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Lenovo Flex 5 2017 hands-on review

2017-10-12
Lenovo flex 5 pairs the companies yoga 2 and 1 design with a bigger screen its 15.6 inch display comes in a 4k Ultra HD resolution or in Full HD like this one with Windows ink support so you can draw and write on the screen with an active pen prices start around 650 dollars but our 850 dollar version includes decent specs including entry-level discrete graphics for speedier photo editing and it can even handle some low-level gaming mostly though it's just a good system for general use in entertainment with speakers that get plenty loud and still sound good and a streaming video battery life of 10 hours and 23 minutes the backlit keyboard has a pleasing amount of travel with a nice bounce to the keys and its windows precision touchpad is smooth and responsive plus you get a fingerprint reader for instantly logging in with Windows hello between its larger screen size and it's 4.4 pound weight the Flex 5 isn't the easiest to use as a tablet or to regularly travel with and it's cooling fans are somewhat loud under load it's also not the most exciting laptop to look at if that kind of thing matters to you but if you'd like a bigger screen for work and play and want more flexibility than a traditional clamshell the 15.6 inch flex 5 is up to the task you
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