!
Is this still worth buying in 2021?
how to lit the keyboard light?
Anyone...can I connect this chromebook to a monitor? If yes, how? What will I need? I am not very techy. Thank you!
Can you render on that?
I really want to buy this will is it compatible with the lenovo active stylus
One question, can u edit on Adobe after effects w this ?
yeap
I would like the addition of an HDMI port. This computer is pretty much what what I am looking for. I do a lot of Itunes and transfers to my Tablet (Amazon Fire 7) I have a 2012 Samsung laptop (2012) getting old indeed. What other option do you know of that supports the HDMI port. Hopefully with this price range. Thank you.
Is the 8GB replaceable
Please reply 😢😢
Lenovo has been really knocking it out of the park this year.
Today is 1-Aug-2020, Amazon states this laptop costs $599. Basically a $200 price hike. Yikes!
It $409 now on Amazon
Order one for my wife for X mas , hope she likes it she wants to use it for some work stuff .
I bought this a yr and a half go. I hate it now. The battery life is horrible and always was. I am unable to download numerous apps due to noncompatibility issues...like CVS, etc...pretty basic stuff.
Would you recommend it just for school?
I think this would be a great Chromebook for school. As long as you are not doing a lot of design work or rendering or anything like that.
What's 5i?
This is my chromebook and its amazing i swearrrrr
Anyone can tell me how to get developer mode?
Just managed to scoop the i5 version with 8gb ram and 128gb SSD ..... available in the UK at pc world with a carry bag and wireless mouse for £499 reduced from 599....
Whats it like? I'm going mad trying to pick a laptop to buy and I'm hearing mixed reviews abt this one on currys
@@elladake1471 Nope don't buy it unless it's for school only. It can't run a single app on the play store
@@aliciasam5239 which version do you have?
@@Schabulla Flex 5 Chromebook-13ITL6 (IdeaPad)
How to light keyboard
What apps does it run smoothly? I just got one today and downloaded genshin impact; it didn’t work and the game kept crashing. Have an idea why the computer couldn’t run it? I had to delete it.
It's really not strong enough to handel something like that. Most modern phones have a much more powerful graphics processor than this.
If gaming is a priority and you only have a device like this, you might have more joy using Stadia instead of relying on the processing power of the device
@@jdavis. Thank you
You can't run any games on it unfortunately
The link in the description takes you to the Lenovo Chromebook C340 on amazon: A very different product. I'm looking to buy a flex 5 chromebook in the UK and I can't find anywhere that sells it here :/
Curry’s PC world is selling it here for around £500
Curry's
check out currys PC world
Thank you all for the suggestions, I got the 8gb ram i5 model a few months ago for 500 from pc World. It is fantastic
@@stephenwilcockson3498 can you use word on this
Is it plastic
My Lenovo yoga laptop's hinge broke the screen and came out because it was glued not screwed in....had to replace the screen....what crap
wow
How would this computer work doing video editing?
Not well. Can you imagine rendering with 4gb ram?
@@justinolson9336 it has 8
Not John Cena it has 4. I have it
This isn't a workstation and you shouldn't be using chrome os for anything related to content creation, get a windows gaming laptop or a MacBook if you need to edit videos
tbf I'm much more interested in the 4000U Windows flex 5 as it isn't much more expensive
@@ravitejaknts yes, this is a valid conclusion, thank you
@@ravitejaknts what does it mean that an operating system is "end to end encrypted"?
i personally don't care too much about clean UIs.
i need to use windows for certain tasks and linux for others
Have you used a touchpad or mouse on Windows? Chrome OS works the way it should, especially compared to Windows when it comes to touchpad and mouse, for example. If you don't need Windows, Chrome OS is so much better.
I hate all the crap windows is pre installed with. I don't wanna spend hours finding out how to get rid of this garbage in 2020
@@marrokraff998use linux
Can someone tell me how to turn on backlit keys on the Chromebook
On Chromebooks with backlit keyboard just press Alt and the screen brightness key in the top row to control the backlighting.
What.. no tear down?!
can i see netfix or tv and somthing like that ?
Hi, I ask touch screen have off?
Win 10 ?
i think google is just missing the game here, they should have just made chromebook to run only on ARM chips, look at what apple is doing,
Yeah like an ideapad duet but more powerful
And it's really funny because x86 Chromebooks actually run Android applications worse than their ARM counterparts, cost more, and have worse battery life. The expensive Chromebooks should have flagship ARM processors.
@@adaml.5355 especially since they basically only run chrome so its not like they need devs to port things over to arm, just chrome
The CPU in most intel chrome books is a N4000-N5000 class cpu. And they are weaker than a 5 year old cellphone cpu. They are hot garbage!
The CPU in this model is actual decent, no where near as good as Ryzen at similar prices from LENOVO, but decent.
This is as stronger than the base model Mac Book Air, which is overpriced, but still significantly better than most Arm based Chromebooks.
Now bear in mind, Apple’s A series processors are damn fast, so you would need a flagship Snapdragon CPU to compete with a Apple A series processor. That would make this cost $1000. And they usually only catch up with Apple flagship cellphone CPU about 6 to 8 Months later and they don’t have anything as powerful as the iPad Pro from Qualcomm... YET. I have hope that the latest gen of Arm IP will close that gap.
K
I know it's a chromebook, but is it technically possible to install windows on it?
no
Just buy the windows version of the same device. The flex 5 comes as a windows device as well.
I'm facing audio stuttering issues on yhe same machine. How to fix?
From apps or browser streaming?
@@elsizzle2000 both
contemplating btwn this or the lenovo duet for university 🤨
Does it have google assistant
Yes
For $499 there's the excellent HP cr14 and for $629 the killer Acer 713 with a text friendly 3:2 screen. All have backlit kb. 🤔
I think something is off with engadget channel...other channel with this amount of subscriber count get way more likes and views within an hour but eveytime you guys upload a video, the production quality is usually top notch but you guys don't get that much of views. I literally can't understand this situation.
I agree, but TBH, Nathan is one of the weaker presenters, IMHO. Not offensive, but lacking personality...
Still, the channel is great.
They just sound very generic with no personality. If I ever go to a Dave 2D video, I know he'll sneak in a couple of Easter Eggs in the video. MKBHD has fantastic transitions. Flossy Carter got that no-bullshit long-form approach. But this video just reads like a spec list.
I had the same thoughts (about being a great channel with great content and wondering why they don't get as much views)
@@andrei4389 i totally agree with u
I Rather get this insted of the Acer Chromebooks
is this laptops 13" version going to be available in the UK? I have searched everywhere to see if it will be released here, but I have had no luck.
I see it available on Currys now (i5 version)
even tho it’s touch screen can you still use the keys
Why else would they be there
@@Ecommwoodigital sorry
@@gamingnoob7607 it's ok
Can i install windows this laptop?
No it's basically a giant android phone. It uses a Google Operating System. Not windows.
@@Zinksk8er u can install windows but I think you need to upgrade some of the specs.
watching on my lenovo flex 5!
How's the battery? What's the SOT like?
Nikola Vidojevic It seems like a long time to me, but I’m a bad person to ask because I haven’t timed it, and I’m coming from no laptop to this, but I get through a full day of my usage easy.
I love it. I bought the ASUS c434 with 8gb of RAM just before this came out, but I returned it and got this, and I like it way more for the money.
hi, sorry to bother u. Im thinking of getting one but im not sure about some things. How is the screen? And is it easy to use? im mean about the chromebook part, never use one. Thx and sorry for my english :)
VaiNight the screen is great , I love this laptop, in my opinion it is the best chromebook currently for the money. As long as you’re not doing really intensive tasks, you can’t go wrong!
J-P Fr speakers are not great to be honest, but you want them for music or speech? Speech is fine!
how do you enable the backlit keyboards?
did you find out?
@@MitigateReps It doesnt do it. some come without the option and mine had it.. but I have a MacBook now
@@Max42.w are you sure? on my flex 5 you can enable the backlit keys by pressing the alt+brightness keys
I just bought this last month 🔥
Is it good?
@@silnadheeraj3834
In my opinion I like it 1000% replying to your comment on it right now from the chrome book , very good investment to have ✅
nice i have it now
I don’t need anything special... just simple stuff I like to surf the web text and video chat and watch tv shows and movies...... my friend is buying me this 💖
Got it at costco for 349!
Don't buy this because the tight hinge shattered the corner of the screen of my unit. Also the thin plastic casing of the keyboard against a metal hinge cracked - a disaster in less than 2 years from buying.
Might ain’t last a year… keypad don’t work and camera got shattered and it perfectly fine 2 days ago 👎
@@user-fg1vk2fs7k Sorry about your troubles. As a make- do , use a wireless keyboard - it comes with a USB Dongle that you can insert on the side.
4:41, What was going on here?
Duet had better specs then this device. I went with the display and that it will be updating for 8 years. There was a ;pt of negative reviews about the hinges. For a cheap device its alright. The duet gor me more then 10 hours!
Be warned - although generally happy with this product the sound is really terrible and so quiet it is very hard to hear if not directly in front with no competing noise whatsoever; it's really no louder than a phone so I can't recommend