Find out why Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15.6in Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Laptop scored an incredible review score of 8.7 out of 10. Plus, with the low-powered CPUs found in these sorts of budget models, we simply don't have high hopes. The IdeaPad's graphics capabilities not only prove to be unimpressive, but they also don't hold a candle to AMD Ryzen-powered systems, like the Acer Aspire 5. Ultimately, the Lenovo is a machine built for simple web browsing and maybe some YouTube. Battery and Display Tests

The next step after looking at products in the same category, was to look at products from the same brand, Lenovo.

Work from anywhere, even without Wi-Fi access. Work on offline apps and stay productive for up to 10 hours on just one charge. Charge 15 minutes with rapid charge boost for 2 hours' battery. Just before we get into the detail of analysing the price of this product, we want to briefly highlight the importance of setting yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a suitable product. It’s all too often that we get carried away when shopping and find ourselves buying a fantastic product, but probably actually overdelivers on what we need and therefore costs a lot more than we should have spent. So spend a bit of time looking around at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products in the Laptops and netbooks category and use that alongside your own financial situation to set yourself a budget.

More information on quality can be found in this old but still very helpful article from Harvard Business Review. One unexpected hazard of shopping in the bargain-priced section is that you'll run into non-standard versions of software. Case in point: Windows 11 S Mode, a limited version of Windows that's made for students and others that need added protection against unauthorized programs, with S Mode restricting users solely to apps that can be found in the Windows App store. We test Windows PCs' graphics with two DirectX 12 gaming simulations from UL's 3DMark: Night Raid (more modest, suitable for laptops with integrated graphics), and Time Spy (more demanding, suitable for gaming rigs with discrete GPUs). If the brand you buy is important to you, our best advice is to spend some time writing up your own list of ideal brands. That way when you come to the point where you’re comparing product options you can filter to only show the products from brands in your list. Lenovo's 15-inch chassis accommodates a full keyboard with a compact numeric pad, which uses half-width keys. The arrow keys use a layout that fits four buttons into the space of three keys, with the up and down arrows getting their buttons but sharing a single key well. None of that is unique for a 15-inch system.

Testing the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15: Feel the Savings

One benefit of low-powered components is that battery life stretches farther when it doesn't have to drive faster components. And so, looking over the battery test results, we finally have a test that the IdeaPad 1 15 leads, stretching the 47Wh battery out to more than 12 hours of use. That's especially impressive in the context of similar budget systems, where you'll usually see inexpensive models break the 10-hour mark at best. What's most notable about this IdeaPad is its 15.6-inch display—notable in that the laptop uses a relatively dull 1,366-by-768-pixel resolution and an older TN panel. This combination fails to meet the sort of sharpness and brightness expectations we have for current Windows machines. Next up is material. Read through the product description for Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15.6in Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Laptop to get an understanding of the materials the product is made from. Some materials will obviously be known for delivering better quality item than others. You might also have decided that you’ll only accept a product made from a particular material. Of the 151 products, we discovered that 79 were more expensive and 69 were cheaper than Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15.6in Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Laptop. Prices from Lenovo The brand of product you buy can vary in importance, from person to person. Some people will of course be much more particular about the brands they will use. Whilst others aren’t interested in the brand and are more interested in the overall quality or price of the product itself. Thankfully Lenovo is a brand that many customers have grown to love over the years and is very popular for items in the Laptops and netbooks category.