Lenovo Flex 14 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop, 14 Inch FHD Touchscreen Display, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Processor, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, Windows 10, 81SS000DUS, Black, Pen Included

I am an active duty Army Soldier and I travel a lot for work. I have gone through multiple laptops. Most are normal size, but always seemed too bulky. They were always a hassle to pull out and set up. Most of them would not fit and open up properly on an airplane. If I was able to open a laptop, the battery would be dead before the flight ended (less than 2 hours). To finish, my laptops were always SO slow and would only get slower and slower as they aged. So, I decided to do a LOT of research and try to find something that would not only fit my traveling lifestyle, but also offer enough battery power and speed to be useful to me. After doing weeks of research, I finally settled on the Lenovo Flex 14. I hit pay-dirt! Size: The size is perfect. It is very easy to collapse and lightweight enough to slide in and out of my backpack with ease. The fully flexible screen allows me to set it on an airplane tray easily so I can watch downloaded content. The screen is smaller, so even unfolding it traditionally still allows me to use the keyboard easily while still allowing enough room to work. BONUS: The Keyboard is backlit, which makes for perfect use on overnight flights. Battery: Nothing less than phenomenal! I travel on trans-Pacific flights on a regular basis (~11 hours). I have yet to lose all battery power on a flight. Even though most flights have electrical outlets, I don't even have to bother getting the power cord out. Very nice and convenient. Speed: This little laptop packs a VERY powerful punch. I have owned this laptop for 2 years now and it takes less than 6 seconds from the moment I touch the power button until the home screen is ready. I use this laptop as my home computer when I am not traveling. During COVID, I have had to tele-work on multiple occasions. This laptop handles all my work programs, as well as allowing me to browse the internet on the side. No issues whatsoever! Overall: I can't say enough about this laptop. Everything works exactly as described. I don't really use the touchscreen that much, but when I do it seems to work fine. I have considered buying an all-in-one home computer, but after doing research, I am afraid this Lenovo has spoiled me and I will only be dissapointed with a slower home computer. So, I will keep using this laptop for everything. I bought an additional monitor and wireless keyboard/mouse and voila, I have a great home set up!

**GNU/Linux distribution notes at the end of this review. A very nice laptop and it feels premium. The material is mostly plastic but I appreciate that for the reduced weight. This is my first Ryzen machine, and I am mainly using it to run a Citrix environment (cloud-based VM). Today will be the first full 8+-hour day using it. The power brick is not excessively huge. About the width and height of a standard post-it note, and 1" thick. The cable is over 5' (my measuring tape only goes to 60") closer to 6'. It has a barrel connector so unfortunately, it is not easily replaceable with a USB C cable (next model, pretty please?) The keyboard is backlit, which is nice for the darker surrounding often found in my home office. Typing is okay, but there is a noticeably shorter key travel than other laptops/Chromebooks I have used. I'm getting used to it, but like with any new keyboard, there will be a small learning curve. I keep missing the home row and using the Caps Lock as the A key for some reason. I'm using it on a small folding table at the moment so that could be the reason. The screen is nice, it is a 16:9 full HD screen, and for me, I prefer 16:9 to the new standard of 2:3 (more of a square). It is not bright though. Not at all. Even with the curtains open, there are times when I am still trying to get more brightness out of this display. It's not unusable, but forget trying to use it outdoors. The touch is fine and works. I did not buy this to use as a tablet though but Windows 10 has some processing going on in the background that makes it easy to hit small buttons in applications without being terribly accurate. The pen is interesting to me as it is roughly the size of a real pen [*cough* Samsung*cough*] which makes it easier to draw/write without immediately cramping my hand. The Dolby Audio on the speakers leaves a lot to be desired. Some tweaking was needed to get the overblown sounds to subside. During the initial setup, it was hard to listen to. Turning Dolby Audio off though somehow reduces the speaker volume by 2/3... Not the actual volume percentage, but the actual sound. Dolby is using some sort of gain control so 20% volume sounds more like 40%. 4k video on YouTube looks great and only dropped 3 frames in a 2:44 video (Borderlands 3 FL4K FTW!) but that could have been from me trying to make it full-screen. I have not tried any games yet, but I did install Diablo 3, and World of Warcraft Classic. If anyone is interested, I will update this when I try them. With the Vega graphics, there is an automatic 2GB reduction in RAM availability. Couple this with the 8GB model and you are left with 6GB to run Windows 10 and any applications. Budget for the 12 GB model unless you are A) skilled with laptop hardware, and B) don’t care about the warranty. I’ve seen the tear-downs, and there is an open RAM slot. I usually don’t tear open electronics until a year after I own it (unless there is a reason to do so). The WiFi issue that is detailed on the 8GB model is non-existent for me. I feel like I may be more qualified to test that as Citrix requires a constant network connection and gives an immediate alert if connectivity drops for more than a couple seconds. No issues here, running the latest Windows updates. Overall I’m happy with this laptop, It is much lighter than my 15” Acer Predator and looks a lot more professional when traveling for work. EDIT 8/31/2020: I've been experimenting with GNU/Linux/Ubuntu distributions and I have a small list of what is NOT working with no additional modifications/installs. All of the images were flashed via Etcher (with verification) onto a PNY Elite Turbo Attache 4 and ran in live mode (no install). Tails OS 4.10 - I was not able to connect a Bluetooth mouse (only Bluetooth device I had available) and it did not appear to allow Bluetooth to remain on after moving to another settings screen. The dual mapped function keys worked for brightness and sound. Debian 10.5.0 (Cinnamon) - I was not able to see any network, or even manually connect to one. The brightness function keys (F11 and F12) display the icon as if it is changing the display brightness, but the actual brightness of the display remains at 100% Linux Mint 20 (Cinnamon) - Probably the most compatible distribution with this laptop without any additional modifications. My Bluetooth mouse connected without issue (MUCH quicker than on Windows) and the dual mapped FN keys work as expected with the exception of the built-in webcam disable (F8)

I bought this laptop because my chromebook doesn’t support well one drive and my work files are stored in one drive. From every perspective except storage I prefer the chromebook. Having said that, out of the box this computer dropped the whole internet signal every minute and I of course became frustrated. I took it to my tech guys at work and they updated and reconfigured some things. It now works better if not perfect. The connection still drops occasionally but it works enough that I will not return it. The pen works well but the storing of the pen makes no sense as it blocks all the ports on the right side of the computer. The keyboard is good, the tablet works well though if you have an iPad, the iPad is much lighter and better to work with. The price was right and remember, you get what you pay for. If chrombook ever improves their storage situation, I will no longer need a Microsoft based laptop. I use a MacBook at work but don’t like anything about it except the hardware. This computer deserves 4 stars. After two more days of not being able to connect to my home internet.....have many devices that easily connect, I decided to send it back and am in that process.

bought this with a discount and good features - happy with purchase and quick delivery

Comparing to what's available in store in SG, there wasn't anything even close to what you can get for the price. (Paid ~S$770. CPU performance is comparable to a 8th gen i5, GPU way more. Only real downside after using for a few days is that the battery performance is a tad short compared to others in the market today (early 2020). Few things to note: 1. The included pen is not a Lenovo Active Pen. Taking off the battery cover, it says it's a "Lenovo Base Pen II". Couldn't find much details about it, but writes very decently. I've tried the Apple Pencil as well as the Surface Pen, and it feels very similar to a the Surface's. The one thing that is missing is angle detection, so unless you're using it for drawing, i doubt you'll have any complaints. 2. The GPU drivers on Lenovo's website is seriously out of date! If you intend to use it for any form of light gaming, be sure to grab the latest drivers directly from AMD's website. It literally doubled my FPS in Dota 2. 3. The charger provided uses the US prongs. Be sure to have an adapter ready. I have a tiny adapter attached to the charger at all times, no biggie.

Pro: Super schnell, ausreichende Arbeitsspeicher (12GB), sieht hochwertig aus, Active Pen kommt dabei in der Verpackung (allein kostet 50 Euro). Contra: Tastatur und Aufladegerät kommen inm englische Version. Aufladegerät kann man einen Adapter kaufen und ist kein Problem mehr, aber der Tastatur muss man daran gewöhnen. Fazit: mit der Preis von 500 Euro kann ich ihn nur weiterempfehlen.

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I was on the hunt for a decent laptop in the sub $700 range for university and light gaming and this checked off all my boxes and then some. I picked this up on BF for $600 and I am so incredibly happy with this machine. It's snappy with its SSD (though 256 GB is a little small and I'll either have to manage my space well or upgrade in the future), loading Windows in seconds on start. 2 GB of ram is allocated to the video card so there's 10 GB of RAM free, more than enough for my purposes (productivity, light gaming, and emulators) and the Ryzen 5 is basically the equivalent of the 8th gen i5-8265u. The tablet mode is amazing for note-taking and tent mode is very nice for watching TV shows. The hinges seem very sturdy yet allows the screen to fold back without much resistance. The screen does wobble when touching it in laptop mode but that's the nature of a 2-in-1 laptop. The Vega 8, for an integrated video card, really surprised me with its performance. Games like Overwatch and Rocket League should run fine though settings may need to be turned down to get more frames. I tried Monster Hunter World and got ~25-30 FPS with all the settings turned down to low which is playable for me. I imagine turning resolution to 720p would get me at least a stable 30 FPS. The screen is 250 nits and people have been saying it's fairly washed out. I found it plenty bright enough for me but it will be unusable in direct sunlight. I also think the screen looks plenty good after a quick color profile modification but I'm upgrading from a 6 year old laptop. Maybe consider something else for graphic design but I think for the average person it's fine. Touch is wonderful and the added stylus adds amazing value. Interestingly enough, the stylus I got isn't the Active Pen 1 or 2 but looks like the Digital Pen instead. It supports 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity but lacks the top button. The included pen holder is useless since it slots into a USB slot and with the pen attached, blocks all ports and the power button on the right side. I'll just stick the pen in my backpack instead. The laptop is mostly plastic but doesn't feel cheap at all. The top is coated with a rubberized sort of coating which is very sleek looking with its minimal branding (just the words Lenovo in the corner) but attracts enough fingerprints I wipe it every couple of days. The keyboard feels great to type on and is backlit. The battery is pretty meh and is my only real issue with this laptop but I can live with it. Make sure you either unlock the power plan setting via command prompt or set your own custom power plan to maximize your battery life (keep wifi settings on maximum performance to prevent disconnects). With a custom power plan I get about ~5 hours with medium brightness while using Word and Chrome. Rapid Charge can be enabled in Lenovo Vantage and will get you to 80% in an hour or so. Good enough to charge during lunch break before afternoon classes. MAKE SURE YOU UPGRADE THE BIOS AND WIFI DRIVERS. Bios updates will supposedly boost performance by a lot. My wifi problems were solved by manually updating the wifi servers to the latest ones I found on RFD forums and by going into power setting plans and setting wifi to maximum performance. I haven't had a disconnect since I did this. PROS - FHD IPS screen -14'' and fairly light - 2 in 1 - Ryzen 5 almost equivalent to a recent Intel i5 - Vega 8 decent enough to play some modern lightweight games and some older game at a playable FPS - included stylus - nice keyboard which is backlit CONS - battery life even on custom power saver profile looks like it'll last around 5 hours with medium brightness and Chrome and Word up (rapid charge to 80% in a hour negates some of the battery problem as long as you have access to an outlet) - screen is 250 nits and colour isn't that good according to others - USB C is data only - Speakers are just OK For its price ($600 for BF and $700 currently), you're not going to be getting as much bang for your buck anywhere else for these specs and included stylus, especially if you're looking for a solidly built 2-in-1. This is a perfect mid-range laptop for a student or for office work with enough power to get things done quickly while being affordable and even lets you lightly game on the side.