Fusion5 13th Gen 14.1" Full HD Windows 11 Laptop - 512GB M.2 SSD Storage, 8GB DDR5 RAM, T90B Pro,... Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15″, 2022) is equipped with a Full HD TN panel with a model number Innolux N156HGA-EA3 (CMN15F5). Its diagonal is 15.6″ (39.62 cm), and the resolution is 1920 х 1080 pixels. The screen ratio is 16:9, and we are looking at a pixel density of – 142 ppi, and a pitch of 0.18 х 0.18 mm. The screen turns into Retina when viewed at distance equal to or greater than 60cm (24″) (from this distance one’s eye stops differentiating the separate pixels, and it is normal for looking at a laptop). ASUS Laptop Vivobook 15 E1504FA 15.6 Full HD Laptop (AMD Ryzen 3-7320U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows... ASUS Laptop Vivobook 15 E1504GA 15.6" Full HD Laptop (Intel i3 8-Core Processor, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe...

And despite there being similarly low-priced options like the V15 or the V155, the IdeaPad 1 15 has one major advantage – the IdeaPad name, which for better or for worse, gives the device some reputation.

An Unsurprisingly Dim and Dull Display

Still, we’ve included other color spaces like the famous DCI-P3 standard used by movie studios, as well as the digital UHD Rec.2020 standard. Rec.2020, however, is still a thing of the future and it’s difficult for today’s displays to cover that well. We’ve also included the so-called Michael Pointer gamut, or Pointer’s gamut, which represents the colors that naturally occur around us every day.

Also, there's not much in the way of configuration options, though you can find Intel-based versions of the IdeaPad 1 listed under the "IdeaPad 1i" name. Upgrades are sadly out of the question, as both the RAM and the eMMC storage are soldered directly to the system board. Lenovo is a master of affordable laptops. While the IdeaPad 1 15 might seem like a drop in the ocean of the company’s portfolio, we have a feeling it has a main role in the future sales numbers. If we look at Lenovo’s laptops as Game of Thrones characters, the IdeaPad 1 15 will be Bran Stark. It knows that it has to compete with the likes of John Snow (Legion 5), or Daenerys Targaryen (IdeaPad 3) to be the king (or queen), and occupy Sales Landing. Unfortunately, part of this longevity comes from the display's noticeable dimness (and is also attributable to the very low native resolution). At full brightness, the HD screen produces just 258 nits—but that drops to a mere 32 nits when lowered to 50% brightness, as we do in our battery tests. Actual usability will require higher brightness, and even when dialed up to the highest setting, it won't offer much visibility in bright circumstances, like outdoor sunlight. Our “Design and Gaming” profile delivers optimal color temperature (6500K) at 140 cd/m2 luminance and sRGB gamma mode.

If you can afford it, go for the IPS option – it will be worth it. By the way, this laptop features one SODIMM slot. Our configuration is called the IdeaPad 1-15IJL7, and it supports DDR4 RAM. Some models may come with 4GB soldered to the motherboard. Interestingly, our device was equipped with 3200MHz memory, which works at 2933MHz because of limitations with the chipset. The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 has a good overall score in Geekbench 5. Its single-thread performance is outstanding, among the best for x86 CPUs of its generation and tier. Its multi-thread performance is good, but if you plan on running heavily multi-threaded applications, there are other CPUs on the market with more cores and threads that perform better, like AMD Ryzen 5000-series processors or Apple's M1 SoC.