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Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 (14Q8X9) review

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 (14Q8X9)

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
Recommended
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good Wi-Fi speed (Wi-Fi 6)
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad (large)
  • Has a microSD card slot
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio (unnatural overall sound with poor direction)
  • Very glossy screen with reflections that look wobbly
  • Heavy as a tablet

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
70%
Tablet use score
60%
Ease of use score
81%
Battery life score
79%
Display score
76%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
84%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
4421
Storage read-speed (MBps)
6074
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
74
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
13:28
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:03
Expert tester comments
Lenovo's IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 is a Microsoft Copilot PC with a Snapdragopn processor that can be converted from laptop to tablet by swinging the screen all the way around. That gives it just a bit more versatility, especially for tasks where using the supplied stylus to input information, markup documents, or draw and write on the screen, makes things easier than using the touchpad. You get a full array of ports that includes HDMI and a microSD card slot, and the overall ease of use is very good. It has a glossy screen with reflections that can be annoying, especially since they can seem a little wobbly, and its resolution of 1920 x 1200 isn't as impressive as some other Copilot PCs we've seen recently, but it's also a lower priced model because of it.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$1,699.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Snapdragon X Plus X1P42100
CPU frequency (GHz)
3.24
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 GPU
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
885
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
7
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.29
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 229 x 313

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
2
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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