Lenovo Flex 14 - The Affordable Powerhouse!
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- Review of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 (2020) packed with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500 U Processor. This 2-in-1 convertible only costs $589 USD but manages to beat out a bunch of premium laptops that retail for double the price! Watch for the full review.
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The timing is perfect as I was searching for this exact laptop!
this and the hp envy are the only 2 in 1s are worth looking at
Bro same! Literally had to adjust my budget and this thing came up.
I own it and it's a great machine
The costco version has 16gb ram 512gb ssd which is very good deal for $750
That makes four of you
"so a bunch of you, like 3"
movie trailers' voice:
_When 3 is a bunch, 4 is a legion. Lenovo Legion review on Matthew Moniz channel._
I immediately stopped to like the video hahah
@@erikshimabukuro1105 me too XD
😂👍
"Most decent laptops in Canada cost at least 400k dollars"
Me: Wait whut..?
They rich bro
Its either sarcasm or his tongue slipped because i was like “dude tf?”
yeah. 500 CAD = 5 US cents. /s
MacBook Pro only cost $2,000 so all those "decent" laptops are horrible and has worse CPU than MacBook Pro and GPU and RAM
@@loveiphones4550 "only 2,000 dollars"
What!?!?!?! 0:19
Decent laptop in Canada cost 400 000 $ hahah 😂😂😂
I thought I was the only one who noticed.
Bro he sounded completely serious 😂😂
Here sir that's gonna cost you400 000$
A Canadian Customer : Do you accept cars ?
Bro have you never heard of an over exaggeration?
As a Canadian, this was the moment that made me a subscriber. I appreciate a good sense of humour.
When he said 400,000, he actually killed me 🤣🤣
Ik I was like wait what😳
Lol I saw my brother's ryzen 7 laptop. The sticker was put by the most "not my fucking job" person in this world. It's almost like this /
1:05
There's a bit of flex...
Thus, the name
😹😹😹
0:50
Vizdrom 97
Hence*
Sticker placement Review 😂
sister in law literally bought this 2 seconds after this video
Lenovo needs to thank you Mr Moniz
You're welcome!
@Mr. Moniz Thank you
Me too loll
@@MatthewMoniz sir u didn't give us the link?
hey! i'm thinkin of buying this laptop. how is your experience so far?
I was curious to know which software he used to to produce those graphs in the video. they look amazing
Please review the lenovo IdeaPad 5 14"
What's different between the two Which is better
curious george The 5 14” has 16gb of ram, which is better.
@@curiousgeorge6921 the ideapad 5 can't be used as a tablet
@@josephwilkes768 nope
14" is a 2-in-1 tablet, 15" is a regular laptop. The most important difference I found was that the 14" does not have a barrel pin charger, it chargers via the 1 USB-C charging port on the machine, so you won't be able to use the USB-C port for anything else while charging. That is a deal breaker for me. Both are very similar overall as far as specs and performance.
Will surely cost like $1k in my third world country 😭😭😭
I am from a middle eastern country, get it shipped from amazon, and plus this thing has international warranty.
@@cooldude1042 thanks for advice, might do the same but with other laptop
Asus: gimps on cooling for AMD
Lenovo: gimps on stickers for AMD
Who cares about stickers when youve got the actual thing
people keep their stickers on????
@@Fauzan1812 Stickers look cool. But not those giant stuff on your deck which tells you that you have 8GB RAM or some shit.
Hey Matthew, which budget laptop you will recommend for creative designers?
Im writing this on my Flex 14. I cannot fault it in any way considering the price.
- The keyboard is the best ive ever used
- The battery is stellar
- I always use it in Battery Saving Mode, even while playing light games - ive yet to hear the fan, and the laptop is cool.
- It flies through every task
- 8gb ram seems sufficient
The screen is on the dim side, but its way less of an issue than i thought it would be.
10/10 best laptop ive owned
Waiting for AMD Omen 15 review
Yep me too !
Same!!
Same
590$ wow. They are selling these at our place for almost a 1000$
360 in Chicago at Walmart today
It's sold at $1649 in my country. Singapore. Ridiculously expensive.
@@Thenoapaz I believe that $379 is for the Ryzen4300,8 gig of ram and 128gb ssd This is the Ryzen 4500, 16 gig of ram and 256 gb NVME SSD so not the same model in the video.
@Mikey you can choose pick up the AMD one on Lenovo’s Singapore website for $GD 1,149 (8gb 4700U). Student price is about $GD 900
495$ Walmart online USA
Putting in the Canadian price is what makes you the true mvp 🙌
I got a 16gb configuration for 599 and it runs amazing! I'm not doing anything crazy but I got it for note taking and its great plus it has some gaming capacity. Perfect for college students albeit outside of artistic fields. 👍👍
@@rain21369 yup.have played r6 but everything else is good
which pen did you get?
Any college student watching this ?
I got one about a week ago and so far it's been great. Pretty good battery life, very good performance, I love the keyboard (it's no Thinkpad keyboard, but still love it for long typing sessions), great price, etc, etc. I would like to also note that you mentioned that the pen is optional. It may be different in Canada, but for those buying in the US it ships with the pen, which is a nice little bonus. Also to note, the $599 version on Amazon shipped with 16GB of RAM.
How is the hinge now? Heard many rumours about that
I liked the $4,00,000 part and the haircut! 😂😎
The laptop and the t-shirt too. 🤣
Had to listen twice to be sure
OMG the looks is great
this laptop is so perfect, nice job Mathew!
How would you like to pay sir??
me: *kidneyPay*
5:30 I don't think that will age well😂
Thank you for this amazing review. I was literally just looking at this laptop for school and this pops up in my timeline! 😊
Not gonna buy it. Sticker placement is shit 🤬
03:30 i bursted laughing. Good job AMD.
this guy's voice is amazing what the hell, also great video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed!
Do a EGPU with the new Razer blade stealth with a 2080ti and 2070 super please thank you
The name seems legit😆, It's flexing itself before Lavish Macs and Surface Books
My touchscreen didn't work after a month. What's the point of a 2 in 1 laptop without toichscreen? Lol
Thoughts on the Flex? Hit me up on twitch.tv/mattmoniz or discord.gg/mattmoniz if you have any questions!
Watching on the Ideapad flex 5 14 right now lol
I’m loving the subtle humor though out the video. It’s something that’s not too common for a lot of tech reviewers
Everything is great! So how did they put this powerhouse together at such a cheap price? The display is complete CRAP! Nits: 238 to 248 and Srgb: 48 to 68%.
but for most of the people this isnt that important to be fair.. And to be frank, my god, AMD crushed intel with this laptop
Wow this laptop is Awesome 🔥 I will definitely buy this because of AMD RYZEN Processor 🤩🔥💝
2:13 WHAT KIND OF CASTLE HAS WHEELS?!?!
Is the pen included in that price? i doubt it, it may cost more money?
$400,000 CAD?? do you want me to sell ALL of my organs??
So what would you recommend for a laptop that runs Premiere and Photoshop and cost less than $1,000? Thx!
I'm not an expert but probably like a Lenovo IdeaPad L340 with an i7, and a GTX 1650
This is an anomaly. It's one of the best price-to-perf laptops available in Australia, while also also being the only Ryzen 4000 laptop on Amazon Australia, which is already undercutting the previous Ryzen 3000 series and 10th gen Intel. It has better performance than a i7-10510U laptop for around $800 less. I've never seen a laptop this affordable.
Yea I don’t think so Lenovo sucks specially for gaming and don’t get me started on Baterry life so don’t buy it unless it’s above 1,000 dollars than it would be worth it I guess
It's a new chipset that's why Adobe Products are not fully optimized to it unlike Nvidia with their CUDA
1:06 "Even though theres a bit of flex"
*Ugh thats the whole point*
Hey Matt! You gotta review the Lenovo Ideadpad s540. I am not sure if it's available in Canada and US, but it's one of the best sellers in India. It has most of features of a premium ultrabook (all metal build, 10th gen processors, gtx 1650, etc..) but starts at a much lower price. But it's hard to find a good review for it in YT. If you can get your hands on one please make a video of it.
Edit: Just noticed your "so a bunch of you, like 3" lol. Can I get two more supporters for my request please?
I use Lenovo Flex 5 ryzen,, it's awesome!
Just takes a look at task manager
Flip it, bang! Chick love it
😁
Just don't use this on outdoor too long,,
Yknaw, typical affordable laptop monitor
So what's the problem with Adobe? Why it's so bad on Premiere Pro?? ://
Btw this laptop is available on Amazon same price with 16Gb of Ram, Pen and pen holder included
It is by far the best laptop for 600$
0:00
So a bunch of you...like 3
😂😂😂
Please do a video best old 5-6 flashsgip phone under $500-600 to buy now and that will last two - three years , please help me .
Thanks bro I was looking for a laptop like this
I bought a Lenovo flex from walmart and my only complaint is the lack of space. 128gb is fine if you use the laptop solely for school but terrible if you want a couple of games on there. I had to go and buy a new ssd in order to play all my games but I really love this laptop. Its lighter and far better than my previous one
LOL canadian joke got me, so true. CAD sucks.
I'm sorry - who else is tired of hearing about this thing? I was seriously considering getting one - but then i thought there would surely be others like it coming soon. *Clearly* i was wrong, and it feels like youtubers were expecting the same. I haven't seen another Ryzen 4000 2 in 1 in months. I've known about this and the HP Envy since March. It's amazing - i get it - but it should be the standard at this point. Are manufacturers just not caring?
I'll be honest, I just want this, but with Wacom EMR instead of AES. Someone please make it happen - preferably NOT Samsung, who overprices all their laptops
I've been holding out, hoping another 2-1 Ryzen 4000 comes out that's a little more expensive for better screen.
Unfortunately literally every other option is drastically more expensive for a better screen
Ideapad 5 14 is better
When Matthew takes 3.68% of the video to talk about crooked stickers... 1:27-1:40
You’re welcome
@@MatthewMoniz Wow Matthew! Thanks for actually responding! I wasn't expecting this! I was just looking for a good budget friendly laptop and found this. I looked for reviews and this came up and I know that I could trust your reviews since I've looked at them before. I don't know what I'm doing looking for laptops when I'm not in college yet, but who knows? Anyways, have a nice day and stay safe ! :D
The moment you open the lid... I know you are going to talk about sticker placement 🤣
the moment he said RAM ain't upgradable...I am out.
On Amazon there’s ones with 12-16 gb ram and I’m getting that
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USD, Canadian, Kidnaydian
Stop being superfluous with the CAD prices... -_- I get it's a joke but you constantly use it and it's getting old.
I was considering it, but I find touch useless. Bought the nitro 5 for $669 with the 4600u and gtx 1650
105c?! So it's also a portable skillet? Would love to cooks some eggs on that bad boy.
what about the flex 5 also i was gonna buy that bought bought this instead and just a bit of money more but a lot better
Intel's next marketing pitch: "Sticker Placement".
Why do you even talk about the stickers ? They will be immediately removed :)
The cost is showing 1200$ its very costly than the price he is saying
What do you think about this compared to the MacBook Pro 13 ?
Lenovo Flex 5 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080) Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor,
16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Digital Pen Included, Win 10, 81X20005US, Graphite Grey
You can buy it here: amzn.to/3cCp2SI
This seems like a great bargain! The only thing that sucks is the performance with the Adobe Suite. I wish it was better
The screen kills it for me other then the screen it’s a good buy
I owned a Lenovo Flex 14 from 4 years ago, and it was the biggest piece of dog crap of a laptop I've ever owned. It was super slow for its specs, had miserable build quality, and suffered numerous software gremlins. This included shutting down randomly for no reason at all, and the only way to stop it happening was by moving files on my hard drive. Never buying a Lenovo again, especially one of their budget lines like the Flex!
All of these laptop companies only need to release a copy of the eluktronics RP15. Its a laptop that costs less than $1.5k, has Ryzen, a GTX 2060 and a 1080p 144hz panel. If any of the known brands in the US copy those specs and they just put a better finish and keyboard, better quality control and a bigger battery they will sell like crazy! Its all I’m waiting for! The new HP Envy is exactly what Imm looking for, but a freaking Ryzen not the shitty of intel that is so inefficient in a laptop where thermals and battery life is king!
I disagree with the metal comment at the beginning. My Matebook D 14 with a 2500u, 8gb and 14" IPS screen is all-metal with a great build.. It costs me 499.99 at Walmart. So at this price point, it's absolutely possible to have solid performance and all-metal design.
Just picked up one of these for $430 CAD. Did i do the right thing in 2021?
Ports? Tons of it. Cmon, if it doesnt have a RJ-45 jack I am not interested.
Also, I honestly wish for a similar laptop but without the Touch display. There is this trend now with built in touch displays, 2 in 1 nonsense. "Ze" Flex.
Personally, I found that to be a gimmick. Also, considering the display is so reflective....Yuck.
Eliminate the touch layer and improve in other areas, like a f internet port or better build quality. Heck a better display.
Even if that implies raising the cost a bit.
How much I hate when a reviewer says "for this money it shouldn't be metal shell of laptop" - damn ... How wrong you are !!!! What about motile 14 for 189$ that used to be sold in early 2020 ??? It's a huge lie that metallic laptop should be more expensive!! This really grind my gears and these reviewers are just driving the laptop prices up!!!
Am I the only one who peal stickers off?
Also why don't you write which GPU has other laptops on a graphs?
1065G7
1065G7
1065G7
1065G7
im thinking of buying this laptop for gaming and schoolwork, would you recommend it? The games I would be playing are GTA V, Minecraft, Fortnite, maybe Borderlands. Would it be a good decision to purchase it?
Please don't buy Lenovo laptop, last year I bought one Lenovo laptop BIOS update came and it destroyed my laptop. Now they're asking €450 to fix it....
Gaming with the arrow keys what an absolute mad lad.
Bois now you know, you don't mess with the Moniz.
seriously, i have an HP laptop it has 4 USB port 3.0, a full display port, an hdmi port, ethernet, full SD card reader and a headphones jack placement. why companies are cutting now this beautiful port combination (besides u get a separate physical button for on/off, audio, and the airplane mode)
Please Review the HP Omen 15 2020, RTX 2070, i7 10750h, 16gb ram, 300hz variant. I am looking to buy it and want to make sure that it is a good laptop.
That Adobe nonsense is why I no longer use adobe products. I use Final Cut, ON1 Photo Raw and Affinity. Final Cut being a mac only program; I'm not even buying this thing to edit videos on. I'm curious to see if there is any performance issues with either of my photo programs.
the middle of the road amd chip is kicking intel´s top end U series cpu. All while having a better gpu and using less power. The 4800u just smokes anything intel has. In has around the same performance as a 10880h at 1/4th the power. pretty impressive stuff
DO NOT BUY. I have a Lenovo flex 5 and it is a pile of junk, it is so slow from day 1 and I have it specced out with 1.5 tb, 4K and top of the line intel. Terrible machine
Thanks for another great review. I’m looking at computers for my son, who is heading off to his freshman year of college. Despite being plastic, do you think the build quality is sturdy enough to last for 4 years of college being carried around in a backpack? Thanks, again.
4 years probably not, but if you get a 2 year warranty and swap it out at around 11 months they'll be set. 👍👍
@@atrain8273 Thanks for your thoughts. It sounds like it might be better to spend a bit more on something with a better build quality.
@@Tugennov Better build quality would mean something like the ThinkPad, you may not need to look further than this or an ultraslim, in order to get the most out of your purchase. A plastic product is normal for this price range, andshouldn;t be a deterant if your main concern is quality
bruh i can’t find it anywhere for 589😭
Shhh but walmart sometimes has it for $11
So soldered RAM... Plastic shell ... And how much is this ?? 1000$ ? Yet again he says "For the price this shouldnt be metallic " -_-
I got the flex 14 from the 2018 model and the ram in not soldered. So i can upgrade. Only thing is, its 1 dimm slot so i’d need 1 16gb stick if i wanted to upgrade. But its an amazing machine as is. I fully recommend
I bought a Lenovo Ideapad 5 flex for 1000€ (ryzen 7, 1tb, 16gb ram)
Was it a good choice or would your recommend another notebook in this price range?
I'm surprised why no one is reviewing the ASUS Vivobook S14 m433ia. It's made of metal and has 512 gb nvme ssd. However, it's not a 2 in 1.
Can you compare the razer blade 15 ADV with the Alienware m15 r3? The R3 came out not too long ago and I haven't really seen any comparisons or reviews of the laptop.
I got the flex5 and both the flex 14 and flex5 are exactly the same thing. except your cpu is ryzen and gpu is radeon. I got mx330 i5 10th generation
is this recommended for like, coding and stuff? i want to buy this for school this year cause I'm entering college and my course is computer science. if its not okay for coding, can you recommended me that's budget-friendly pls.
You realize this is the Flex 5 14, not the Flex 14? The Flex 14 is last years model.
Matthew pls review the asus rog zephyrus g14 !!
I've been using its counterpart Ideapad 5 14 (4500U with 16GB RAM) for several weeks now and here are my thoughts for anyone interested:
I'm surprised by the CPU performance. Browsing is fast, 1080p video editing is snappy and programming task can be handled without difficulty. Furthermore, the temperature while rendering, streaming or heavy multitasking is well balanced. It's far from hot, especially compared with other devices today.
Considering gaming, it does its job very well. It can play the majority of games fairly decent, only don't expect 60fps. I'm not a heavy gamer myself (and if you are, just buy a gaming desktop for optimal performance) but if you're interested in more details then check out this video th-cam.com/video/7z6oh4q_F80/w-d-xo.html
Build quality was better than I expected. The aluminium body feels premium (don't expect MacBook quality). The keyboard is perfectly fine and the built-in stereo speakers deliver well-balanced audio. The webcam and mic are decent enough to work/study from home via Zoom or MS Teams.
However, the device has some drawbacks in my opinion. First (and most important) the screen brightness is not that great, especially when working outside. My brightness settings were between 80-100% during a regular day. Another shortcoming is the battery. I had around 7 hours of regular use. It is decent but don't expect a great battery life. Two other slight (but more personal) shortcomings are the trackpad and the aluminium body. The trackpad is decent but feels somewhat stiff. But my past experiences with MacBook trackpads probably influence my opinion. And considering the aluminium body, it can get very smudgy (yes really smudgy) by fingerprints which are difficult to clean using a cloth.
All in all, this is a great device for the price. At around 600 euros/dollars you get a well-balanced device that suffices in everyday tasks and more. This is one of the best budget-friendly laptops money can buy imo. However, if you are looking for premium screen quality and a 10-12 hour battery life this lenovo Ideapad 5 14 is not for you. Keep in mind that laptops that do have these features are probably double in price. It just depends on your personal preferences.
And a sidenote to gamers: don't expect too much from this device! Yes it can game, and yes it can play with decent framerates. But this is not a gaming laptop. Buy a gaming laptop (or desktop) if your main interest is gaming.
Got any questions? Feel free to react on this comment
Does the screen looks yellowish? IPS?
Wow, those result on adobe product are low considering the cpu that used, is it possible that the low benchmark result is because a bug or something ? Because the ryzen 4000 series on laptop is considered to be a new cpu, maybe a patch update could fix that?
Like he said the problem lies with Adobe, especially Premiere is currently incapable of taking advantage of amd's newer tech. Lame, Adobe.... hopefully they will update their software to address this