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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14" - Ryzen 4700U, 16GB 3200MHz, 256GB $1,269.90 @ Lenovo Online Shop

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Base model is 1,019.15 for 4500U + 8gb which is a good deal too, but upgrades are discounted too and I think the combination in the title is the best value. Keep in mind the RAM is soldered and can't be upgraded. Either config is a decent jump over any Intel U based laptop.

The jump to the 4800U is available on a different config, but costs a hefty $1599. At roughly similar performance to a i9 9880h but in a far smaller form factor it's still good value if you need it, but I'd expect it'll get discounted too.

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  • netjock on 04/06/2020 - 13:47
    +2

    Would suggest to wait. Not all vendors have revealed range and pricing yet.

    • Merlict on 04/06/2020 - 13:56
      +1

      Up to you, I think the Ideapad is a pretty good all rounder CPU aside.

    • BluBoy on 04/06/2020 - 14:17
      +15

      Hijacking top comment…

      Please note that all Australian Ryzen Ideapad 5s are being sold with a 45% color gamut screen. These laptops will be terrible to use, even if you aren't into image/video editing, you'll struggle.

      (I came very close to purchasing one when there was the Lenovo Edu store had a sale advertised here last week. Everything else about this laptop was great or acceptable (eg. confirmed dual channel, but soldered RAM))

      • Zhotan on 04/06/2020 - 16:11
        +1

        Seconded. The color gamut is a real disadvantage. Would have gotten it otherwise

      • morestuff on 04/06/2020 - 17:54
        +2

        I nearly pulled the trigger on a similar deal but the 45% sRGB put me off too.

        Found this ASUS model on Centrecom's site

        https://www.centrecom.com.au/asus-vivobook-s15-d533ia-bq157t…

        Apparently not available until end of month .

        Only putting it here as a comparison, it has 100% sRGB for $1350.

        • morestuff on 04/06/2020 - 21:31
          +2

          From what I have found about color standards there are 3 measures.

          % of NTSC, Adobe RGB and sRGB

          IPS level screen = TN Panel = marketing trick. 45% NTSC is quite poor around 55-65% sRGB and probably bad contrast, try to find an alternative with at least 72% NTSC = 100& sRGB.

          This is from http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/ntsc-color-gamut-ips…

        • t3m on 05/06/2020 - 15:46

          ASUS one looks good for the price. Good find. USB-C charging?

          • morestuff on 05/06/2020 - 21:16

            @t3m: Sorry , I don't know much about USB C charging. It does have a USB C port. The specs for the charging adapter are listed also.

            • t3m on 05/06/2020 - 22:40

              @morestuff: Just found out, can't charge via USB-C. Still a great deal on ASUS. Thanks.

      • KonkyDong on 04/06/2020 - 23:23

        Why do you think it'll be a struggle when you aren't into image /video editing?

        For your average user browsing Internet and maybe some coding or data processing, would this gamut level be a big issue?

      • TheAccountant on 05/06/2020 - 08:23

        Any idea what colour gamut this supports Lenovo Flex 5 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080) Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor, 16GB DDR4 OnBoard RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10, 81X20005US, Graphite Grey https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B086226DDB/

        Edit: Nvm found out it's a 45% too.

  • cycleri3 on 04/06/2020 - 13:58
    -1

    Soldered RAM -> Why! I would buy this if it had removable slots as you can buy 32GB kits aftermarket for under $200.

    • bargaingod123 on 04/06/2020 - 14:07
      +1

      I wish I can buy 3200hz ram under $200 for my desktop

  • Phoebus on 04/06/2020 - 13:59

    I wonder if the RAM is dual channel? usually not on these soldered RAM configs

  • dosada on 04/06/2020 - 14:00
    +3

    Don't think the upgrade from 4500u to 4700u is worth it unless you use a lot multicore. Single core is nearly identical

  • Dpkmax on 04/06/2020 - 14:03

    Any idea whats the difference between the below two 512 GB hard drives ( like which is better) as they both cost an addition of $110

    512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe

    512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe

    • bargaingod123 on 04/06/2020 - 14:10
      +2

      for me, I would not upgrade and put my own ssd in. The defference between tge two is the length of the ssd stick which you wont see outide

    • user01 on 04/06/2020 - 14:12
      +2

      different form factor, 2280 is taller.

    • Phoebus on 04/06/2020 - 14:21

      one is 80 mm long, the other 42 mm long.
      Unless the specific specs are provided I'd guess the 80 mm long one may be faster.
      42 mm drives are usually slower.

    • BluBoy on 04/06/2020 - 14:22

      The ideapad 5 has two M2 sockets. If you had a 2280 NVME drive that you wanted to use already, you could populate it with the 2242 and add your own drive when it arrive (basically running with two M2 drives).

      I can't see it on the spec sheet, but this configuration usually means that one M2 slot is NVMe (fast) while the other is Sata (slow). If you are going to be purchasing this model, you should look to see if that is the case here!

    • bluetoliu on 11/06/2020 - 13:45

      2242 will have better resale price on eBay, you can sell it and get samsumg 970 plus or WD black m2, the speed will be much better than this OEM one.

  • maiuspala on 04/06/2020 - 14:04

    Would the config mentioned in the title be good for photoshopping and be futureproof for next 5 years?

    • zrmx on 04/06/2020 - 14:17
      +2

      Sufficiently good.

    • maiuspala on 04/06/2020 - 14:27

      Nevermind…just saw @Bluboy comment regarding screen. Looks like no go

      • zrmx on 04/06/2020 - 14:31
        +3

        What is your budget?

        If you are after a laptop with Ryzen 4000 series chips, so far the only laptop I'm aware to have good gamut display, is the ASUS Zephyrus G14 (starts at $2069, https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/263655849985 after current eBay Plus promo code, but before ASUS gift card promo. Ryzen 7 4800HS, 16GB DDR4 Dual Channel, 512GB NVMe SSD, GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, 14" IPS FHD 120Hz 100% sRGB Pantone Validated panel with adaptive sync).

        • quikstix on 04/06/2020 - 15:34

          why did you just do this to me :D now instead of looking for a laptop for the wife i'm umming about replacing my 3yr old dell inspiron gaming with a 1050ti in it with this and giving the wife the old one… thx for the link tho seriously :)

          • zrmx on 04/06/2020 - 15:39
            +1

            @quikstix: LOL

            Well, I apologise further for I might prolong the agony: just as some others have mentioned, some are waiting to see if there are further discounts for a better price due to being in June i.e. EOFY sales. (sorry lol)

            All the best lol

            • quikstix on 04/06/2020 - 15:40
              +1

              @zrmx: Yea that's pretty much what i was thinking but its come down a decent bit also atleast… hopefully better sellers also

        • maiuspala on 04/06/2020 - 15:59

          As always, the lower budget the better.
          My partner's 2011 mbp is on its last leg (keeps restarting).
          I have only just started looking around and im very surprised that all the decent specced machines are 3.5-4k.
          This one seemed good specs wise, too bad for the screen.

          Are ram and ssd upgradeable on that asus zephyrus? Does it have thunderbolt for egpu?

          • zrmx on 04/06/2020 - 16:08
            +1

            @maiuspala: The RAM is upgradeable, however its configuration is 8GB soldered + 1 SODIMM slot, which is already occupied by a 8GB module, so 16GB dual channel config already.

            SSD is M.2 NVMe slot.

            No thunderbolt.

            A few reviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTO7959ySss , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT0RfkzZLE4

            If you are preferring higher GPU performance for gaming, the higher model with RTX2060 is quite sufficient for 1080p gaming already. http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=GA401IV&spos=1 It'll be at $2.7-2.8k though.

            • maiuspala on 04/06/2020 - 16:41

              @zrmx: Thanks for a detailed reply. Tbh i have never even considered asus. Have you got one yourself? I wonder how are the overall build quality, keyboard and trackingpad compared to 10yr old mbp. I doubt my mrs would like to downgrade.

              • zrmx on 04/06/2020 - 17:06
                +1

                @maiuspala: I haven't got one myself, I've only watched a few, and read several reviews on it.

                The G14 chasis is of magnesium alloy (can see from 6:21 https://youtu.be/qTO7959ySss?t=381, he comments on the keyboard at 5:00 https://youtu.be/qTO7959ySss?t=300), screen flex at 3:18 from this review https://youtu.be/yT0RfkzZLE4?t=198 , and just keep watching for more build descriptions.

                Overall impressions seem to be the laptop build quality is good/solid, although might be bit hard to beat the MBP considering it's from a whole piece of aluminium, but still good nonetheless. You have to be okay with no webcam, no thunderbolt, mediocre keyboard back lighting. Then it'll give you amazing value and CPU performance. Pretty much nothing from intel can beat it in the same category of power design. Moreover, it beats most of intel's higher power designed CPUs from the -H class.

    • Aequitas on 04/06/2020 - 14:31

      The base one is really good too. 5 years is a long time and no one can be sure. It also depends heavily on how you're using it. The U series are low powered so better for use on the go, if you're using it plugged in a lot of the time, you may want to go for a 'H' series instead.

  • Dpkmax on 04/06/2020 - 14:06

    Did a quick google search and found the following

    Size: M.2 has three specifications: M.2 2242, M.2 2260, M.2 2280, they just represent different sizes of SSD. M.2 2242 means 22 x 42 (mm), M.2 2260 means 22 x 60 (mm), and M.2 2280 means 22 x 80 (mm). 22mm is the uniformed width, and 42, 60, 80 represent for different length.

    Application: M.2 2242 mainly used in laptop while M.2 2260 and M.2 2280 used in the tablet motherboard.

    Now let’s make a comparison between M.2 2242 and M.2 2280:

    Performance: M.2 2242 < M.2 2280, the longer the length, the better the performance.

    Heat Dissipation: M.2 2208 > M.2 2242. As to M.2 2242, due to the limited length, the chip layout is very compact, so its heat dissipation is not good as M.2 2290.

    • Merlict on 04/06/2020 - 14:09
      +2

      the longer the length, the better the performance.

      That's what she said

      Very odd option to offer since the slot will fit either of them.

      • McFly on 04/06/2020 - 20:59
        +2

        the slot will fit either of them.

        That's what she said.

  • zrmx on 04/06/2020 - 14:17
    +4

    Be aware the 14" has got no 2.5" bay inside for storage expansion., and the existing 256GB SSD uses the 2242 M.2 NVMe port. So if you want to expand your storage, the option is a 2280 M.2 NVMe port. NVM, got mixed up with the Chinese variant of the laptop. This laptop only has one M.2 port (while the Chinese variant actually has an extra M.2 port).

    Also the display panel is likely the 45% NTSC one.

    Spec sheet: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_5_1…

    Hardware Maintenance Manual (for DIY upgrade and maintenance instructions): https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/ideapad5_hm…

  • subblitsz on 04/06/2020 - 22:38
    +4

    Just inputted a code - HONEOFY, and it added an extra discount, down to $1195.20 if anyone is really interested.

    https://gyazo.com/ae5e20c20c58d9f1f44c7606e2ed9cec

    • Jambus on 08/06/2020 - 22:03
      +1

      Thank you so much for the code

  • kurshid84 on 05/06/2020 - 11:04

    How does this compare to the Thinkpad E14 Core i7, 16gb RAM, 512GB SSD, 2GB dedicated graphics for $1295?

  • kurshid84 on 09/06/2020 - 00:23

    I can still return the Thinkpad E14 Core i7 version (within 30 days) to get the ideapad slim 5 ryzen 4800u version, if it is a better laptop overall? Any suggestions pls.

    • Homr on 09/06/2020 - 00:32
      +1

      would like to know this aswell

      • kurshid84 on 09/06/2020 - 01:19

        From specs, the ideapad slim 5 14" ryzen 7 (even 4700u - 8c/8t) with 16gb-3200 RAM and 512GB SSD (m.2 2280) looks better than the thinkpad e14 (core i7 4c.8t), with 16gb-2666 RAM and 512GB SSD (m.2 2242). The price of thinkpad e14 for the above spec is $1295 vs $1287 for the ideapad slim 5, so its very much the same. However I am concerned about the build quality of ideapad vs thinkpad.

        My use is not gaming or video editing but purely MS office, programming and youtube/browsing. So I guess the color gamut (45% NST) and soldered RAM should not be an issue.

        I would appreciate if anyone can help with my choice between the two models.

        Thx.

        • Homr on 09/06/2020 - 01:24

          ahh thanks for the info.

          I did some more digging and I found my idea laptop which is the Asus Zephyrus G14. However the cost is $2k+, so I'm hoping someone will have a miracle code to put it down to $1.5k hahaha

          Anyway, In your case, Thinkpad is aimed a business users so the quality is much more better than the idealpad.

  • stiggerer on 29/06/2020 - 16:13

    I'd not bother ordering one of these, I placed an order on the 7 June the current delivery date is now 15 September.

    The incompetence is strong in Lenovo.

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