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

Tested this laptop under Linux and overall this laptop runs quite well (running Manjaro 18.1.0 & Kernel 5.3.6 and Desktop Environment is KDE Plasma 5.17). For playing less demanding games this laptop is somewhat capable (even some of the more demanding games can be played at lower settings). At $550 I would certainly recommend this laptop. Pros: - Touchscreen + Pen both work properly, although for a web browser like Firefox a couple of settings have to be adjusted for the application to support touch screen. - The keyboard is decent, not on par with Dell Latitudes or Lenovo Thinkpad keyboards but not too far from it and better than what most 2-in-1 convertible laptops offer in terms of build quality. No numpad though. - Battery life is decent as well considering this houses a low 45Wh battery. Likely due to power management working properly with the CPU since the HP Envy x360 15z (2017) with the R5 2500U had poor battery life in comparison. - The BIOS on the laptop has quite a few options such as disabling PSP (a feature I have no plans on using although I can't confirm if it actually does what it's suppose to). Most of the options I set to default although I set the laptop to performance mode when I plan on playing games. Cons: - When the Computer suspends from the battery life being very low (5%) and you resume, the touchscreen and mouse stops working until the system reboots, which is a bit of an inconvenience really, so I would keep the device above that low of a capacity if possible.

I've been looking for a good affordable laptop with good keyboard, decent screen and preferably a touch screen mostly for productivity and typing and this is just the right laptop for that. There are only three problems with it so far - short battery life and not a perfect color gamut, also a slightly large bezel on the botom (common with many laptops though) But because I've tested dozens of laptops so far, including thinkpads, lg gram, dell inspiron and XPS and Asus zenbook, I was very pleasantly surprised with the overall price/performance/featues of this laptop so far. I'm a power user and use a lot of laptops generally, so considering this $500 products beats some of the premium ones, is actually exceptionally impressive. I run Fedora 31 on this, works out of the box (including the free pen that's included) and it's great to have both touchscreen and the pen work without any further installation. This was not so with some of the other brands including LG gram for example. The laptop gets about 5 hours of wifi browsing/music listening in the background before it needs to be recharged with almost full brightness (around 280nits), this is quite average for most modern light weight laptops, but is about 1/2 short of what I got on LG gram or about 2/3 of Dell XPS or surface laptop. If battery life is important, I would suggest against buying this. Some major PROS: -good touch screen -great keyboard -upgradeable RAM and SSD, only 1 slot is soldered -good performance, equivalent to i5-8265u -better game performance than most intel cpus -excellent Linux performance Some CONS: -battery on the short end -hard to store the pen -large bottom bezel and overall bezel is kind of thick -not as light as some other laptops (but barely noticeable) Overall, this is a highly recommended laptop for anyone that needs to have a solid working machine and doesn't want to spend too much on something higher end. Great for office work, typing, student work or anything other than extreme gaming.

This laptop is great for someone who does not need to use it for more than about 3 - 4 hours doing things like watching videos with full brightness or other more productive work. For browsing the web or doing homework with the brightness set low and battery saver on, it will last for about 5 - 6 hours which is very good. The screen does not get very bright, even at full brightness, so if you plan to be working in a brightly lit office or outside a lot, you will constantly find yourself squinting to see what is on your screen. If in a normal room like a classroom or cafeteria, it will work well enough to see what you are doing and even has a nice looking 1080p display for watching video or movies. The processor and amount of ram in this laptop is amazing and the reason that I bought it. It performs very well for everything I need it to do, even very light gaming. The cpu is a beast and 12gb of ram is definitely overkill in most situations, but having it available when needed is very helpful and hard to live without. The size and compactness of this laptop is astonishing and makes everyday carrying and use incredibly easy. All in all, I highly recommend this laptop because of the value in it. The price is great for the hardware that you receive, but if you are doing color accurate work like video editing or photo editing, you may find the dim screen a bit of a hindrance. For using the pen, it works great for my use of taking notes or drawing simple sketches and is actually decently responsive. Again, for a student or someone not in need of a laptop for professional work, this is definitely the one to go for.

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)

Great laptop. been using it for about 9 months now i have had no problems with it. Today i left it on the roof of the car and drove off in a hurry, about a block down the road i saw it fly up into the air in the rear view mirror and land upright and open in the street after tumbling a ways. to my surprise, i am typing this review from the very laptop. The upper right corner of the screen was cracked up a bit, but only in the very corner, and the touch screen is no longer working, but everything else is perfectly functional as far as i can tell and i have been testing it for the last few hours. Insane the abuse this thing can handle. i intend to buy another just like it if it craps out on me, and who could blame it. Great buy especially for the money and tough as nails. The case is cracked and loose and the power button is missing, but i can turn it on and off easily anyway and the case will be pretty easy to fix with some super glue. i am shocked it still works. UPDATE!!!!: the laptop lasted for over a year after the incident above, i am quite impressed. And im not so sure it died related to this incident. Roughly october 15th 2021 it died completely and wouldnt come back on nor take a charge, i bought the newer version of the same laptop with windows 11, and only did that because i found it on sale at Best buy for $150 cheaper than i could get the same exact one for; otherwise i would have bought the same exact model. Great laptop!!!!!

You will not void your warranty if you upgrade the SSD or Ram. No matter what you have read. Just Google "Laptop and Tablet Warranties: What They Cover". Then go to the page from Laptop Mag. Look if you know what you are doing and don't damage anything. You shouldn't have any issues with the warranty. Plus you have to keep the original parts as well. It's also really easy to open with a T5 bit for the ten screws on the bottom. Plus they aren't covered by any rubber feet for easy access. The Ram soldered to the motherboard and the stick that comes with it are 2666Mhz. The motherboard then clocks them down to 2400Mhz. But I would still get 2666Mhz Ram if you upgrade. The only problem is it will be hard to find CL16/17 2666Mhz SODIMMS. Especially 16GB maybe 8GB but 16GB will be harder to find. Don't even think about using Gaming Ram with XMP profiles. Unless the base clock is 2666Mhz and not 2400Mhz. I would also suggest you upgrade to a 1 or 2TB SSD. Only because the 256GB one installed will run out of space if you work with large files, install a lot of applications, or download everything possible. The 1080p touchscreen is great. I'm pretty sure the pen that ships with it is wacom based. Only because the device and driver id's say Wacom device. Which is kinda cool and means better Wacom pens should work. The USB holder for the pen sucks though. I think I'll look for a elastic cloth one that can stick to the back of the screen under the Lenovo logo. The SD Card reader should have been replaced with a micro SD card reader. This one is only about half depth for a full size card. I just purchased a BaseQI adapter for a micro SD card and us that. It's the one for the Yoga 900&710. Almost perfect size for it as well. It sticks out about 1mm which is just enough to easily get a fingernail on the built in edge and pull it out. The keyboard is nice. I like the backlight. I do wish that you didn't have to have it on or off and it would just come on automatically with a key press. I do really wish they would have used a better WiFi/Bluetooth card than the cheap Realtek 8822BE. There are plenty of documented problems with this card. The driver from Realtek's site is from 8/2017. I still have my Bluetooth mouse lose connection for no reason. Windows even shows it as still connected. Nothing works except restart. I'll probably just buy an Intel card and be done with it. All in all this is a really good laptop besides it several quirks. **************UPDATE 4/21/20********************************************************************************* Installed an Intel Wireless-AC 9260 card purchased on Amazon for $15. Solved the Mouse connection issue. No disconnection since installed a couple days ago. Bluetooth 5.1 is ok as well. Had some stuttering issues with first try. Since then no problems. Just goes to show the Realtek 8822BE card shouldn't be used in anything. Especcially if they can't get the drivers to work with Windows correctly. I would recommend it if it was still available.

version: ryzen 5/vega 8, 12 GB RAM, 256 GB NVME SSD had this thing for a week now and i'm pretty impressed so far. My main gripes are with the battery life. maybe it's the way i use my computer (lot's of video, adequate screen brightness) and the [small] size of the battery cause i can't seem to be able to use this thing for more than 3.5 to 4 hours without needing to plug it in again. I'm more accustomed to this because I've been using laptops with crappy battery life for the past 10+ years but I was hoping for a noticeable improvement with this new machine. Also, the way the speakers are situated ( below the base of the machine and towards the back) the sound can be muffled sounding when you're holding it in your lap. When sitting on a desk, this isn't so much of a problem. In addition, because of the mostly plastic construction, the speakers rattle bit (more noticeable at higher volumes). Otherwise the sound is pretty clear, in stereo, and nicely augmented with Dolby software. Other reviewers have has trouble with the wifi cutting out but I haven't had that issue. Once you get your computer, be sure to update your windows software to the latest version, then use the levono vantage software to do a check on your machine to see what else you need to update (bios software, graphics card drivers, etc). Hopefully you can avoid those wifi connection issues by first following those steps. I imagined this computer working like a super tablet and that it does this very very well. it's really really zippy while using day to day programs (word processor, photoshop, web browsing) and regular windows 10 navigating. Folding the machine to it's different configurations is a lot of fun and windows adjusts to the different interaction styles automatically. 256 GB of hard drive space is tiny by today's standards, there isn't an easy way to upgrade, and only one slot for a hard drive on the motherboard. tinkering with the insides voids the warranty and lenovo reps are quick to tell you that the machine can't be upgraded by the user. there are two RAM slots and only one is upgradable (one 4 GB ram card is soldered onto the motherboard. all this being said the NVME SSD makes the machine as speedy as it can be. my suggestion is to just keep the essentials on the laptop's hard drive and invest in some decent, high capacity file storage. My model came with the active pen and it seems to work as advertised. Kinda annoying that's it's integration is a bit of an afterthought (the included pen holder that sticks into the USB slot gets in the way of all your useful ports and is just begging to be lost) but I'm happy they included it in the package. I haven't dared to test the graphics card on newly released games (which, i read, don't run too great) but i tried the 2016 release "titanfall 2" running on the source engine and it runs super smooth (720 p dynamic res, 60 + frames per second). i believe the touchscreen display does only 60 hrz at 1080 p, but it can output (via HDMI) to another monitor at 4k and a higher frame rate. keyboard is pretty responsive and the keys have a good feel to them. arrow keys are kinda cramp and aren't well suited for gaming. the keys light up on this model and only seem to have 2 brightness settings. they are adequate and do the job well enough. though, compared to a macbook pro keyboard, there seems to be a fair amount of light bleeding through the spaces of the keys. it's a bit hard to see the keys because of this and takes some getting used to. all and all i'm pretty happy about my purchase so far (got it at the $430, black friday discount with $100 off for signing up for an amazon credit card) and it's still a great value at the $550 range. Cons - Wack battery life (4 hour tops for high media consumption computering) Speakers sound muffled when you hold the thing in your lap in laptop mode. Speakers have a plastic rattle that's noticeable at high volumes. 256 GB of storage space is so tiny :( Pros - Lots of bang for your buck. Probably the highest specced 2 in 1 you can get for the price. Offering the active pen with this deal adds more value to the purchase. It's very compact and versatile. The Ryzen 5 3500u's Vega 8 handles graphics much better than similar specced Intel builds with an integrated graphics solution. Additional Thoughts: I spent some time debating whether to get the Ryzen 7, Vega 10 model that can be found on New Egg and Costco but still decided on this one for sheer value. Available data on comparative PC bench marks (and in computer nerd forum discussions) mention that the Ryzen 7 doesn't preform too much better than the Ryzen 5. Vega 10 gives a marginal improvement on frame rates for most games but if you purchased this machine for gaming.....then you must really love games from 4 years ago. revised 5/28/20: thought i'd add to my review because i noticed a major problem with the design of the laptop. if you try to do any sort of gaming that requires a decent amount of polygons, the laptop gets too hot to be in your lap and too hot to constantly run at that heat. it's unfortunate, because the graphics processor is fairly capable for what it is, but the laptop was designed for portability and can' afford the space for better temperature management. i've gone ahead an ordered a laptop cooling platform (with fans) to help with cooling management and i would suggest you do the same if you look forward to do anything on this computer that requires high polygons or HD video processing.

First of all, I am very impressed! I receive the pc today and give it a go and damn it slays. Pros: I'm an Intel guy but AMD's processors are really killing it. Seriously, it has quite the same benchmark of a Intel i5- 8250 but it consumes less power and it has a way more affordable price. Also, I was quite unsure about having 12gb of ram in this pc considering the fact that on Lenovo's website there's no model with that amout of ram. But it's real, there is 12gb of ram installed. The drive is insane. I have reached more than 1000 mb read and write spead. The included vega 8 graphics card is however not impressive but it's ok because with a pc like that you are not aiming to play high setting video game. The build quality is for sure really impressive. In facts, the computer looks very nice and it also feels very robust and finished. The keyboard and trackpad are precise and well design. Interresting fact : I did boot this computer from a cold start in less than 5 sec thanks to nvme ssd. Even my desktop pc can't compete with that! In the description of the product it says that there's no pen include. Well that's false. There's a very nice stylo that comes with it so don't made the same mistake as me an order a pen. Cons: Well it won't be really long. The battery life is not as good as I expected considering that the manufacturer have said it can last for 8 hours. In full saving mode I was able to see a max of 4 and 1/2 hours of battery life but it's ok cause this machine charge up really fast. In 40 mins, while using it I passed from 30% to 95%. Conclusion: Well if you are looking for a daily usage pc this thing is for you. You can take advantage of the Ryzen 5 3500u to multitask easily. Also, loading times will shorten, well, everything you do on this pc. So if you are a student, just like me, this thing rocks. You can take notes, run all your base programms, etc.

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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