Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Gen 8 2023 (16" AMD 16ABR8 2-in-1) Review

A review of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Gen 8 (16" AMD 2023) 16-inch 2-in-1 laptop. (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 16GB DDR4 4266MHz, 512GB PCIe Gen4 NMVe M.2 2242 SSD, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 GPU)

16 inch laptops are becoming more ubiquitous in 2023 thanks to the 16:10 aspect ratio larger displays. Also working from home users are demanding flexible 2-in-1 laptops for work and play. To cover the best of both worlds, Lenovo have launched the budget friendly IdeaPad Flex 5 Gen 8 16 inch laptop with 12th Gen Intel and AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors. Does it offer enough flexibility to win over your hard earned cash?

00:00 Introduction
00:38 Design
01:53 Display
03:05 Lenovo Digital Pen
04:07 Connectivity
04:41 Keyboard & Touchpad
05:15 Audio & Webcam
05:45 Performance
06:49 Benchmark Results
08:40 Graphics
08:57 Gaming
09:24 Battery Life
09:54 Security
10:06 The Good, The Bad and the Really Bad
10:08 Value For Money
10:23 Decent Display
10:43 Good Webcam
10:57 Soldered Memory
11:07 Too Big?
11:24 No USB4
11:37 Build Quality
11:52 Competition
12:17 Summary
13:33 Outro

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UK SKU’s: 82XY0002UK £850 inc. VAT (£640 at sale price)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR8

Competition::
HP ENVY x360 15-ey0001na
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED
Acer Spin 5 AMD
Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1
MSI Summit E16 Flip EVO

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